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Zone Recreation Center: T-Ball
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 4, 2012; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for outdoor renovations at Zone Recreation Center, W. 65th and Lorain Avenue: Two teams from the Ohio City T-Ball League, Champion Fire and Lutheran Hospital, play the first game on the new T-Ball field at Zone Recreation Center. Katherine Coyne, age 6, of the…
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Housing First development planned for Ohio City does not receive tax credits necessary for financing
Housing First development planned for Ohio City does not receive tax credits necessary for financing by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2012) Plans by the homeless advocacy coalition Housing First to build permanent supportive housing for the homeless in Ohio City have received a setback. The Emerald Alliance VIII mixed-use facility, planned by Cleveland Housing…
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Providence House breaks ground for expansion of its crisis nursery
(Plain Press, May 2012) On April 3rd, friends and supporters of Providence House gathered on W. 32nd just south of Lorain Avenue for a groundbreaking ceremony for the $1.8 million dollar new wing for Leo’s House, Providence House’s crisis nursery for infants and children at risk of abuse and neglect. Providence House Chief Executive Officer…
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West Side Cleveland Foodbank member agencies honored
(Plain Press, August 2011) The Cleveland Foodbank recently honored the successes of its member agencies at its 2011 Recognition Event. Two west side agencies were celebrated at the luncheon at Windows on the River. Walk of Faith Community Center, 12833 Lorain Avenue, was honored as the Innovative Program of the Year. Their mission is to…
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Ohio City resident Eric Gordon named new CEO of Cleveland Metropolitan School District
(Plain Press, August 2011) On July 12, 2011, the Board of Education of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District voted to approve the at-will employment contract of Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Gordon. The one-year contract commences July 1, 2011 and ends on June 30, 2012 for the District’s former Chief Academic Officer. Gordon is an…
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Steve’s Lunch offers up a slice of Americana
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, businessmen, neighbors, police officers, prostitutes, and an occasional celebrity dine together inside of Steve’s Lunch. The 8-seat lunch counter has been serving some of Cleveland’s finest food since 1956. Currently, the entire location is under renovation. According to S and S Construction, the commercial space next door…
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Architectural historian critiques article on history of Catholic Center buildings
To the Editor: I am writing to you regarding the article written about the West Side Catholic Center, published on page 11 of the June 2011 Plain Press. Included in that article are a couple of paragraphs pertaining to the history, architectural and otherwise, of some of the Center’s buildings. These statements contain several substantial…
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Crop Bistro to reopen in United Bank Building on Lorain Ave. at W. 25th
by Deon Broyles (Plain Press, June 2011) By August 1 2011, Ohio City will reap its own unique harvest when Crop Bistro and Bar re-opens in a new location at 2537 Lorain Ave. The joint ownership of Jackie and Steve Schimoler decided to move their restaurant into the first floor of the old United Bank…
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