🌱 The Priciest Homes In Cuyahoga + Cleveland Bans Conversion Therapy

Hi all. It's me, Sean Peek, your host of the Daily. Let's get this day started off right with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

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But first, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 59 Low: 49.

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Here are the top three stories in Lakewood today:

1. Cuyahoga homes are demanding heavy price tags this season. In September alone, 10 Cuyahoga houses were sold for at least $1.1 million each. One home went for $7 million — the highest purchasing price since 2018. For a complete list of the most expensive homes sold in Cuyahoga, visit the link. (cleveland.com)
2. The Cleveland City Council voted to ban "conversion therapy" this week within the city limits. Conversion therapy, which is often used to force LGBTQIA minors to renounce their gender or sexuality, has been widely criticized as cruel and abusive by mental health experts. Cleveland will become the tenth city in the state to prohibit conversion therapy, joining Lakewood, Cincinnati, Toledo, Columbus, Dayton, Athens, Kent, Cleveland Heights, and Reynoldsburg. (Ohio Capital Journal)
3. Textbook Painting, a popular Cleveland house and cabinet painting company, has won two major awards for its exemplary work. Textbook Painting beat out thousands of other contenders across the country to win the top place on the prestigious INC 5000 List, garnering the title of one of America's Fastest Growing Private Businesses. This is not the first accolade the company has won; it also earned the title of one of the top employers in Ohio. (Digital Journal)

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Today in Lakewood:

• NEOEA Day: No School at West Shore Career, Technical District (12:00 AM)
• Learn Thru Play at Cove Community Center (9:30 AM)
• Preschool Lunch Bunch at Cove Community Center (11:30 AM)
• Stagecoach Mary And Victoria Woodhull at Women in History in Avon (1:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Nick Chubb rushed to victory this week! He became the sixth player in the history of the Cleveland Browns to have over 1,000 rush attempts. (Cleveland Browns via Instagram)
• Want to keep our city beautiful and help the environment? Keep Lakewood Beautiful is hosting a Composting 101 Seminar on Oct. 25, so sign up while you still can! (City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government via Facebook)
• Set your eyes on the stars on Oct. 25! Lakewood Public Library will be holding an event for the NASA Glenn Million Girls Moonshot, which seeks to inspire a million girls to join the engineering field by 2025. (Lakewood Public Library via Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.