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What's up Lakewood! 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:

  • What's next in Lakewood's fight for reliable power from FirstEnergy?
  • How Lakewood residents can humanely handle possums in their yards
  • Want a free, thought-provoking night out at Beck Center Friday?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Into Gardening at GardenWalk Lakewood's October Plant Swap and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 55.
  • Saturday: High clouds and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mayor's Corner: City Of Lakewood Continues All-Hands-On-Deck Approach To Keep Pressure On FirstEnergy (lakewoodobserver.com) — Lakewood's mayor outlines ongoing efforts to hold FirstEnergy accountable for repeated power outages and to block a proposed rate increase. City officials are pressing PUCO for penalties, emergency backup capacity, and a long-term grid upgrade, while City Council hearings keep residents informed and give neighbors a chance to speak directly to the utility.
   

• Welcome To Critter Corner (lakewoodobserver.com) — Lakewood residents get a new "Critter Corner" column focused on coexisting humanely with local wildlife, starting with possums. The piece explains why poisoning or trapping nuisance animals is illegal, how Lakewood Animal Control must follow Ohio law, and offers practical, low-cost tips to deter critters while protecting the city's ecosystem and public health.
   

• Beck Center for the Arts unveils Cultural Heritage Exhibition (cleveland.com) — Lakewood's Beck Center for the Arts is showcasing a free Cultural Heritage Exhibition in the Hoffman-Stach Gallery through Nov. 1, featuring three Cleveland artists. Residents can explore powerful mixed-media works about family, identity, and culture, and are invited to a public reception on Oct. 9 to meet the artists and dive deeper into their stories.
   

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  • Fairview Park preparing future deer culling program (cleveland.com)

Ok Lakewood! 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 is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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