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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Shaker Heights mom feels trapped in today’s housing market
And check out Great Estates Program Information Session on the Shaker Heights Patch calendar

What's up Shaker Heights! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Shaker Heights mom feels trapped in today's housing market
Also on today's calendar: Wild Edibles Nature Walk with Jeremy Umansky and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and delightful, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
- Thursday: Warm; an afternoon shower, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Housing market shifting toward buyers, but they're still not feeling it (toledoblade.com) — A Shaker Heights-area mother is feeling squeezed by today's housing market, stuck with a long commute to her children's school because moving closer could double or triple her mortgage costs. Her story illustrates how high interest rates and rising prices are discouraging many buyers nationwide, even as more homes sit on the market and conditions technically tilt toward buyers.
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📸 Around Shaker Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shaker Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Great Estates Program Information Session →
Shaker Heights High School Auditorium, 15911 Aldersyde, Shaker Heights
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Board Business Meeting
Garrett Morgan High School, 4600 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
6:30 pm - Safety and Public Works →
Shaker Heights, OH Calendar, 3400 Lee Road, Shaker Heights
8:00 am - First Annual VAD Oktoberfest →
Shaker Heights, OH Calendar, 3441 Tuttle Rd., Shaker Heights
5:30 pm - Shaker Raider 5K & Fun Run →
Shaker Heights OH - Greater Cleveland Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry →
Shaker Heights, OH Calendar, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights
9:30 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 - Architectural Board of Review →
Shaker Heights, OH Calendar, 3400 Lee Road, Shaker Heights
8:00 am - Senior Monday Movies →
Shaker Heights, OH Calendar, 3450 Lee Rd., Shaker Heights
1:30 pm - Wild Edibles Nature Walk with Jeremy Umansky →
16740 S Park Blvd, Shaker Heights
10:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Saturday October 10
📣 Shaker Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Feast of Saint Michael + All Angels →
St. Martin's Chapel, 2747 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights
6:00 pm - Yoga at the LGBT Center →
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, 6705 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Heights
6:00 pm - Board Business Meeting
Garrett Morgan High School, 4600 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
6:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This is forest my sisters cat she lives with me in south Euclid if anyone sees him please bring him home he's micro chipped and he never leaves this long it's been four days HE LOVES FOOD.
If anyone's seen him lmk..!!!! Please message me we are worried sick (Nextdoor Winslow)
🗞 Nearby News
University Heights
- 'Un-American': Ohio man who tried to host home minyan tells of harassment ahead of Supreme Court case (jewishinsider.com)
- Denison Extends Win Streak to Six with 3-0 Win Over Centre (denison.edu)
- Talbert House Shooting: What We Know So Far (thecincinnatiexchange.com)
Beachwood
- Prescription delivery is airborne in suburb of Cleveland (publicnewsservice.org)
- Clouds for some but we're kicking off the week VERY Seasonable (news5cleveland.com)
Cleveland Heights
- 'Daphne's Dive' review: Dobama Theatre serves up a moving portrait of chosen family (cleveland.com)
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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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