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Do we repeat the mistakes? by Roldo Bartimole How generous are both local politicians and the Cleveland news media going...
07/08/2025

Do we repeat the mistakes? by Roldo Bartimole How generous are both local politicians and the Cleveland news media going to be on luxury spending for the new domed stadium. Lessons can be learned from the outrageous spending for Dick Jacobs, then of the Cleveland Indians, and the Gund family, owners of the then Cleveland Cavaliers. AND BOY DID THEY BENEFIT....

Do we repeat the mistakes? by Roldo Bartimole   How generous are both local politicians and the Cleveland news media going to be on luxury spending for the new domed stadium.   Lessons ca…

Media should reveal what public funds are subsidizing at Brook Park dome by Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press, July 2025) Now...
07/03/2025

Media should reveal what public funds are subsidizing at Brook Park dome by Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press, July 2025) Now that the Republican state legislators and Gov. Mike DeWine have shoved $600 million FREE dollars into the hands of the Haslam group to build the property tax free domed stadium it’s time the public be told what its taxes are buying....

Media should reveal what public funds are subsidizing at Brook Park dome by Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press, July 2025) Now that the Republican state legislators and Gov. Mike DeWine have shoved …

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PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Thursday, May 22, 2025; Urban Brights Arts-in-Education Exhibition, Art House, 3119 Denison Aven...
07/01/2025

PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Thursday, May 22, 2025; Urban Brights Arts-in-Education Exhibition, Art House, 3119 Denison Avenue: Art House Executive Director Laila Voss provided a tour of the art created by children in the Urban Brights Arts-in-Education program. PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Thursday, May 22, 2025; Urban Brights Arts-in-Education Exhibition, Art House, 3119 Denison Avenue: Artwork created by Luis Munoz, kindergarten – 2nd grade…...

PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Thursday, May 22, 2025; Urban Brights Arts-in-Education Exhibition, Art House, 3119 Denison Avenue: Art House Executive Director Laila Voss provided a tour of the art create…

by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press July 2025) In a June 11th Opinion piece in The Plain Dealer titled “No more delays or exc...
07/01/2025

by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press July 2025) In a June 11th Opinion piece in The Plain Dealer titled “No more delays or excuses. Clean up the toxic lead now – before more kids are poisoned”, The Plain Dealer editorial board reproduced a chart from the City of Cleveland that shows “Nearly one in five Cleveland children continue to have elevated levels of lead in their blood.”...

by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press July 2025) In a June 11th Opinion piece in The Plain Dealer titled “No more delays or excuses. Clean up the toxic lead now – before more kids are poisoned”, The Plain…

PHOTO COURTESY OF SCHWELIK STUDIOS Saturday, May 17, 2025; Ribbon cutting for Madison Avenue Community Garden @ Story, 9...
07/01/2025

PHOTO COURTESY OF SCHWELIK STUDIOS Saturday, May 17, 2025; Ribbon cutting for Madison Avenue Community Garden @ Story, 9909 Madison Avenue in the Cudell neighborhood: Diab Dar-Issa, garden leader and member of Coalition for a Better Cleveland, cuts the ribbon to mark the opening of the community garden. Madison Avenue Community Garden @ Story, situated in the Cudell neighborhood at 9909 Madison Avenue, was officially opened with a ribbon cutting on May 17, 2025....

PHOTO COURTESY OF SCHWELIK STUDIOS Saturday, May 17, 2025; Ribbon cutting for Madison Avenue Community Garden @ Story, 9909 Madison Avenue in the Cudell neighborhood: Diab Dar-Issa, garden leader a…

ARTS BLAAACK ARTS SHOWCASE: Experience a vibrant celebration of Black arts and culture at the 4th Annual Blaack Arts Sho...
07/01/2025

ARTS BLAAACK ARTS SHOWCASE: Experience a vibrant celebration of Black arts and culture at the 4th Annual Blaack Arts Showcase on Saturday, July 19 from noon to 6 pm at 725 Johnson Ct., in the Warehouse District downtown. In addition to a visual art exhibition, this free showcase will include panel discussions, performances, meditation, an open mic, demonstrations, interactive workshops, community dialogues, and more....

ARTS BLAAACK ARTS SHOWCASE: Experience a vibrant celebration of Black arts and culture at the 4th Annual Blaack Arts Showcase on Saturday, July 19 from noon to 6 pm at 725 Johnson Ct., in the Wareh…

PHOTO BY BOB SANDRICK, THE LAND Latoya Hunter Hayes, the Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) boar...
07/01/2025

PHOTO BY BOB SANDRICK, THE LAND Latoya Hunter Hayes, the Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) board’s chief of external affairs, is working on a new campaign to bring awareness to the 988-hotline resource. by Bob Sandrick, The Land (Plain Press July 2025) A county agency charged with helping those with mental illnesses and addictions has launched a public awareness campaign that it hopes will save lives....

PHOTO BY BOB SANDRICK, THE LAND Latoya Hunter Hayes, the Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) board’s chief of external affairs, is working on a new campaign to bring awarenes…

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, June 19, 2025; The Stories of Us, Lakeside Avenue between City Hall and the Old Court Hou...
07/01/2025

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, June 19, 2025; The Stories of Us, Lakeside Avenue between City Hall and the Old Court House: This work by artist Brandon Graves is titled Chains to Change: Unlocking the Vision. The theme is “Me Reimagined”. The work is part of a public art exhibition created by ten Cleveland artists on display on Lakeside Avenue till mid-July. The ten sculptures, each designed to portray a theme, will then move to Tower City on July 22nd. For more information visit thestoriesofus.org/cleveland.

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PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, June 19, 2025; The Stories of Us, Lakeside Avenue between City Hall and the Old Court House: This work by artist Brandon Graves is titled Chains to Change: Unlocking …

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Joseph M. Gallagher School, Southwest corner of W. 65th and Franklin Avenue...
07/01/2025

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Joseph M. Gallagher School, Southwest corner of W. 65th and Franklin Avenue: The newly rebuilt Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Kindergarten through Grade Eight Joseph M. Gallagher School will reopen in August in time for the 2025-26 school year.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Joseph M. Gallagher School, Southwest corner of W. 65th and Franklin Avenue: The newly rebuilt Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Kindergarten thr…

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Northwest corner of W. 65th and Franklin Avenue: Goodwill announces it will...
07/01/2025

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Northwest corner of W. 65th and Franklin Avenue: Goodwill announces it will open a store this summer at this location. The building has housed a few businesses over the years, most recently a Rite Aid drug store which closed its doors in September of 2024.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Northwest corner of W. 65th and Franklin Avenue: Goodwill announces it will open a store this summer at this location. The building has housed a few bus…

(Plain Press July 2025) On Friday, June 6th the Cleveland Public Library and Northwest Neighborhoods Community Developme...
07/01/2025

(Plain Press July 2025) On Friday, June 6th the Cleveland Public Library and Northwest Neighborhoods Community Development Organization broke ground on the Walz Library-Karam Senior Living project at 7918 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. The new development promises to bring to the neighborhood a new state-of-the-art library branch and affordable senior housing. In preparation for the new development, the Walz Branch has been closed since March 7, 2022....

              (Plain Press July 2025) On Friday, June 6th the Cleveland Public Library and Northwest Neighborhoods Community Development …

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