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  • Brite Winter Festival

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  • In Memory of Sister Donna Hawk, Congregation of St. Joseph

    March 12, 1943- January 28, 2015 (Plain Press, March 2015) Sister Donna Hawk will be remembered as an advocate for the homeless. Hawk, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, after spending her early career in elementary education, served as one of the founders of the West Side Catholic Center and as co-director of…

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  • Snavely Group hopes development plans will transform corner of W. 25th and Detroit Avenue

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) At a February 10th Ohio City Incorporated community meeting at Franklin Circle Church, Pete Snavely of the Snavely Group, offered an update on plans for a mixed use, mixed income residential project at W. 25th and Detroit Avenue. Pete Snavely hopes the project will transform three of the…

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  • Local organizations awarded grants from U.S. Soccer Foundation

    (Plain Press, March 2015) The U.S. Soccer Foundation, the major charitable arm of soccer in the United States, announced over $28,500 in grants awarded to two local organizations, Ohio City Incorporated and America SCORES Cleveland, to support soccer programs for underserved youth in the Cleveland area. This comes as part of an announcement of over…

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  • Cleveland Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals rules Loren Naji Studio Gallery needs fire alarm system

    by Chuck Hoven The January 7th meeting of the Cleveland Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals featured a case where the opinion of the Building and Housing Department was at odds with the enforcement of municipal code by the Fire Prevention Bureau. Loren Naji, the owner of a building at 2138 W. 25th Street,…

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  • First Energy Protest

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  • Residents and stakeholders receive updates at Ohio City meeting

    by Chuck Hoven.  (Plain Press, January 2015) Residents and stakeholders, attending a December 9th Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) Community Meeting at Franklin Circle Church, received updates on the Lorain Avenue streetscape plan and a plan for mixed use development at 3219 Detroit Avenue. They also viewed a presentation on the Brite Winter Festival to be…

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  • Amish Fresh Young Turkey

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  • Orange Blossom Press closes doors after 39 years

    (Plain Press, December 2014) After 39 years, Orange Blossom Press has closed its doors. The print shop opened as a worker co-op in 1976. The business later evolved into an employee owned business with a majority partner. A sign on the door of the now closed business at 1935 W. 25th reads “After 39 years……

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  • OCI’s new Executive Director Tom McNair shares insights on neighborhood development

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, December 2014) Addressing the November 13th meeting of the Randall/Whitman/John/Woodbine Block Club, Ohio City Incorporated’s (OCI) new Executive Director Tom McNair said he was excited about his new role at an “exciting time” with the recent completion of a new strategic plan for the neighborhood. McNair, who previously served as…

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