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  • West Side Cleveland Foodbank member agencies honored

    (Plain Press, August 2011) The Cleveland Foodbank recently honored the successes of its member agencies at its 2011 Recognition Event. Two west side agencies were celebrated at the luncheon at Windows on the River. Walk of Faith Community Center, 12833 Lorain Avenue, was honored as the Innovative Program of the Year.  Their mission is to…

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  • Clevelanders explore joining national educational reform effort

    (Plain Press, August 2011) About forty Cleveland activists came together on July 21st at a meeting hosted by Organize! Ohio to view Parent Power— an inspirational video about educational reform in New York City, and discuss how to encourage Cleveland parents and community members to get involved in a similar effort. The video, produced by…

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  • Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center thanks neighborhood with Festival of Light

    The Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center at West 89th and Willard hosted its 2011 Festival of Light on Saturday, June 18th. The festival featured free food, health and community resources, entertainment and activities for youth. Pastor Max Rodas of the Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center says the Congregation of the Nueva Luz Nazarine Church and…

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  • Madison Avenue Safety Initiative covers target area with cameras

    by Chuck Hoven The Madison Avenue Safety Initiative hopes to have all of Madison Avenue between W. 85th and W. 104th covered by security cameras, 24 hours a day. In order to reach this goal, SAFE-16 is using funding from Ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook and Cudell Improvement to offer a $250 rebate to property…

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  • Gordon Square Arts District to become 1st Special Improvement District in a Cleveland neighborhood

    The “Gordon Square Arts District-Cleveland Improvement Corporation” (GSAD-CIC) – also known as the Detroit Avenue Special Improvement District, or SID – has the distinction of being the first Cleveland neighborhood that will benefit from SID services. Funding will provide maintenance, snow removal and landscaping, security services and marketing along the corridor between West 58th and…

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  • Global Cleveland Launch Party

    Global Cleveland, an organization focused on regional economic development through actively attracting newcomers, and welcoming and connecting them economically and socially to the many opportunities throughout Greater Cleveland, held a launch party on May 24th at Cleveland City Hall. The goal of Global Cleveland is to attract 100,000 newcomers to the region over the course…

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  • SPARK program at Clark Elementary prepares children for kindergarten

    by Nora Rodriquez (Plain Press, June 2011) On Saturday, May 14, The Literacy Cooperative hosted children, parents and tutors from the SPARK, Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids program at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland. SPARK is an in-home tutoring program that prepares children for kindergarten, using home lesson plans and heavy parental involvement. At…

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  • Horizon Science Academy – Denison students compete in science fairs

    (Plain Press, June 2011) This school year, a highlight for students at the Horizon Science Academy  (HAS) Denison campus, 1700 Denison Avenue, involved preparation for and competition in science fairs. Students in grades 5-8 worked hard testing, investigating and compiling data in order to complete their projects in time for a mid February Science Fair…

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  • MetroHealth helps spur development on W. 25th Street corridor

    by Gabriella Tomaro & Karen Mowls (Plain Press, June 2011) MetroHealth Medical Center is attracting new businesses and projects to the surrounding areas east of W. 25th Street, an area on the cusp of recovery. “Metro Health as an institution has turned itself around,” said Abe Bruckman, grants coordinator for the city of Mentor.  “It…

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  • Lincoln West bests Marshall, heads to Senate Championship game

    by Anthony Gray (Plain Press, June 2011)  The Lincoln West Wolverine baseball team beat the John Marshall Lawyers 7-3 in a May 10th game between the two teams competing at Brookside Park for the right to go to the Senate Championship. Over 200 people in attendance at the game witnessed the first meeting of the…

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