🏈 Browns Want Billion-Dollar Stadium + Cop's Hate Tweets + Firefighters Save Pups

I hope you had a great weekend. Unfortunately, the mild temps are gone and we're in another heat wave. Some big news broke on Friday and people have been talking about it ever since: The Cleveland Browns want a new stadium. What else have we got for you?

• A lauded Cleveland police officer is accused of Jewish hate-tweeting
• 9 pups rescued from the heat
• The Blue Streak roller coaster is now a landmark

Also, if you take our survey you'll be entered into a drawing for some Patch swag.

☀️ Weather: Mostly sunny and very warm again. High: 89, Low: 77

Week Ahead Forecast: Scorching Heat | Live Weather Radar

🏡 Looking for more real estate leads in Cleveland? Let us help you reach prospective home buyers and stand out from the competition. Click here to learn more.

This Stadium Isn't Good Enough For The Cleveland Browns Anymore

1) Cleveland Browns ownership is planning for a new billion-dollar enclosed stadium as part of a lakefront redevelopment that would feature housing, office space, retail and a soccer stadium, as well as dining, drinking and entertainment venues, Ken Prendergast reported for NEOtrans Blog on Friday in a story everybody is chasing.

Why a new stadium when FirstEnergy Stadium is only 23 years old?

• The Haslams are unhappy with how FirstEnergy is aging and the upkeep needed. Sources told NEOtrans blog that the stadium was poorly constructed.
• A modern, enclosed stadium could handle dozens of non-football events per year, including annual Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame concerts and inductions. Currently, just 10 to 12 events take place per year at the Browns stadium.
• There is a lot of undeveloped land on the lakefront that could turn the area into a thriving, economically powerful destination.
• The team is eyeballing two locations: the site of Cleveland's Main Post Office, 2400 Orange Ave., and vacant land east of the central business district, north of St. Clair Avenue, between East 13th and East 17th streets.
• On the flip side, reports Cleveland.com, public funding would be necessary for a new stadium and Cleveland is the poorest big city in the United States.

Read Ken Prendergast's detailed report on NEOtrans Blog

Also, Prendergast tells 3News WKYC that construction will be under way by 2028

2) The 2019 Cleveland Police Officer Of The Year is under investigation for anti-Semitic tweets. Ismail Quran, hired in 2018, has been reassigned to administrative duties while the office of internal affairs investigates. The tweets were brought to light by the Canary Mission, a controversial organization that publicized alleged anti-Jewish hate statements by journalists, academics and others. Before Quran became a police officer, Canary Mission said he tweeted slurs such as Let me salute Hitler, Jews run the world and Scumbag Yahoodi, among others. A police spokeswoman issued this statement: "The Cleveland Division of Police insists that officers provide the highest levels of professionalism and respect to all citizens. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated."

Cleveland Scene and 3News WKYC

3) East Cleveland firefighters rescued nine puppies from a collapsed garage and 90-degree heat last week after the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter sought their help. The mama dog was seen going in and out of the collapsed garage. "Unable to gain access ourselves, we called in ECFD for help and we were all able to retrieve all the pups safely! It was a lot of teamwork in 90 degree heat and we couldn't be more appreciative," the animal shelter reps wrote on Facebook. They are still looking for the mama dog.

Cuyahoga Dogs Facebook

4) American Coaster Enthusiasts named the Blue Streak Roller Coaster at Cedar Point an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark on Monday. The coaster, which debuted in 1964, is one of only 46 in the world to earn the designation. The classic wooden roller coaster takes passengers 78 feet into the air and sends them on a 90-second ride at a top speed of 40 mph.

Video on Fox 8 News and catch a ride on the Blue Streak via YouTube

5) Donte Ferguson, who co-founded Cleveland's notorious Heartless Felons gang, is now in federal custody after authorities saw Instagram video of him shooting three firearms at a Parma gun range. As a convicted felon, Ferguson cannot possess a firearm. Ferguson was recently shot in the middle of the day in Cleveland's Collinwood-Nottingham neighborhood. Police say the Heartless Felons have a record of murder, robbery, rape, drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes.

Cleveland.com

Help us make this newsletter better!

We’ve been getting so much positive feedback about the Cleveland Daily that we’re starting to get a big head. Want to bring us back down to earth with some constructive feedback? If so, take our simple — and quick! — reader survey. Your feedback will help us make sure we’re covering the kind of local news, events and scuttlebutt you really care about. And it will help us toward our goal of being an indispensable local resource and the last email you’d ever unsubscribe from.

We’d be so appreciative of your feedback that, if you take the survey, we’ll enter your email address in a drawing for a small mountain of Patch swag. You know you want that tote bag — so click the link and give it to us straight. Thank you!

Take the Survey 👉

5 Headlines You Need To See

• Flyers out of Cleveland Hopkins airport take potential delays and cancelations in stride (Cleveland 19 News)
• Record number to cruise on Great Lakes this year (Fox 8 News)
• Body found in Lake Erie near Edgewater Beach, officials say (cleveland.com)
• Marchant Manor Cheese Shop plans tasting (cleveland.com)
• Moreland Hills police search for missing 15-year-old girl (Cleveland 19 News)

3 Things To Do

• Country music singer RaeLynn, a former contestant on "The Voice," will perform at the Mentor Civic Amphitheater Tuesday, June 21, at 7 p.m. Lawn seating and parking are free. RaeLynn is a two-time American Country Music New Female Vocalist nominee. The amphitheater is at 8600 Munson Road in Mentor. More info
• Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by Keybank, is coming home to Playhouse Square June 23 through June 25. This is the 43rd year for JazzFest. The 2022 lineup features eight ticketed concerts in Playhouse Square’s historic theaters, with a special opening night concert — dedicated to retiring Tri-C President Alex Johnson — featuring Anthony Hamilton at Cleveland Public Auditorium’s Music Hall. Ticket info here
• Kevin Hart: Reality Check comedy show is coming to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, on Sunday, July 10, at 6 p.m. Ticket info here

Social Notebook

• Emmanuel Clase recorded the following speeds on his pitches recently: 101.7, 101.6 and 101.5 mph. "There is slamming the door and then there is this. 😮" (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• Triple the cuddles, triple the love and triple the diapers for dads Eric and Kevin on their first #FathersDay. Their surrogate, Maureen, gave birth to the rare set of triplets. We can't get enough of Parker, Robin and Sylvie! 😍 (Cleveland Clinic via Instagram)
• Happy Father’s Day! Last month, we highlighted a very special gorilla mom here at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Fredrika. Now, it’s time to highlight a very special gorilla dad, Mokolo! (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo via Facebook)
• Our friends at the Cleveland Clinic have a take on the 5-second rule. That treat that you’ve been craving just slipped through your fingers and hit the floor: Can you eat it without worry if you scoop it up within five seconds? Here's the scoop. (Cleveland Clinic via Facebook)

Thanks for checking back in with us. Did you miss any news last week? We can get you caught up right here!