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My coworker was in the store last night when it happened and he's pretty shook this morning. First time for him experiencing gun violence ... and in broad daylight nonetheless. He moved to Cleveland a few weeks ago. He fully gets this stuff happens in all major cities, but certainly hard to witness violence firsthand after just moving here.

Meggitt agrees £6.3bn takeover by Parker Hannifin US-based engineering group makes promises to UK government over staffing levels https://amp.ft.com/content/bdf75f09-8746-4e5c-9301-21f923fe2757?__twitter_impression=true U.K.’s Meggitt Soars on $8.8 Billion Buyout by Parker-Hannifin By Charlotte Ryan August 2, 2021, 2:23 AM EDT Updated on August 2, 2021, 6:01 AM EDT Parker-Hannifin Corp., the U.S. maker of industrial motion-control systems, agreed to buy Meggitt Plc for 6.3 billion pounds ($8.8 billion) in cash to strengthen its hand in a rebounding aerospace industry. Shares of Meggitt surged the most on record after the 170-year-old company said its board would recommend the 800 pence-per-share offer, 71% above Friday’s closing price. The massive premium will make it harder for a rival to jump in and snatch the Coventry, England-based target, after a string of buyouts of U.K. aerospace and defense firms by U.S. suitors. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-02/parker-hannifin-to-buy-meggitt-in-8-8-billion-aerospace-deal

The newly reopened Heinen's rotunda?? https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2021/05/28/heinens-downtown-reopens-historic-rotunda-and-2nd-floor-balcony Kind of serves as both lunch and happy hour. EDIT: wait nevermind, this article states they are still not offering hot food service yet.

Zipline is complete! EAGLE ZIP ADVENTURE OPENS AT CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO Posted: July 27, 2021 https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/news-press/2021/july-2021/eagle-zip-adventure-opens-at-cleveland-metroparks-

Short blip update Rocky River nears completion on Bradstreet’s Landing pier Updated Jul 26, 2021; Posted Jul 26, 2021 By Linda Gandee https://www.cleveland.com/community/2021/07/rocky-river-nearing-completion-on-bradstreets-landing-pier.html#:~:text=Rocky River nears completion,Posted Jul 26%2C 2021

I’ve heard it was to prevent a leak. They had wanted to announce it later (for $$$ reasons and more), but had to get ahead of whatever news was going to come out… especially so they could control the message.

One other thought—SW HQ will be the 4th tallest in Cleveland, but also puts Cleveland as having 4 of the top 6 tallest in Ohio at that 616 ft.

This article from the Columbus Dispatch captures my opinion pretty closely: Rob Oller | Cleveland hits home run with Guardians nickname (but the cartoon logo must go) https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/07/23/cleveland-guardians-replaces-indians-baseball-teams-nickname-tribe-major-league-baseball-logos/8069708002/

One more cool old pic—carved on Random Road in Little Italy.

BTW… if you needed another reason to hate Albert Porter: https://photos.clevescene.com/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-guardians-of-traffic-statues-since-you-might-be-rooting-for-the-guardians-soon/?slide=9&press-hopebridge80_7b40f0bd72_cd8d1294d8

Oster Services begins $3.1 million adaptive reuse project at St. James School and Rectory Updated 6:48 AM; Today 6:48 AM By John Benson, special to cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- When it comes to development in Lakewood, adaptive reuse is the name of the game. This includes the current $3.1 million project of the former St. James School and Rectory, which -- built in 1923 and 1954, respectively -- has been vacant for 16 years. Oster Services will not only be turning the Detroit Avenue campus into office space but relocating its Lakewood offices to the first floor. https://www.cleveland.com/community/2021/07/oster-services-begins-31-million-adaptive-reuse-project-at-st-james-school-and-rectory.html

So terribly sad 😧 Former Case Western University football player found dead on I-90 in Cleveland remembered by his family https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/07/former-case-western-university-football-player-found-dead-on-i-90-in-cleveland-remembered-by-his-family.html

That’s kind of my whole point of posting this interesting history. That Big 4 WRU win over BW was more impressive than, for example, the 47-6 smashing of Miami of Ohio that season. For a decade, Cleveland had 4 college football teams who could beat anyone in the state not named Ohio State. And wins over much larger schools, West Virginia, Arizona State, Cincinnati Bearcats, and all other present day MAC schools. For example, another notable season: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Western_Reserve_Red_Cats_football_team Most of the NFL players from these 4 schools came during this stretch of play. A lot of interesting football history happened in the CLE—here’s for CWRU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Western_Reserve_Spartans_football

You are correct. If you search the Plain Dealer archives, you’ll find plenty of references to the “Big Four” Cleveland football teams from roughly 1933-1942. WWII and the start of the Browns in 1946 essentially ended Cleveland’s college football era. Most notable college football team from Cleveland was probably the 1940 Western Reserve team, who won a bowl game over Arizona State, led by running back Steve Belichick (Yep, Bill’s dad) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Western_Reserve_Red_Cats_football_team Side note, found this on eBay…Cleveland match book cover from 1938… all the Big Four matchups were either held at Cleveland Municipal Stadium or League Park. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-Sports-Schedule-Matchbook-Cover-Big-Four-College-Football-Cleveland-Ohio-/254926169811?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

Cleveland old "Big Four" college football matchups! :) Found some neat history: 1) Baldwin Wallace's "Aerial Circus" teams from 1934-1937: https://www.secsportsfan.com/support-files/may-2013-college-football-historian.pdf 2) Attached is the actual newspaper from this game 3) Western Reserve's Ray Zeh lead college football in scoring in 1935 (year when this photo was taken). Baldwin Wallace's Norm Schoen lead college football in scoring in 1936! Scroll to the bottom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_major_college_football_yearly_scoring_leaders

2021 Cleveland Beach Rugby at Edgewater Park https://m.facebook.com/clesports/albums/10157888544011109/

From the article: ”The units will have rents priced for prospective residents who earn 50-80 percent of the area's median income (AMI). Eighty percent of AMI for a family of four is $60,800, for example.”

Perspective from Litt! Early-stage plan for Sherwin-Williams downtown HQ mixes mostly good ideas with some bad ones Today 5:32 AM By Steven Litt, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — It was cause for excitement last year when Sherwin-Williams, the global paint and coatings giant based in the Terminal Tower complex, announced it would stay in downtown Cleveland and build a new headquarters west of Public Square. But any hope that the company’s $300 million project would be a complete boon for downtown would have to be at least somewhat tempered by the early-stage designs released Thursday to City Hall and the media. — Thursday’s unveiling marked the beginning of a review and approval process including meetings with the City Planning Commission scheduled for July 20, September 14, and November 30, when final designs could be approved. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/07/early-stage-sherwin-williams-plan-for-downtown-hq-complex-is-a-mix-of-mostly-good-ideas-diminished-by-some-bad-ones.html

Cuyahoga County OKs loan to clean up toxic materials at former Margaret Ireland School in Cleveland during renovations for new startup hub By Eric Heisig, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County’s board of control on Monday voted to grant a $500,000 low-interest loan to abate asbestos and petroleum-soaked soil at the former Margaret Ireland School in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood, which a nonprofit plans to use as a manufacturing startup and training hub. MAGNET has said the project will create 29 new jobs that pay a combined $1.5 million a year, according to the county. https://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/2021/06/cuyahoga-county-oks-loan-to-clean-up-toxic-materials-at-former-margaret-ireland-school-in-cleveland-during-renovations-for-new-startup-hub.html

Nighttown reopening pushed back from July 1 JANE KAUFMAN | STAFF REPORTER [email protected] Posted Jun 28, 2021 Two real estate investors are moving forward to reopen Nighttown, the iconic jazz club at 12383 Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, although not on July 1. Rico Pietro said there is no certain opening date, as he and Israeli native investor Yaron Kandelker are now seeking an operator to run the restaurant and bar. “We are actively still looking for a thoughtful operator to plan a reopening of Nighttown,” Pietro told the Cleveland Jewish News June 28. https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/nighttown-reopening-pushed-back-from-july-1/article_f4794922-d833-11eb-a5d3-a36e1b604c51.html?fbclid=IwAR2QLE-rqY2eHHR7FzAg4ld741FfxUcL-R7ZTo-Nxmb2HR0Se4bZfR7gr-U

Ironically enough, we were there today. Young kids where misbehaving, so we only made it to the Rocky River Nature Center itself at the base of the steps. Some info on indigenous Ohio inside the center (next time will climb the stairs...!) Here are a few relevant photos from inside the Nature Center:

The Warther's Museum in Dover has an extensive collection of Native America arrowheads mostly found in and around the Tuscarawas River: https://thewarthermuseum.com/new-gallery Judging by the map, Tuscarawas and Coshocton counties had high NA activity. Some notable recorded history from the 1700s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnadenhutten_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Laurens http://touringohio.com/northeast/tuscarawas/new-philadelphia/schoenbrunn.html https://sites.google.com/a/westliberty.edu/nicodemus-history-files/home/the-coshocton-massacre

Tennis powerhouse in CLE, eh? ;) Men’s Tennis Lands #1 Recruiting Class in DIII According to the Tennis Recruiting Network https://athletics.case.edu/sports/mten/2020-21/releases/20210623khbuym?fbclid=IwAR2WXFzbTCu2wUN96Ylcxh4u0BUGClTcSOocBjg7-DUNOPtlpn3Z3qPmcYY