🏨 Bye-Bye Airport Sheraton + Terminal Tower Lights + Scott Wolstein

If you live in Cleveland, you probably haven't stayed at the Airport Sheraton, so you won't miss anything when the city turns it into a parking lot. (Out-of-towners probably won't miss the fresh stains on the bed linens. 🤮) Also:

• Scott Wolstein died Thursday
• A Lakewood kid graduated from high school and college in the same month
• Ever wonder: Who lights up the Terminal Tower?

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1) 'Skeevy' Hotel At Hopkins Airport Destined For Wrecking Ball In Favor Of More Parking

Cleveland needs more parking at Hopkins International Airport. It doesn't need a hotel. The city will pay $12 million to terminate the lease for the hotel operator, LN Hospitality, under a pending court settlement. That lease runs through 2048. The lease payment is $300,000 a year. The 243-room hotel opened in 1959 but it's fallen on hard times. City officials have said they want to raze the building and use the land for more parking.

The most recent TripAdvisor reviews posted for the Sheraton Airport Hotel, excerpted here, speak to the lodging's decline:

• Terrible service: There was a big dumpster of ice in the lobby that you could come down and scoop into your ice bucket. ... One of the desk people told a woman on the phone she was "nuts" and she hung up on him ... then he and the other clerk laughed about it.
• Old and outdated: This hotel is so old that my daughter said it was haunted. It hasn’t been updated since 1995 or longer. Our comforter was dirty, the bed skirts were stained and probably never changed.
• Terribly rude lady: I have never been treated so rudely. I went up to the desk where the lady was standing. She was very dismissive and waved her hand for me to go to a different desk. ... She was very rude and snippy to me.
• No, thank you: Sheets were stained, and one of the stains looked fresh. Not sure if it was rust or poop on the ceiling above the toilet, but it was nasty. Toilet flusher was broken. ... This is a dated and, frankly, skeevy hotel.

Cleveland.com

2) Real estate developer Scott Wolstein died Thursday. He was 69. Scott Wolstein and his father Bert built Developers Diversified Realty into a powerhouse retail and office building development company, owning more than 500 shopping centers around the United States. Wolstein's latest project was the Flats East Bank in downtown Cleveland.

Read more about his life at Cleveland Jewish News

3) It's high school first then college, right? Not if you're as smart as William Yeung. The 18-year-old from Lakewood graduated from Cleveland State University on May 14 with a bachelor's degree. He gets his Lakewood High School diploma on Friday. Yeung started taking college courses when he was in the seventh grade.

Fox 8 News

4) Cleveland funnyman Mike Polk Jr. looked up at the Terminal Tower and wondered to himself: "Who lights up that building at night?" Instead of guessing, he decided to find out. That's how he met Matthew Rinker and Matthew Driggs of The K&D Group, Inc., who run all those colorful lights from an app on their phones. Really!

Find out how they make the magic happen in a video on 3News WKYC

5) The price of gasoline is too damn high — and Middleburg Heights isn't going to take it anymore. The city council in this suburb just passed a resolution asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether gasoline prices are "being manipulated or artificially increased by price gouging." Councilman Tim Ali noticed some local gas stations jacked up the price of a gallon of gas by 50 cents overnight.

Cleveland.com

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5 Headlines You Need To See Today

• Cleveland launches campaign to bring office workers back downtown (Cleveland 19 News)
• Cleveland author Dan Chaon to make local stops on national book tour promoting new novel "Sleep Walk" (Cleveland Scene)
• If you are not following these 5 Cleveland Facebook groups, you are missing out (Cleveland Patch)
• Seasonal water quality testing has begun at Cleveland beaches (cleveland.com)
• Ohio State football adds another night game for 2022 season (cleveland.com)

3 Things To Do

• The 50th Annual Greek Festival in Tremont takes place Memorial Day weekend, Friday through Monday. Family-friendly with live entertainment and delicious food at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Daily hours listed here.
• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will play the Agora on Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show set to start at 8 p.m. Tickets are available and cheaper online than if you buy on the day of the show. Purchase tickets, advance parking and more here.
• Blossom Time, the Chagrin Falls carnival, runs through Monday. There's a hot air balloon launch, a 5.25-mile run and carnival rides. Learn more here

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Law & Order

• North Ridgeville pastor, his wife sentenced for sex crimes involving a minor (Cleveland 19 News)
• Grammy-nominated classical artist Berta Rojas’ guitar returned after being stolen in Cleveland (cleveland.com)
• Man sues Cleveland officer who arrested him on gun charge after judge finds officer was dishonest during investigation (cleveland.com)

Social Notes

• Adopt this guy! Marlin the velveteen hippo is a sweet, mild-mannered gent. While he is certainly a sturdy boy, he is known to walk calmly on leash when out with volunteers. He also knows how to let loose and get silly when it's play time, especially if there are squeaky toys involved! Overall though, he keeps it chill. He has had some basic training already and knows how to sit on command, and he keeps his kennel very clean so seems to be housebroken. Marlin is a well-mannered, lower-key guy who could probably make himself comfortable in a lot of different homes. He's estimated to be around 5 years old and weighs 63 pounds. (Facebook)
• There is a job opportunity at the Cleveland Animal Protective League for an adoptions associate, working part-time for weekend shifts. Saturdays, 7 hours, and Sundays, 4 hours. Must possess an outstanding customer service personality and skills! Animal handling experience required. (Facebook)
• Get a good look into photographer Alberto Giacometti's mind and observe the perspectives of other peers and creatives of his time. This exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art will be open for about two more weeks. On view through Sunday, June 12. Tickets: cma.org (Instagram)
• Making plans for the long weekend? This Saturday, May 28, come get your electronic music jam on at our Kraftwerk Fan Day at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Tunes, artifacts and knowledge dropped all day long. rockfa.me/KraftwerkFanDay (Facebook)

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