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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/5/2015
NEAR WEST REC AND OHIO CITY INCORPORATED RECEIVE
U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION GRANT

Grant will support Near West Rec sports programs for youth on Cleveland’s Near West Side

Cleveland, OH – Ohio City Incorporated today announced it has been awarded a $15,250 grant from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the major charitable arm of soccer in the United States, to support the Near West Recreation League and its remarkable efforts to build community and support neighborhood youth and families in Ohio City and neighboring communities.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The West Side Market included in State of Ohio Capital Bill  
$500,000 is committed for improvements to the West Side Market 

CLEVELAND - At the request of Ohio City Incorporated, a $500,000 grant to benefit the West Side Market was announced on Tuesday as part of the State Capital Bill. The funds will be dedicated to a larger effort to make improvements to the City of Cleveland facility.

By Leila Atassi

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Residents in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood interested in improving the security of their homes with new doors, windows or lighting now will have a little help in making those upgrades.

Ohio City Incorporated, the neighborhood’s community development corporation, is offering a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $250, on safety improvements identified during a safety audit by a Cleveland police officer.

By Steven Litt

Lorain Avenue on Cleveland’s West Side is becoming a key battleground over clashing visions of the city’s future.

Does rebooting a shrinking city mean allowing it to cater to automobile-oriented businesses such as a new McDonald’s? Or should Cleveland encourage dense and lively growth around re-emergent retail corridors that once carried streetcars, such as Lorain Avenue?

On the suburban side of the question, developers are fighting for city approval of a controversial and highly unpopular plan to install a McDonald’s on Lorain Avenue at Fulton Road.