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Long time West Side Market merchant Terry Leu of Rolston Poultry heads into retirement
(Plain Press, January 2017) Regular West Side Market shoppers and market stand workers will surely miss the smiling face, ready conversation, and quick wit of Terry Leu. After 24 years of running the Rolston Poultry stand at the West Side Market, Terry Leu has decided to retire. Leu says he has done well as a…
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West Side Market tenants petition for rent reduction
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, December 2016) In a November 17th letter to Cleveland City Council, West Side Market Tenants Association President Vince Bertonaschi requested a 25% rent reduction for tenants at the West Side Market and a two-year moratorium on any additional rent increases. In the letter, Bertonaschi notes the considerable loss of business…
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Concerns about West Side Market parking fees raised at community discussion
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2016) Residents and stakeholders in the area around the West Side Market attended a meeting at Franklin Circle Church on October 18th to discuss proposed parking rates for the West Side Market and Hicks parking lots. Mayor Frank Jackson’s Chief of Staff Ken Silliman presented the City of…
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Businesses in West Side Market District take advantage of free parking while West Side Market Tenants are forced to pick up the tab for lot security
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2016) At a recent community meeting on the Near West Side, several people said they miss shopping at the West Side Market, but no longer shop there because of the difficulty in finding a parking spot. A visit to the West Side Market on the afternoon of Wednesday, April…
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Meeting reveals City of Cleveland’s parking plans for West Side Market District
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2015) Ohio City Incorporated held a Community Meeting on July 16th to address changes to the West Side Market’s and Market District’s parking. The meeting was the third attempt to hold a meeting on the topic; two previously scheduled meetings, widely publicized in the Plain Dealer and other media,…
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Reader calls for a campaign to save West Side Market parking
To the editor: (Plain Press, August 2015) This letter is in response to the article, “West Side Market threatened as customers from other businesses take over its traditional parking area”, written by Chuck Hoven. Per the article: “In August of last year, the city of Cleveland failed to renew the West Side Market Tenant Association…
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