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  • Reader calls for a campaign to save West Side Market parking

    To the editor: (Plain Press, August 2015) This letter is in response to the article, “West Side Market threatened as customers from other businesses take over its traditional parking area”, written by Chuck Hoven. Per the article: “In August of last year, the city of Cleveland failed to renew the West Side Market Tenant Association…

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  • West Side Market threatened as customers from other businesses take over its traditional parking area

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, July 2015) A visit to the West Side Market on a recent weekday offered a demonstration of the parking problem. While the parking lot was full, the number of shoppers in the market did not come close to reflecting the number of cars in the parking lot. Vince Bertonaschi, a…

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  • Paul Dunbar School seeks more students for arts infused program

    (Plain Press, July 2015) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Paul Dunbar School at 2159 W. 29th Street, just South of Lorain Avenue in the Ohio City neighborhood, is actively recruiting new students for the 2015-2016 school year. Principal Sofia Piperis, just starting her second year as principal of the school, says the school, which serves…

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  • West 25th Street Furnishings plans to close by end of July

    (Plain Press, July 2015) West 25th Street Furnishings at 2104 W. 25ht Street, housed on a corner that has historical ties to the West Side Market, is closing for good at the end of July. Brothers Tom and Alex Feuerman, the business owners, say they have been unable to renew their lease at an affordable…

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  • Station Hope Block Party

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 9, 2015; Station Hope Block Party, St. John’s Church, Church Avenue between W. 26 and W. 28: Joan Southgate tells the audience of the role of Cleveland, which had the code name “Hope”, in the Underground Railroad that “brought freedom seekers to freedom.” Southgate brought attention the history of…

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  • Pastor Allen Harris to take new position as Regional Minister in Capital area

    (Plain Press, June 2015) Members of the Franklin Circle Christian Church’s congregation joined with neighbors and friends on Sunday May 17th in offering best wishes to Pastor Allen V. Harris as he moves on to a new position as Regional Minister of the Disciples of Christ Christian Church Capital Area (serving 48 congregations in Maryland,…

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  • Beware of non-competitive political districts

    To the Editor: (Plain Press, May 2015) Who is responsible, ultimately, for a justice system more concerned with the livelihood of police officers than the lives of minorities? In regions where Blacks and Hispanics outnumber Caucasians; the answer, ironically, is minority voters. They contribute repeatedly to injustice in justice systems by paying more attention to…

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  • Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice honors two women for their commitment to human rights

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2015) On March 14th Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom at Kan Zaman Restaurant at W. 25th and Franklin Blvd. The celebration honored two women, Norma Freeman and Bea Silverberg, with the…

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  • Cleveland Seed Bank offers valuable resources to area gardeners

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2015) With the coming of spring, many area residents are beginning to think about what they will plant in their gardens this year. When looking for seeds to plant, residents may want to try checking out some seeds at The Seed Library at the Cleveland Public Library. Participating library…

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  • Brite Winter Festival

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