Community Corner
🌱 Kutz Pleads Not Guilty + Council Bans Conversion Therapy For Minors
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Lakewood.
Hello, friends! It's me, Carla Varner, your host of the Lakewood Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town.
First, today's weather:
Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 82 Low: 69.
Here are the top three stories today in Lakewood:
- Thirty-six-year-old Franklin Kutz of Westlake pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on Thursday. Kutz was accused of driving drunk and causing a crash in Lakewood that killed 55-year-old Josephine Sever. Kutz was indicted on aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI charges. (Cleveland 19 News)
- University Hospitals is drastically reducing medical services available at UH Bedford and UH Richmond medical centers beginning Aug. 12 due to workforce challenges. UH Bedford and UH Richmond medical centers will no longer offer inpatient, surgical, and emergency services. UH Ahuja, Geauga, Lake West, TriPoint, Beachwood, Geneva, and Conneaut medical centers will now handle those services. (cleveland.com)
- Cleveland Council members Brian Mooney, Kerry McCormack, Jenny Spencer, Rebecca Maurer, and Stephanie Howsey introduced legislation on Tuesday that would ban the practice of conversion therapy on children within the community. The ordinance would prohibit all mental health professionals working in the city from "knowingly engag[ing] ... in sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression change efforts with a minor, without regard to whether the mental health professional is compensated or receives any form of remuneration for his or her services." (WKYC.com)
Today in Lakewood:
- Learn Thru Play At Cove Community Center (9:30 AM)
- Coffee With A Cop At Fedor Manor (10:00 AM)
- Something Rotten! At Beck Center For The Arts (7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Come meet Paddington, Aspen, Summer, and many more of the pets waiting to be fostered or adopted at Lakewood area animal shelters. View their pictures, read their write-ups, and then click on the link to learn how you can make a difference in their lives. (Lakewood Patch)
- There are block parties, flea markets, Guardian games, and more included on this list of 20 Things to Do in Greater Cleveland this weekend. You won't want to miss out on the fun and festivities! (Cleveland.com)
- Cirque du Soleil: Crystal is coming to the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday, Jul. 17 at 5:00 p.m. The Canadian entertainment company is the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. (Google)
You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.
— Carla Varner