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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.
  • The Hingetown Hoedown

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    October 12, 2016

  • NEOCycle 2016

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    October 12, 2016

  • St. Rocco Parish Festival

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    October 12, 2016

  • Cleveland Public Theatre Student Theatre Enrichment Program

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    September 20, 2016

  • Franklin Avenue Block Club’s efforts result in the creation of the Franklin Reading Garden

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2016)   Through a planning process that spanned several years, the Franklin Avenue Block Club turned a vacant corner lot into a neighborhood park and gathering place. On August 12th, members of the Franklin Avenue Block Club joined with friends and supporters in a dedication ceremony for the Franklin Reading…

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    September 20, 2016

  • Voices Against Violence

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    September 20, 2016

  • George V. Voinovich Innerbelt Bridge

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    August 1, 2016

  • Festive crowd prepares for End Poverty Now March for Economic Justice

    by Chuck Hoven        (Plain Press, August 2016) A crowd of 1,000 people gathered at a large lot on E. 45th just north of Superior Avenue on July 18th for a rally prior to participating in the End Poverty Now March for Economic Justice. Groups from different parts of Ohio and from throughout…

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    August 1, 2016

  • Organizers from Cleveland and Philadelphia call for major political parties to end poverty

    (Plain Press, August 2016)         Cleveland and Philadelphia organizers of national marches, calling for an end to poverty in the United States, gathered in downtown Cleveland, on July 7th, for a press conference to announce plans for marches in both cities during the first day of the national political party conventions in each city. According…

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    August 1, 2016

  • The MetroHealth System opens Farm Stand to bring fresh produce to the community

    (Plain Press, August 2016) The MetroHealth System hosted a grand opening ceremony on July 14th for the MetroHealth Farm Stand. The produce stand offers for sale fresh, local, seasonal and affordable food from local community gardens and farms to the community. The MetroHealth Farm Stand is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays,…

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    August 1, 2016

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