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Brownout of Fire Station #21 will have citywide impact
by Joe Narkin

(Plain Press, November 2008) Ward 13 Councilman Joe Cimperman is concerned that the brownout of City of Cleveland Fire Station 21, located at Carter Road and Scranton Road in the Flats, will severely degrade the fire-fighting capability of the Cleveland Fire Department throughout the City. “The whole Fire Department in Cleveland is based upon a fail-safe system,” said Cimperman.

Envy Lounge fights for survival
by Joe Narkin

(Plain Press, November 2008) The co-owner of the beleaguered Envy Lounge, Zlatan Miskin, says that he recognizes there are formidable forces aligned against his efforts to keep his bar and restaurant open for business at 2132 West 25th Street in Ohio City and he knows he will need to move.

The Louisa May Alcott Elementary School lives up to their slogan:
“The little school that could”
by Joe Narkin

(Plain Press, November 2008) The Louisa May Alcott Elementary School of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District has received national recognition as one of eleven winners of the 2008 National Excellence in Urban Education Award of the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) at San Diego State University.

Lincoln Heights Block Club voices discontent
with Tremont West Development Corporation
by Jerleen Justice

(Plain Press, November 2008) Waves of discord and discontent continue to swell within the rank and files of the Lincoln Heights/Scranton-Starkweather Block Club. The Ward 14 community organization has deep concerns that unbalanced representation and lack of fair treatment from the Tremont West Development Corporation are having a negative impact in the needs and growth of their slighted area.

Blackie the hippo moves into retirement condo at zoo
by Joe Narkin

(Plain Press, November 2008) Blackie, the venerable Nile Hippopotamus at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, moved into his newly constructed retirement condo during the first week of October. “The peace and quiet will do the old guy some good,” said Zookeeper Eliot Burton at Blackie’s retirement party on August 23, 2008.

Friends of Monroe Cemetery take a look back in time

(Plain Press, November 2008) The Friends of Monroe Cemetery hosted "Meet the Neighbors," a walking tour to raise funds and offer a history of some of the cemetery's most interesting and intriguing residents. The tour took place on October 18th at the Monroe Cemetery, located at 3207 Monroe Street, and featured re-enactors portraying some of the prominent figures who helped to settle the Ohio City area and shaped the early history of the City of Cleveland.

November 2008 Letters to the Editor

This month's letters to the editor focus upon Issue 39 and ward consolidation in Cleveland as well as the Ashbury Towers project.

November 2008 Photos

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