🌱 Patch AM: How Beachwood’s council just made local history in one vote

Morning Beachwood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Beachwood’s council just made local history in one vote
• Why a Pepper Pike crash suspect ended up in Beachwood jail

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A couple of snow showers, with a high of 31 and low of 27 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 38, low: 30.
• Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shoykhett elected first woman to serve as Beachwood council president (cleveland.com) — Beachwood has its first woman City Council president, as Danielle Shoykhet was unanimously chosen by colleagues to lead council for the next two years while Mayor Justin Berns was sworn in for a second term. The largely ceremonial meeting also seated several council members, selected a new vice president, and highlighted Beachwood’s increasingly female-led government and recent city accomplishments.
   

• Those iPhones are not my phones: Pepper Pike Police Blotter (cleveland.com) — A recent Pepper Pike police blotter item notes that a suspected impaired driver in a Brainard Road crash was later held at the Beachwood jail, underscoring how closely local departments work together. The report also details nearby incidents involving identity theft, attempted fraud, a runaway from a treatment facility, and medical and traffic assists tied to Ahuja Medical Center and other area institutions.
   

📸 Around Beachwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beachwood

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Monday January 12

• Girls Basketball (Varsity) v. Field HS
  Beachwood HS
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Boys Basketball (Varsity) v. Cuyahoga Hts
  Beachwood HS
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Swimming (Varsity)
  Beachwood High School
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Beachwood Bingo Night
  Beachwood, OH Calendar , 25325 Fairmount Blvd , Beachwood
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Boys Basketball (Varsity) v. Independence HS
  Beachwood HS
  6:45 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Architectural Board of Review Meeting
  Beachwood, OH Calendar , 25325 Fairmount Blvd. , Beachwood
  4:30 pm
• Boys Basketball (Varsity) v. Brooklyn (A)
  Beachwood HS
  6:45 pm
• City Council Meeting
  Beachwood, OH Calendar , 25325 Fairmount Blvd. , Beachwood
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Computer, Electronics & Small Appliances Round-Up
  Shaker Heights, OH Calendar , 15600 Chagrin Blvd. , Shaker Heights
  8:00 am
• Coed Varsity Wrestling at Akron North Day 2 Girls
  Akron North High School
  10:00 am
• Vision in Focus: Affirming Intentions for 2026
  Carve Your Own Path Office , 840 Rothrock Road Suite 203 , Copley
  1:00 pm
• "Pull Back the Curtain" Speaker Series: Life of a Cleveland Dancer
  Fairmount Center for the Arts , 8400 Fairmount Rd. , Novelty
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• P.F. Chang's China Bistro posted a job opening for Expeditor in Beachwood. Apply here.
• Nesco Resource, LLC posted a job opening for Accounting Services Specialist in Beachwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beachwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shaker Heights

• Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids (cleveland19.com)

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Ok Beachwood! 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: I see food and I eat it.
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