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Kudos to Cameron Mays’ satirical ‘Don’t kill Rufus’ piece
To the editor: (Plain Press March 2025) Kudos to Cameron Mays and his ‘Don’t kill Rufus’ piece. (Plain Press, January 2025). It took some convincing from my family to see that Mr. Mays was being satirical. If entire redlined minority neighborhoods can be bulldozed to build lousy highways, then why can’t we eminent domain…
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New putt-putt course opens at Hooper’s Farm (photo)
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY October 2024, Hooper’s Farm, 2835 W. 11th: Erich Hooper announced the opening of a putt-putt course at Hooper’s Farm. The farm is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., and all day on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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Local resident uses photography for social action
PHOTO BY JOAN LEDERER February 5, 2024; Old Angle Boxing Gym, Trinity Church Hall Basement, 2051 W. 30th Street: Watching and assessing a sparring bout are: (L-R) Juan Bargos, Mohammad Abdel-Nabi, Alyssia Lopez, Miguel “Silky Smooth” Gonzalez, and Sonny Gonzalez (manager of the gym). (Plain Press September 2024) Longtime Cuyahoga County resident and psychiatrist,…
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Panel discussion tackles economic impact of public financing of sports facilities
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, June 19, 2024; Cleveland Stadium, W. 3rd and Alfred Lerner Way: At a June 20th Panel Discussion, moderated by Ward 16 Cleveland City Council Representative Brian Kazy, speaker Ken Silliman, who represented the City of Cleveland in previous negotiations on stadium funding said, citing an Osborne Engineering Company study, “the…
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Cleveland City Council summary of May 6th meeting
(Plain Press June 2024) City Council held its regular meeting on Monday May 6th, both in person in Council Chambers and live streamed. Here are the highlights: A Cleveland Legend, a New Landmark: Council approved designating the Jesse Owens House as a Cleveland Landmark. The house, 2178 East 100th St., was where he lived while…
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Clark Recreation Center undergoes rehabilitation (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, May 20, 2024; Clark Recreation Center rehabilitation, 5706 Clark Avenue: The Clark Recreation center is currently undergoing rehabilitation. The City of Cleveland held a series of meetings in May to get resident input for its long-range parks and recreation plan. The plan is available online at www.cleparksrecplan.com but does not…
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Teacher calls for funds to be restored to Comprehensive Extracurricular Activities Plan
by Errol Savage (Plain Press, November 2023) The Comprehensive Extracurricular Activities Plan (CEAP), funded by the citizens of Cleveland for the benefit of children, is being robbed. COMMENTARY Back in the 1990s our football stadium was built by taxpayers; the private owners of the stadium received a lifetime exemption from paying property taxes…
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Old Angle Boxing Gym finds a new home
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 17, 2023; Old Angle Boxing Gym, Trinity Church Hall basement, 2051 W. 30th Street: Mohammad Abdel-Nabi, age 15, a ninth-grade student at John Marshall Business School, shadow boxes in the ring. At age 14, Abdel-Nabi won the Junior Olympics championship title boxing at a weight of 132 lbs. PHOTO…
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St. Rocco’s greasy pole climbing contest
PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Monday, September 4, 2023; St. Rocco’s Labor Day Festival, 3205 Fulton Road: Chris Nerantzoulis, a member of the eventual winning Greasy Pole Climbing contest, smiles after getting up onto the shoulders of a teammate. In the first round of the contest teams are allowed to use four members to climb the…
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