🌱Donté's Gift Express + Cleveland Heights Standoff Leaves 1 Dead

Happy Monday, Cleveland! Here's everything going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Winds becoming strong. High: 52 Low: 28.

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Here are the top stories today in Cleveland:

1. On Saturday, 50 volunteers wrapped gifts, wrote holiday cards, and bagged school supplies for 500 families at the East Cleveland Salvation Army. Four Shaw High School alums are behind the 9th Annual Donté's Gift Express event: Donté Gibbs, Dominique Tucker, India Moore, and Seretha Etheridge. Randomly selected families across East Cleveland will be surprised with 500 gift packages at a later date as a surprise. Since its creation in 2013, Donté's Gift Express has delivered gifts to over 2,700 area families. (Cleveland 19 News)
2. An hours-long standoff near the Cleveland Heights-South Euclid border ended with one person dead, according to Cleveland Heights police. The incident took place on Saturday at a home in the 4100 block of Bluestone Road near Belvoir Boulevard. 21-year-old James Mingo, who allegedly stabbed his brother, was found dead inside the home after authorities attempted to make contact; Mingo's injured brother was taken to a hospital for surgery. (Cleveland 19 News)
3. Dozens of USPS mail carriers held a processional through Cleveland's Lakewood suburb on Saturday in honor of their fallen coworker. (WKYC.com)
4. Did you see strange lights streaking across Northeast Ohio on Saturday evening? According to FOX 8 meteorologist AJ Colby, Elon Musk and his SpaceX Starlink satellites are behind the phenomenon. (fox8.com)

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Today in Cleveland:

• Architectural Board of Review - City of Shaker Heights - Public Meetings (8:00 AM)
• Unity in Community Food Distribution @ Heights Christian Church (10:00 AM)
• 100 Year Club Annual Dinner & Induction Ceremony (12:30 PM)
• Coffee with a Cop - City of Lakewood (2:00 PM)
• Resume Workshop - Cleveland Public Library Main Branch Virtual Events (3:15 PM)
• Express Yourself Youth Art Workshops (online) (4:30 PM)
• Joint: Council/Finance Committee Work Session and Special Meeting (7:00 PM)
• Joint: City Council/Finance Committee Work Session (7:00 PM)
• City Council Meeting - City of Lakewood (7:30 PM)

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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.