🌱 How upcoming Ridge Road repairs will change driving through Brooklyn

Cheers Brooklyn! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How upcoming Ridge Road repairs will change driving through Brooklyn
• Who’s being inducted into Brooklyn City Schools’ 2026 Hall of Fame?

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 71.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• MAP: Cuyahoga County is fixing 22 local roads through 2028 — see if your community is on the list (cleveland.com) — Cuyahoga County plans to help fund resurfacing of Ridge Road between Flowerdale and Memphis avenues in Brooklyn as part of a 22-project, $17.6 million road-improvement program through 2028. Most work, including Brooklyn’s, is expected in 2027, meaning drivers should anticipate construction but also smoother, safer commutes once the upgrades are complete.
   

• Brooklyn City Schools announces Hall of Fame Class of 2026 (cleveland.com) — Brooklyn City Schools has announced its 2026 Hall of Fame class, honoring several distinguished alumni and the 2001-2002 boys’ basketball team at a ceremony set for Sept. 24 in the high school gym. All inductees, plus community award honoree Bob Hennings, were nominated by Brooklyn residents, staff, students, and graduates, highlighting the district’s pride in its diverse community.
   

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📸 Around Brooklyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brooklyn

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 12

• Rooted in Nature- Kids in Cle Yoga at Earthology Kids →
  Earthology Unbound, 8023 Memphis Ave, Brooklyn
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 6

• Neighborhood Gathering →
  Brooklyn, OH Calendar Brooklyn, OH 44144
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Pre4CLE Preschool Palooza 2026
  William Cullen Bryant Cleveland, OH 44109
  4:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• 2026 Cleveland Back to School Festival
  William Cullen Bryant Cleveland Public Auditorium
  9:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Board Business Meeting
  William Cullen Bryant Garrett Morgan High School, 4600 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
  6:30 pm

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📣 Brooklyn Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Martha Washington
  Women in History Otterbein Cortland SeniorLife Community, 303 N Mecca St, Cortlan
  11:00 am
• Elizabeth Taylor
  Women in History Pioneer Ridge by Del Webb, 9415 Saw Mill Dr, North Ridgeville
  11:00 am

Friday August 7

• Trash & Recycling Pick Up →
  Brooklyn Heights, OH Calendar Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131
  7:00 am
• Pre4CLE Preschool Palooza 2026
  Robinson G. Jones Cleveland, OH 44135
  4:00 pm
• MaryJo Young →
  Mercury Music Lounge, 18206 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Brooklyn Heights Village-Wide Garage Sale →
  Brooklyn Heights, OH Calendar Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131
  8:00 am
• 2026 Cleveland Back to School Festival
  Robinson G. Jones Cleveland Public Auditorium
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Parma Heights

• "We're letting the dogs out" New joint dog park officially opens in Parma Heights today (news5cleveland.com)
• Gas prices jump 30 cents in Northeast Ohio, top $4 per gallon (cleveland.com)

Parma

• Parma now dealing with two Ridge Road water main breaks (cleveland.com)
• Drunk Parma driver really wanted Taco Bell: North Royalton Police Blotter (cleveland.com)
• Pierogi dinner helps artist explore family, heritage and belonging (signalakron.org)

Lakewood

• Sim racing bar Speed Trap Racing opens in downtown Lakewood (cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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