🌱 Burns Night + Air Force Deployment + Murder Suspect Sentenced

Morning, Cleveland! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on around Cleveland today.

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First, today's weather:

Colder with some sun. High: 33 Low: 18.

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Here are the top three stories in Cleveland today:

1. Market Garden Brewery's eighth Burns Night will be held next Friday, Jan. 21. The celebration of Scottish poet Robert Burns takes place around his birthday each year, and dinner includes traditional and curried haggis, mashed potatoes, shortbread, shepherd's pie, roasted root vegetables, and a pint of Beastie Stout and dram of Scotch — along with some poetry. (cleveland.com)
2. To help with the current omicron surge, the U.S. Air Force will begin deployment to Cleveland Clinic over the next several days. The goal is to allow Clinic hospitals to open more beds and accept more transfers from other hospitals. (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)
3. The suspect who eluded police for nearly two years was found guilty by a jury of murdering two people inside a car on I-90 near downtown Cleveland in 2018. On Thursday afternoon, Gianni Gray was sentenced to 84 years in prison. (Cleveland 19 News)

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Today in Cleveland:

• Superhero Project Exhibit At Cleveland Public Library Main Branch Virtual Events (All Day)
• 2022 Virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Celebration (8:00 AM)
• Kids Cafe For Kids ages 18 & younger At Garfield Heights Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• Take-and-Make Craft: I Have a Dream At Cleveland Public Library Main Branch Virtual Events (4:30 PM)
• Friday Night DJ Skates At City Of Shaker Heights - Parks & Recreation (7:45 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Check out one of the most abundant and widespread owls in Cleveland Metroparks, the "camo king" Eastern Screech-Owl. (Facebook)
• Opening Saturday, Jan. 29, the Cleveland Botanical Garden's 16th annual flower show "Orchids Forever" will display thousands of orchids and create a vibrant tropical escape from the Northeast Ohio winter. (Facebook)
• Congratulations to Museum Chair of the Board of Directors Sally Sears and President and CEO Sonia Winner for being named to Cleveland Magazine's Cleveland 500 list! (Facebook)

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— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a writer who loves using her creativity to fuel her passion for communication. She is an employee of content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.