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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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Locally owned shops create a unique flavor in the West Side Market District
by Howard Primer (Plain Press, June 2011) The owner of Salty Not Sweet wasn’t sour on her location near the Beachland Ballroom on the East Side; it’s just that Ohio City was where she wanted to be all along. “When this space came up, it was ‘See ya Collinwood.’ This is where I’d rather be,”…
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Buildings on Lorain Avenue are linked to better the West Side Catholic Center
by Amanda Duncan (Plain Press, June 2011) Many a pedestrian walking along Lorain Avenue at W. 32nd Street has wondered what the story was behind the thin modern structure linking two buildings, one labeled Moriah. Clearly it’s not wide enough to occupy, making it the grounded version of a skyway. The two buildings on Lorain…
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Ohio City celebrates Cleveland’s Artisan Neighborhood, at its annual meeting
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2011) About eighty residents and stakeholders gathered at the St. Ignatius High School Breen Center for the annual meeting of Ohio City Incorporated. Ohio City neighbors mingled in the lobby enjoying food prepared by the Touch Supper Club and were entertained by the Singers Club of Cleveland prior to…
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