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  • Plain Press: Cleveland’s Westside Newspaper
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  • About: The Plain Press is an independent, nonprofit community newspaper serving the West Side neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio since 1971. The Plain Press covers neighborhood news not covered by the major media; gives critical support to the community (i.e. is an advocate, but criticizes when appropriate); covers grassroots issues and city, county, state and national issues that affect the community; provides self-help information and information about neighborhood services and events; and is a forum for discussion of community issues. The Plain Press distributes 21,000 newspapers monthly to over 500 locations. The primary distribution area ranges from Lake Erie on the north to the Upper Big Creek Valley on the south and from the Cuyahoga River on the east to W. 140th Street on the west. The distribution area includes the following Cleveland neighborhoods: Bellaire-Puritas, Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton, Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater, Jefferson, Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Stockyard, Tremont, Westown, and West Boulevard neighborhoods.
  • Riverview Tower residents voice concerns about neighborhood problems

    By Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2016) On May 12th Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack and Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) community organizer Destinee Henton met with residents of Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (CMHA) Riverview Towers at 1795 W. 25th Street. The meeting, hosted by the James Woods Center of the Rose Centers for Aging Well…

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    June 6, 2016

  • Station Hope brings community together to enjoy a free evening of quality performances

    (Plain Press, June 2016) In the City of Cleveland, where many residents are often left out of cultural activities because of the price of admission, Station Hope provides a free event with high quality art, dance, poetry, theater and music for all to enjoy. People from throughout Cleveland ventured to Church Avenue in Ohio City…

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    June 6, 2016

  • Businesses in West Side Market District take advantage of free parking while West Side Market Tenants are forced to pick up the tab for lot security

    by Chuck Hoven   (Plain Press, May 2016) At a recent community meeting on the Near West Side, several people said they miss shopping at the West Side Market, but no longer shop there because of the difficulty in finding a parking spot. A visit to the West Side Market on the afternoon of Wednesday, April…

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    May 6, 2016

  • Councilman McCormack makes first trip to Board of Zoning Appeals

    (Plain Press, May 2016) Kerry McCormack, chosen by outgoing Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman as his successor in Cleveland City Council, attended his first Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting as a City Council Representative on April 11th at Cleveland City Hall. Two cases from Ward 3 were up before the Board of Zoning Appeals…

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    May 6, 2016

  • Orchard students to get iPads

    (Plain Press, May 2016)  CMSD NEWS BUREAU Every student at Orchard STEM School – nearly 500 of them from preschool through eighth grade – will soon have an iPad tablet at his or her fingertips. Orchard is one of 114 schools nationwide to receive equipment from Apple. The donation is part of the White House’s…

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    May 6, 2016

  • Mental Health Response Advisory Committee seeks community input on police response to crisis situations

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April, 2016) Participants in a meeting of the Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) offered their input to on how to improve the interactions between police and community members when police are called to respond to “crisis situations”.  At the March 23 meeting held at Stella Maris on Washington Avenue,…

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    April 8, 2016

  • City presents plans for West Side Market

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April, 2016) On March 2nd at Urban Community School, City of Cleveland officials joined with Ohio City Incorporated staff and Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman to make a presentation to the community on upcoming changes at the West Side Market. Planned changes include changes to the parking lots, new lighting,…

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    April 8, 2016

  • St. Patrick’s Day at St. Patrick’s Church

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    April 8, 2016

  • Les Délices’ Ohio City Residency Performance Presentation

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    April 8, 2016

  • Proposed zoning changes for Ohio City neighborhood to be unveiled at May 4th meeting

      (Plain Press, April, 2016)      Ohio City Inc. (OCI) announced on its website that a proposal for a comprehensive rezoning of the entire Ohio City neighborhood will be released to the public and discussed a community meeting on May 4th at Urban Community School, 4909 Lorain Avenue from 6-8 p.m.  Ohio City promises to…

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    April 6, 2016

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