• Cleveland Northwest Social Security office moves to new home

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, May 19, 2024; This building at 4319-4329 Lorain Avenue is the new home of the Social Security office. The office is in the third storefront going east from W. 44th. The address is 4321 Lorain Avenue. It is just west of the Domino’s Pizza storefront.      (Plain Press June 2024)…


  • Study to examine possible pedestrian plazas on W. 29th

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENSaturday, April 20, 2024; W. 29th between Church Avenue and Clinton Avenue: The Cleveland City Council accepted a grant from the Project for Public Spaces                   (Plain Press May 2024) At its April 15th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved accepting a $100,000 grant from the Project for Public Spaces to conduct a…


  • Former Nunn Family Funeral Home demolished after fire (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 20, 2024; 4434 Lorain Avenue: The former Nunn Family Funeral Home, built in 1865, succumbed to a fire on April 10th and has been demolished. The My Place Group, headed by President Chad Kertesz, proposed development, 45 West, called for the building to be one of three buildings that…


  • Ohio City Inc. committed to affordable housing at Fairview Gardens

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 19, 2024; Fairview Gardens, 3207 Franklin Boulevard: Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) is taking steps to reduce the property tax bill at Fairview Gardens and is committed to keeping the apartments affordable for senior citizens.      (Plain Press April 2024)  Some concern has been expressed in the Ohio City neighborhood…


  • Social security office plans to move to W. 44th

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 19, 2024; Social Security Office, 7517 Lorain Avenue: Residents are alarmed about the revelation that this office plans to move eastward on Lorain Avenue to W. 44th and Lorain above the Sherwin Williams Paint Store. While the current location has plenty of parking for both staff and clients, that…


  • Lorain Midway project should result in a safer more vibrant street

    by Abe Kurp             (Plain Press March 2024) In September 2017, at the intersection of Fulton and Lorain, a young woman named Ashley Shaw was struck by a car while waiting at a red light on her bike. Shaw, who then worked for Ohio City Inc. and is now executive director of Midtown Cleveland Inc.,…


  • Cleveland Public Market Corporation names Rosemary Mudry as executive director to lead West Side Market 

       (Plain Press January 2024) Cleveland Public Market Corporation (CPMC) announced on November 27th that Rosemary Mudry will serve as the inaugural Executive Director leading the West Side Market’s historic transition to non-profit operation. Mudry currently serves as the Executive Director of West Park Kamm’s Neighborhood Development.     “We are excited that CPMC has appointed…


  • Cleveland City Council turns over management of West Side Market to a nonprofit organization

    (Plain Press December 2023) At its November 14th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved legislation that will turn management of the West Side Market over to the Cleveland Public Market Corporation, a newly formed nonprofit organization. Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack advocated for this change in management which is outlined in Ordinance Number 1093-2023.    Under…


  • Old Angle Boxing Gym finds a new home

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 17, 2023; Old Angle Boxing Gym, Trinity Church Hall basement, 2051 W. 30th Street: Mohammad Abdel-Nabi, age 15, a ninth-grade student at John Marshall Business School, shadow boxes in the ring. At age 14, Abdel-Nabi won the Junior Olympics championship title boxing at a weight of 132 lbs. PHOTO…


  • Irishtown Bend Park construction underway 

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY August 25, 2023; Rivergate Park, east bank of the Cuyahoga River, across from Irishtown Bend:  Master of Ceremonies Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack kicked off the announcement of the beginning of the Port Authorities’ riverbank stabilization project for Irishtown bend.  A park is planned for the site once the riverbank stabilization is…