• Near West Theatre Benefit

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, February 15, 2014; Near West Theatre Benefit, Love Makes the World Go ‘Round, Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue: Actor Morgan Williams, age 13, scrubs the floor with a sponge.


  • Near West Theatre throws downtown party to raise operating funds

    (Plain Press, March 2014) Near West Theatre transformed Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland into a carnival themed stage and dance floor for its annual benefit on Saturday February 15th. The benefit titled, “Love Makes the World Go ‘Round” featured dancing, plenty of food and drink, a silent auction and raffle. Sixty Near…


  • St. Augustine Rainbow Camp provides summer fun

    by Nora Rodriquez (Plain Press, August 2011) St. Augustine Church, located on West 14th in Tremont, is well known for their service operations and various community activities. One of these activities is the Augustine Rainbow Camp. The summer camp started in 1973 with around 10 kids, according to Gerry Casper, Rainbow Camp’s director. In 2011,…


  • Merrick House continues to serve youth in Clark Fulton area at new location

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2011) At the end of March 2011, when Merrick House closed their West location in the Lin Omni Center at 3167 Fulton Road, their board and staff promised to continue services to the Clark Fulton neighborhood. The primary program they promised to continue in the neighborhood was the Merrick…


  • 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…


  • Reading Room and Family Literacy Center opens at Merrick House

    (Plain Press, January 2010) There is a new place for children to read books in Tremont.  With generous funding from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeastern Ohio, Merrick House and Cleveland Reads entered into a partnership to create a new reading room and family literacy center at Merrick House. The room is designed as a…