Community Corner
🌱 Threat Cancels Parma City Summer Classes + Watson's Accusers Settle
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Hey, friends! It's Saturday in Lakewood and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Keep scrolling for the scoop...
First, today's weather:
A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 83 Low: 70.
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Here are the top three stories in and around Lakewood today:
- Parma City School District officials canceled summer classes on Friday because of another violent threat. All summer school sessions, extracurricular activities, athletics, band, and other district programs are canceled "until further notice" while investigators look into the threat. Superintendent Charles Smialek said, "It's a very frustrating difficult situation in terms of more being done I mean ultimately it comes back to mental health and community resources," he said. (Cleveland 19 News)
- 30 of Deshaun Watson's sexual misconduct accusers settled claims against the Houston Texans for enabling Watson's alleged sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions. The Cleveland Browns quarterback is waiting to hear if he will be suspended for all or part of the 2022 season. Watson still has four civil suits pending against him which his attorney, Tony Buzbee, said he plans on trying in the spring. (cleveland.com)
- The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued a subpoena to the Cleveland Law Department pursuant to a federal investigation into nonprofits, several of which are associated with former city councilman Basheer Jones. The May 5 document ordered the city to turn over any and all physical and electronic records related to the Famicos Foundation and Lexington Bell between Jan 1, 2018, to Jan. 3, 2022. The subpoena requests Community Development Block Grant draw request documents from either of the two organizations. (News 5 Cleveland)
Today in Lakewood:
- Summer Sabbath Retreat for Women At Centering Space (9:30 AM)
- Lakewood Summer Meltdown At Downtown Lakewood (4:00 PM)
- Something Rotten! At Beck Center for the Arts (7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Worship leader Kari Jobe will be performing at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 7:00 p.m. Jobe began leading people into worship at age 13. (Google)
- Texas-born singer-songwriter Koe Wetzel is coming to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Koe's sound has been described as a blend of rock and country. (Google)
- The Lakewood Public Library offers Homebound Delivery to Lakewood residents unable to leave their homes. These patrons may have library items delivered directly to their residence. (Lakewood Public Library)
Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!
— Carla Varner