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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.
  • John Marshall High School ribbon cutting celebrates new school and academic programs

    by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, November 2015   The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 24th at John Marshall High School not only celebrated the opening of the new school building but also the creation of new academic programs for John Marshall. Students greeted guests and offered them programs as they entered the building. The ceremony included…

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    November 7, 2015

  • Cannon, LoPresti and Catavolos Funeral Home hosts grand opening

    Plain Press, November 2015    On October 7th Cannon, LoPresti and Catavolos Funeral Home and Cremation Center held a grand opening and commemoration of their newly remodeled funeral home at 11210 Detroit Avenue. Owners Lindsey M. Cannon, Don LoPresti and George P. Catavolos greeted guests, offered food, drink and tours of the facility. The owners, Cannon,…

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    November 7, 2015

  • Greetings from Cleveland Mural

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    November 7, 2015

  • La Placita Cleveland

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    October 4, 2015

  • NEOCycle at Edgewater Park

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    October 4, 2015

  • Max Hayes High School offers pre-apprenticeship program in building and construction trades

    (Plain Press, October 2015) (CMSD News Bureau) Max S. Hayes High School will offer a pre-apprenticeship program that puts students on a fast track to jobs in the construction trades. State approval of the Building and Property Maintenance and Construction Technologies program was announced Aug. 31 at a grand-opening celebration for the career and technical…

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    October 4, 2015

  • Bridge Beats and Treats Festival

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    October 4, 2015

  • Farmer’s Market Family Early Learning & Literacy Play Space opens at Carnegie West Branch of Cleveland Public Library

    (Plain Press, October 2015) The Cleveland Public Library and the Friends of the Cleveland Public Library held a ribbon cutting on August 14th for “Farmer’s Market: Carnegie West Family Early Learning & Literacy Play Space” at the Carnegie West Library, 1900 Fulton Road. The new exhibit was made possible through a donation from Ohio Savings…

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    October 4, 2015

  • Great Lake Erie Boat Float tackles plastic pollution

    (Plain Press, October 2015) On Saturday, September 12, teams participating in the Great Lake Erie Boat Float’s 2015 competition brought their boats, made from recycled materials, to Edgewater Beach hoping to see if they would float and win a race with other similarly constructed water craft. However, the water proved too rough that morning for…

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    October 4, 2015

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    October 1, 2015

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