• Input sought on proposed changes for Lorain Avenue from W. 25th to W. 85th

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2014) A plan to redesign the streetscape on a 2.3-mile stretch of Lorain Avenue from W. 25th to W. 85th was presented to the public at a December 10th meeting at Franklin Circle Church. The $17.3 million remake of this section of Lorain Avenue includes a proposal for a…


  • St. Herman’s Spaghetti Dinner, St. Malachi Parish Hall

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, December 8, 2013; : Roy McInerney, Jr. founder of Threads for Beds, sells Christmas stockings to raise funds for renting space so that homeless people might have shelter for a night when needed. McInerney says this year’s stockings were hand made and donated by students in Cleveland’s Positive Education Program.


  • Christmas Concert, Franklin Circle Christian Church

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, December 17, 2013; Christmas Concert, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Road: Lake Catholic High School Concert Band, the Lake Catholic Choir and the Franklin Circle Christian Church Choir joined to perform a free Christmas Concert.


  • Letter to the Editor

    CMSD Levy Endorsed by Ohio City, Inc. and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization To the editor: (Plain Press, October 2012) The Near West Side neighborhoods of Ohio City and Detroit Shoreway are experiencing incredible development and investment.  Market Square and Gordon Square are thriving commercial districts and new and rehabilitated housing is booming as more…


  • The Cleveland Modern American Hostel

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, September 12, 2012; Grand Opening, The Cleveland Modern American Hostel, 2090 W. 25th Street: Mark Raymond, the proprietor of the Cleveland Hostel, his father Widd Raymond and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson chat on the rooftop patio of the hostel.


  • The Cleveland Hostel welcomes guests from around the world to Ohio City neighborhood

    The Cleveland Hostel welcomes guests from around the world to Ohio City neighborhood by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2012) The Cleveland Modern American Hostel, 2090 W. 25th Street held a grand opening ceremony on September 12th. Mark Raymond, the owner and manager of Cleveland Hostel, showed visitors around the hostel which features a number…


  • Discussion centers on parking at South of Lorain Chatham/Monroe Corridor Block Club meeting

    Discussion centers on parking at South of Lorain Chatham/Monroe Corridor Block Club meeting (Plain Press, October 2012) About fifty residents and stakeholders, attending a South of Lorain Chatham/Monroe Corridor Block Club meeting on September 4th at the St. Ignatius High School Breen Center, spent much of the meeting discussing parking problems in the neighborhood. The…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…