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Former Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed will run for mayor
Former Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed will run for mayor by Bruce Checefsky Plain Press, June 2021 Zack Reed, former Councilman, Ward 2, City of Cleveland, announced his mayoral campaign last month. Reed was appointed to the council in 2000 and served until 2017. He ran as a nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Cleveland and lost the…
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Cleveland Mayoral candidates crowd the field
Cleveland Mayoral candidates crowd the field by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, May 2021) More than a dozen candidates have registered with Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to raise money towards the Cleveland mayoral election scheduled to take place on November 2, 2021, with others expected to announce their candidacy in the coming weeks. Blaine Griffin announced…
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Basheer Jones eyeing up mayor’s race
Basheer Jones eyeing up mayor’s race by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, May 2021) Ward 7 Councilman Basheer Jones was elected in November 2017, representing an area which includes the historic Hough district, as well as the St. Clair-Superior, Midtown and Asia Town neighborhoods. His first order of business once in office was to open a food distribution…
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Ohio City and Tremont respond to calls for more affordable housing
Ohio City and Tremont respond to calls for more affordable housing by Marc Lefkowitz, The Land (Plain Press, April 2021) A new land trust on Cleveland’s near west side has a mission to increase permanent, affordable housing in the midst of a hot housing market. Ohio City and Tremont West Development Corporation have teamed up to form…
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Tremont Oaks: Micro apartments come to W. 14th Street
PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Wednesday, March 17, 2021; Tremont Oaks micro apartments, 2270 W. 14th Street: Developers Rick Maron and Russell Berusch have plans to build these micro apartments in multiple locations in Cleveland. This building being constructed on W. 14th will have eight (roughly) 440 square foot apartments. The developers hope to be able to rent…