🌱 Port Authority Gets $3M Grant + JC Tretter Tests Positive

Good morning, Cleveland! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to enjoy the holidays, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Cleveland Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mild with low clouds. High: 51 Low: 47.

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Here are the top stories in Cleveland today:

1. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority has been awarded a $3 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to conduct a comprehensive planning study. This study will help address the port's cargo handling, its environmental and economic development needs, and broader regional planning goals. It was among 25 grants totaling more than $241 million that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday. (cleveland.com)
2. After experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms," Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter has tested positive for COVID-19. Tretter stated that he has been boosted and vaccinated, and will be taking his meetings virtually as he recovers. The NFL announced updated COVID-19 protocols last week., including targeted testing for players and staff. (News 5 Cleveland)
3. Two separate salad products have been recalled in Ohio and other states due to Listeria concerns. Salads made by Dole and Fresh Express have led to a combined 22 hospitalizations, including that of two Ohio residents, as well as one death. Anyone in high-risk categories who experiences flu-like symptoms after eating possibly contaminated food should seek medical care. (Cleveland Patch)

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Today in Cleveland:

• Christmas Eve - Village of Cuyahoga Heights (All Day)

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From my notebook:

• Garden clubs across Cleveland showed off their creativity and contributed beautiful displays for the Cleveland Botanical Garden's "A Garden Holiday" show. (Facebook)
• Some of Cleveland Clinic's smallest patients received a big surprise for the holidays: a virtual visit from Santa Claus. (Instagram)
• Experience a million lights at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Wild Winter Lights presented by NOPEC, running through Jan. 2. (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.