🌱 Patch AM: Shaker Heights swim standout makes big-time commitment to Duke University

Hello Shaker Heights! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Shaker Heights swim standout makes big-time commitment to Duke University
• How Shaker Heights' Lee Road work is shaping Cleveland Heights safety plans

Also on today's calendar: Cle Feud Competition and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
• Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Duke Splashed Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From Juniors East Finalist Catherine Dorsey (swimmingworldmagazine.com) — A Shaker Heights swimmer, Hathaway Brown junior Catherine Dorsey, has verbally committed to join Duke University's women's swimming program in the Class of 2032. The Junior Nationals qualifier specializes in distance freestyle and breaststroke and recently medaled at the 2026 Ohio Division II State Championships, highlighting the strong pipeline of local talent reaching top collegiate programs.
   

• Cleveland Heights cruises ahead on projects in $1M 'Safe Streets for All' grant (cleveland.com) — Work on Cleveland Heights' $1 million Safe Streets for All grant will draw on experience from the Lee Road Action Plan in neighboring Shaker Heights, potentially shaping future safety ideas along shared corridors. The project targets crosswalk upgrades, traffic-calming pilots, and signal timing reviews, while the city also approved new rules for short-term rentals like Airbnbs after years of debate.
   

📸 Around Shaker Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shaker Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 29
• Cle Feud Competition →
  3615 Superior Ave, Cleveland
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Sustainability Committee →
  Shaker Heights City Hall, Shaker Heights
• CMSD Rocket Day 2026
  Sunbeam Cleveland, OH 44120
• Women of the Beachwood Chamber Coffee Hour
  Tri-C Eastern Campus East Education Center (EEC) Lobby, 4250 Richmond Rd, Highland Hills
  8:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Community Shredding →
  Service Center, 15600 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights
  9:00 am
• The Cat, The Dog, and The Horse - Symbolic Exploration 3 Saturdays →
  Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights
  10:00 am
• Wild Edibles Walk with Jeremy Umansky →
  Shaker Historical Society, 16740 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights
  10:00 am
• Wild Edibles Nature Walk with Jeremy Umansky →
  16740 S Park Blvd, Shaker Heights
  10:00 am
Monday October 12
• CVC MS Soccer Championships
  Beachwood High School, 25100 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Western Reserve Herb Society's 79th Herb Fair →
  Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd, Cleveland
  10:00 am
Thursday October 22
• Book Club Focused on Family Separation →
  Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County, 2800 Euclid Ave, Suite 620, Cleveland OH 44115
  5:00 pm
• Century House Birthday Party →
  16740 S Park Blvd, Shaker Heights
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Did a Winnie The Pooh theme for a baby shower.
  White chocolate dipped Oreos with edible images. Thought I would share some cuteness. (Nextdoor University Heights)
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  I totally innocently mentioned FSBO (for sale by owner), no am not selling anything, just mentioned as an alternative to the realtors. I bought a… (Nextdoor Van Aken East)

🗞 Nearby News

University Heights

• Oct. 17 film event explores rituals of grief and celebrates community with screening and reception (heightsobserver.org)
• S15 EP178: Hour 2 - Onward Christian Soldiers The Erick Erickson Show (iheart.com)
• Ensemble Theatre stages Northeast Ohio premiere of 'The Ferryman' (cleveland.com)

Beachwood

• Orchestra to Kick Off Concert Season With Halloween Spooktacular (bcomber.org)

Ok Shaker Heights! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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