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In today's newsletter:

• How a $64,000 grant will change winter road treatment here
• Don't miss Swensons' limited-time Hot Chili menu on Lee Road
• Where Cleveland Heights stands in the latest playoff computer rankings.

Also on today's calendar: Free Community Trunk Or Treat and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cooler; a little morning rain, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
• Sunday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ohio Gov. DeWine highlights efforts to replace lead pipes, reduce road salt in Cleveland Heights visit (cleveland.com) — Cleveland Heights just received a $64,000 H2Ohio grant that funded new brine-making and storage equipment to cut road-salt pollution in local waterways. During a visit to the city, Gov. Mike DeWine highlighted this project and broader statewide efforts to replace lead service lines and improve water quality for schools, childcare centers, and neighborhoods across Ohio.
   

• Abundance Culinary and Swensons team up for food-truck pop-up in Cleveland Heights (cleveland.com) — Cleveland Heights food lovers can catch a special Abundance Culinary–Swensons food truck outside Abundance at 1975 Lee Road from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 and Oct. 21. Limited-edition Hot Chili chicken and nugget items will be sold only at the truck, with all collaboration profits benefiting Re:Source Cleveland and extra seating available inside and on the patio.
   

• H.S. Football: Computer rankings (chroniclet.com) — Cleveland Heights' football team is currently ranked 16th in Division I, Region 1 in the OHSAA computer ratings entering Week 7, with a 1–5 record. These standings matter because only the top 12 teams in each region make the playoffs, and the top four earn a first-round bye, so every remaining game is crucial.
   

📸 Around Cleveland Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cleveland Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Free Community Trunk Or Treat →
  Mentor High School, 6477 Center St, Mentor
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 29
• Cle Feud Competition →
  3615 Superior Ave, Cleveland
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Daphne's Dive at Dobama Theatre →
  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• 2026 Employer Registration - AKRON Career Fair
  Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library, 60 South High Street, Akron
• 2026 AKRON LGBTQ+ Career & Resource Fair
  Akron-Summit County Public Library - Main Branch, 60 South High Street, Akron
  11:00 am
• Daphne's Dive at Dobama Theatre →
  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Daphne's Dive at Dobama Theatre →
  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
  2:30 pm
• Cinnamon Roll Workshop! →
  Cafe Honeycomb, 28601 Chagrin Blvd, Woodmere
  3:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Daphne's Dive at Dobama Theatre →
  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
  7:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Daphne's Dive at Dobama Theatre →
  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Daphne's Dive at Dobama Theatre →
  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
  8:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Daphne's Dive at Dobama Theatre →
  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost dog found around Washington and Lee.
  Male bulldog looks like recently neutered Currently at PawsCLE on Lee road. Please call if this is your dog 2-216-713-0585. 12:24pm 9/30/26 (Nextdoor Cleveland Heights East)

• Drury Hotels posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Beachwood. Apply here.
• Wls Radio, posted a job opening for Set up & Punch Press Operator in Cleveland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cleveland Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Cleveland

• Ohio's tiny gas tax break gets a huge victory lap: Today in Ohio (cleveland.com)
• 59 communities, 59 zoning codes. Cuyahoga County wants to simplify that (cleveland.com)
• Cuyahoga Land Bank seeks millions more in delinquent tax revenue as collections surge (cleveland.com)

University Heights

• Can St. Ignatius snap St. Edward's 9-game winning streak in their football rivalry? (cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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