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  • Plain Press: Cleveland’s Westside Newspaper
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  • About: The Plain Press is an independent, nonprofit community newspaper serving the West Side neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio since 1971. The Plain Press covers neighborhood news not covered by the major media; gives critical support to the community (i.e. is an advocate, but criticizes when appropriate); covers grassroots issues and city, county, state and national issues that affect the community; provides self-help information and information about neighborhood services and events; and is a forum for discussion of community issues. The Plain Press distributes 21,000 newspapers monthly to over 500 locations. The primary distribution area ranges from Lake Erie on the north to the Upper Big Creek Valley on the south and from the Cuyahoga River on the east to W. 140th Street on the west. The distribution area includes the following Cleveland neighborhoods: Bellaire-Puritas, Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton, Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater, Jefferson, Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Stockyard, Tremont, Westown, and West Boulevard neighborhoods.
  • Colgate Court at W. 76th Ripcho mural

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    November 29, 2017

  • Lincoln West High School Food Pantry

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    November 29, 2017

  • Unique features at new Dollar Tree store result from collaborative efforts

      The staff of the new Dollar Tree store joined with Westown Community Development Corporation staff, Councilwoman Dona Brady and Mayor Frank Jackson to cut the ribbon on October 21st for a new store at W. 128th and Bellaire. The new Dollar Tree store has some unique features that resulted from collaboration with the community.…

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    November 29, 2017

  • Invest in Children expands Universal Pre-Kindergarten program

    (Plain Press, October 2017) The number of newly available high quality pre-kindergarten education slots available in Invest in Children’s Universal Pre-K (UPK) program more than doubled this year with the addition of 2,600 new slots. At a September 12 press conference at Horizon Education Centers- Market Square Pre-Kindergarten Site, Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish touted…

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    October 7, 2017

  • Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival

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    October 7, 2017

  • St. John Cantius Polish Festival

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    October 7, 2017

  • The Lofts at Lion Mills open with 36 units of affordable housing

    (Plain Press, October 2017) At the September 14th ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lofts at Lion Mills, Detroit Shoreway Executive Director Jeff Ramsey said the building at 3256 W. 25th, built originally as Lion Knitting Mills, will now serve the community with 36 units of affordable housing. Speaking of the $10 million adaptive reuse of…

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    October 7, 2017

  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

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    October 7, 2017

  • For Get Me Not art installation

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    October 7, 2017

  • Ward 14 candidates answer questions at Community Forum

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2017)     Three out of the five candidates for the Ward 14 City Council seat attended a candidates’ community forum on August 22nd at the W. 58th Street Church of God. The thirty people in attendance were given an opportunity to submit questions to the candidates and listen to their…

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    September 7, 2017

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