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🌱 Patch AM: How Cuyahoga Falls’ new therapy dog is changing the police station
And on the Cuyahoga Falls Patch calendar - Dave Banks Big Band Featuring Scott Brotherton
Morning Cuyahoga Falls! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Cuyahoga Falls' new therapy dog is changing the police station
- What made Pitbull's rainy Blossom concert unforgettable for Cuyahoga Falls fans?
- Meet the Cuyahoga Falls couple turning classic literature into live theater.
Also on today's calendar: Dave Banks Big Band Featuring Scott Brotherton and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 73, low: 65.
- Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet Crosby, a new therapy dog in Cuyahoga Falls, and why he's the first of his kind in Ohio (news5cleveland.com) — Cuyahoga Falls police now have Crosby, a full-time therapy dog living at the station to support officers' mental health and comfort crime victims during difficult visits. Provided at no cost through K9s for Warriors, he's Ohio's first 24/7 station-based therapy dog and already changing the atmosphere inside the department. 
• Pitbull brings sold-out show to Blossom Music Center with Lil Jon (cleveland.com) — Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls hosted a rain-soaked but sold-out Pitbull concert Wednesday night, with Lil Jon delivering an energetic, co-headliner-style opening set. Fans packed the pavilion and lawn, many in Pitbull lookalike outfits, dancing through downpours to 2000s club hits, tributes, and plenty of motivational one-liners from both performers.
• Mark Dawidziak is a Character (northeastohiothrive.com) — A longtime Akron-Cleveland writer and actor, Mark Dawidziak, now focuses on books and theater while living an everyday family life in Cuyahoga Falls. He and his wife, actress Sara Showman, run the Largely Literary Theater Company, touring with shows that promote literacy and celebrate figures like Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Edgar Allan Poe.
📸 Around Cuyahoga Falls
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cuyahoga Falls
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★ Featured events ★
- Dave Banks Big Band Featuring Scott Brotherton →
BLU Jazz+, 47 E Market St, Akron
8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Blind Bourbon & Whiskey Tasting at Vinifera →
Vinifera | Wine to Whiskey, 3236 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls - Men's Study →
Northampton UMC, 852 West Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls
8:30 am - Parish School of Religion for Special Needs →
St. Joseph, 1761 Second Street, Cuyahoga Falls
9:30 am - Parish School of Religion for Special Needs (starting date) →
St. Joseph – Cuyahoga Falls, 1761 Second Street, Cuyahoga Falls
9:30 am - Joint Canvass Launch with Allison Russo & Noah Spinner →
Kennedy Park & Arboretum, 2100 Issaquah Street, Cuyahoga Falls
11:00 am - Akron Area Multi District →
Pilgrim United Church, 130 Broad Blvd., Cuyahoga Falls
1:00 pm - Fall Into Self-Care →
Kismet Place Studio + Events by The Sage + Lavender Collective, 117 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls - Koinonia →
Northampton UMC, 852 West Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls
9:00 am - Cycling Tour of Cuyahoga Falls →
Glens Parking Lot, 1659 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls
10:00 am - Weekly Worship →
Northampton UMC, 852 West Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls
10:30 am - Communion →
Northampton UMC, 852 West Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls
10:30 am - Bishop Jolly Visit to St. John's, Cuyahoga Falls →
Cuyahoga Falls OH
11:15 am
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
📣 Cuyahoga Falls Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors!
Looking for someone reliable to fix my front porch railings. Any recommendations? (Nextdoor The Dales)
- Grube, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook - Buffalo Wild Wings - Cuyahoga Falls, OH in Cuyahoga Falls. Apply here.
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Line Cook in Cuyahoga Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cuyahoga Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stow
- 2026 Stow Craft Beer Fest coming up (cleveland.com)
- Megan's Way Out Act seeks statewide drive-through safety lanes in Ohio (cleveland.com)
- Summit County executive lays out course to navigate economic headwinds (beaconjournal.com)
Akron
- CitiCenter project gets underway in downtown Akron (akron.com)
Ok Cuyahoga Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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