• Are prominent citizens still buried at the Old Burying Ground at Pearl-Memphis intersection in Old Brooklyn?

    by Lynette Filips      (Plain Press May 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) is seeking to “revitalize” with a $31 million new construction project. It is the most historic section of Cleveland’s Old…


  • Old Brooklyn residents’ research sheds new light on the history of a cherished corner slated for redevelopment

    by Lynette Filips    (Plain Press April 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) is seeking to “revitalize” with a $31 million new construction project. It is the most historic section of Cleveland’s Old…


  • Old Brooklyn corner slated for redevelopment has spooky history

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, February 16, 2024; 4200 Pearl Road, Pearl Road United Methodist Church: The lawn of this church provides a rare green space on this stretch of Pearl Road. by Lynette Filips      (Plain Press March 2024)  This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl…


  • Resident reflects on history of Old Brooklyn corner slated for redevelopment

    by Lynette Filips      (Plain Press February 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) is seeking to “revitalize” with a $31 million new construction project. It is the most historic section of Cleveland’s Old…


  • Ward 13 Councilman Kris Harsh and the Greater Cleveland Film Commission

    by Bruce Checefsky      (Plain Press February 2024) Cleveland City Councilman Kris Harsh, representing Ward 13, which includes Old Brooklyn, hosts a community meeting on the second Wednesday of every month. January was his 24th consecutive ward meeting. Harsh regularly invites guests to talk about current events in Cleveland and information on the various city…


  • Pearl Memphis intersection has long history

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN November 18, 2023, Pearl Road at Memphis Avenue: This former St. Luke’s United Church of Christ sits on the site of a proposed new development in the Old Brooklyn Historic District. The building was one of the key factors in the Historic District receiving its designation on the National Register of…


  • Reader shares some history of development site at Pearl and Memphis

    (Plain Press December 2023) To the Editor:      The Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) has been trying to put together a mega revitalization project at the northwest corner of Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. on the site of the current Greenline building and the former St. Luke’s United Church of Christ building.  When the…


  • Cleveland City Council authorizes use of American Rescue Plan Act funds for three West Side projects

    (Plain Press, November 2023) At its Monday October 9th meeting, Cleveland City Council passed several ordinances using revenue recovery funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to award funds to community projects. Three of the projects funded are on the West Side of Cleveland – the May Dugan Center, Northwest Neighbors for the Karam Senior…


  • Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree wins big

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Wednesday, October 12, 2022; Ceremony to plant a Jesse Owens Oak tree sapling to replace the original tree; James Ford Rhodes High School, 5100 Biddulph Road: Holden Forest and Gardens Tree Corps members planted a sapling propagated from one of four English oak trees given to Clevelander Jesse Owens upon winning…


  • Ward 12 City Council Candidate Survey

    Ward 12 City Council Candidate Survey (Plain Press, November 2021) The three community newspapers that serve areas of Ward 12 – Neighborhood News, Tremonster and the Plain Press — collaborated in creating this survey. The survey questions were asked of Rebecca Maurer and Anthony Brancatelli, the top two finishers in the City Council Primary Election.…