• Clark Fulton neighborhood plan seeks input from target area residents and stakeholders

    Clark Fulton neighborhood plan seeks input from target area residents and stakeholders by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, July 2020)                MetroWest Community Development Organization has joined in partnership with Ward 14 Councilwoman Jasmin Santana, the City of Cleveland, MetroHealth Medical Center, and the Cleveland Foundation to develop a master plan for a target area that includes all…


  • Kite flying at Edgewater Park


  • To keep it moving, while staying at home try Karate Steppin’

    To keep it moving, while staying at home try Karate Steppin’ by Deborah White Plain Press, May 2020  In these recent days of “stay at home”, everyone is scrambling for things to do. Businesses are finding other means to keep their companies moving and employees engaged. In the meantime, there are hundreds of thousands of…


  • March 2020 Community Board

    March 2020 Community Board The Plain Press Community Board is a listing of a variety of free activities and resources for neighborhoods served by the Plain Press. Printing for it is sponsored by Organize! Ohio through donations from readers and supporters. ARTS/MUSIC/THEATRE RACIAL EQUITY & INCLUSION FILM SERIES AT CAPITOL THEATRE: Series begins with Queen…


  • Boys & Girls Clubs coming to Gallagher and Lincoln West

    PHOTO BY LIAM KYLE Boys and Girls Club at Walton School, 3409 Walton Avenue: Children engage in an art project at the Walton Boys and Girls Club. The club will be relocating to Joseph Gallagher Elementary School at W. 65th and Franklin Boulevard in January of 2020.   Boys & Girls Clubs coming to Gallagher…


  • Community effort led to creation of Zone Recreation Center

    Community effort led to creation of Zone Recreation Center (Plain Press, September 2019) The Zone Recreation Center at W. 65thand Lorain Avenue has its own origin story, some of which is chronicled in the pages of the Plain Press.A December 21, 1977 article by Larry Bresler titled “$1.5 million set for NWS Rec. Center” reported that…


  • A look at Lorain Avenue while traveling down memory lane

    A look at Lorain Avenue while traveling down memory lane by Kevin Coleman (Plain Press, September 2019)       Lorain Avenue is a Cleveland thoroughfare spanning approximately 12 miles from its beginning at the Hope Memorial Bridge to the Rocky River. As soon as motorists traverse the 256-foot-long Lorain Viaduct, the street becomes Lorain Road and runs…


  • Children delight as they visit with animals at Farm in the City event at Halloran Park

    Children delight as they visit with animals at Farm in the City event at Halloran Park by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, July 2019)    The Farm in the City program at Halloran Park on June 14thdrew children and their families from throughout the Plain Pressreadership area. The children delighted in petting and feeding Jacob the Alpaca,…


  • Gallagher Chess Team


  • Repairs continue at Denison Avenue UCC as the church receives extension from Cleveland Housing Court

    (Plain Press, June 2019)   On May 21stDenison Avenue United Church of Christ Pastor Nozomi Ikuta announced via Facebook that Cleveland Housing Court has given the church’s congregation “a little more time to finish repairs.” The church, featured in a photo in the May issue of the Plain Press, is continuing work restoring the exterior of the building.…