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Welcome Nikki Hudson and Phil Kidd to their new positions
by Greg Cznadel The monthly Democratic Ward Club meeting January 14th at the Estabrook Recreation center in Old Brooklyn was the first combined meeting of residents from the new Ward 4 (formerly Ward 13) and the new Ward 11. Normally, Councilman Kris Harsh, Ward 4, has a guest speaker from the City, followed by…
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Friends of Snake Hill’s first encounter with Metroparks takes place in the freezing cold
by Greg Cznadel Friends of Snake Hill braved Cleveland’s cold on December 19th to gather at its trailhead in Old Brooklyn at 3800 Muriel Avenue in the Edgewood Neighborhood for a planned meeting with a representative of the Cleveland Metroparks. The trailhead is just northwest of the intersection of Memphis and Pearl. The temperature…
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Cleveland Parks & Greenspace Coalition gives green teams across city chance to write their own headlines
by Greg Cznadel (Plain Press January 2026) Cleveland Parks and Greenspace Coalition held its 2025 Park Advocate Night December 2nd at the ThirdSpace Action Lab, 1464 E. 105th Street. Tait Ferguson (Trust of Public Land), Erika Hood (Syatt), and India Hobbs led the group in an eventful night with twelve Cleveland neighborhoods and over…
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Old Brooklyn residents enjoy a Saturday morning tree walk
(Plain Press September 2025) Old Brooklyn Tree Stewards and Friends of Harmody Park combined for the first Old Brooklyn Tree Walk on Saturday morning August 9th. The event included scavenger hunts, tree talks, a demonstration of how to measure a tree’s age nondestructively, and a survey of what improvements people would like to see…
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The greening of Cleveland: coalition says “let there be trees”
by Gregory Cznadel (Plain Press June 2025) April Showers bring May flowers. This year it was trees: lots of trees, tree plantings, and tree give aways. God decided this was the year to help renew his green earth by increasing our tree canopy to scrub the carbon out of the air, bring shade back…
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Rooted in faith, growing in action: West Side churches embrace creation care
PHOTO BY RONALDO RODRIGUEZ JR. June 2024; Seeds of Love Community Garden on W. 14th Street: Members of the West Side Creation Care Team gather for a Litter Pilgrimage in the Tremont neighborhood. by Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr. (Plain Press June 2025) As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis, his legacy endures here…
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Old Brooklyn Tree Stewards reach out to new and longtime residents
by Greg Cznadel This year the Old Brooklyn Tree Stewards will once again be at Pedal for Prizes, OB Streetfest, and the Farmer’s Market. But this year we will be sharing our love of trees with the community in new ways. Hope Fierro, Community Engagement Manager at Old Brooklyn CDC and originator…
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Tree Stewards welcome Old Brooklyn residents to first workshop of the year
(Plain Press February 2025) Saturday, January 18th, the Tree Stewards of Old Brooklyn had the first “Tree Workshop-Program” of 2025 at Six Shooter Coffee shop. Hope Fiero introduced professional arborist Amanda Woods Urban Community Forester, Holden Arboretum; Brittney Hooper, Old Brooklyn Community Development’s Tree Steward Coordinator; and Phil Kidd, Mayors Office of Capital Improvements.…
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Summer comes to end for Old Brooklyn Tree Stewards
PHOTO BY GREG CZNADEL Goudreau Park, 4900 W. 14th: Tree dedicated in the memory of Old Brooklyn Tree Steward Kevin Kubovcik: The metal tag reads: “Planted in memory of Kevin Kubovcik, Old Brooklyn Tree Steward, Dedicated on October 14, 2023”. by Greg Cznadel (Plain Press January 2025) The last buckets of water were emptied…
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Cudell residents save historic trees for now
PHOTO BY MARY JO HOVEN Monday, September 4, 2023; Cudell Commons Park, W. 98th Street, just North of Madison Avenue: A view of the Bald Cypress tree from below. The tree is one of about forty mature trees that Friends of Cudell Commons Park would like to save from being torn down to make way…
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