⚖️ Educator Pleads Guilty + New Face At WKYC + Five Iron Golf + Baton Championship

Happy Wednesday, friends. Let's hope the humidity is bearable today. Here's the news you need to start your day off right.

• A former Cleveland educator pleads guilty for her presence in the Jan. 6 insurrection
• Five Iron Golf is coming to downtown Cleveland 🏌️‍♀️
• Greater Cleveland represents at the World Baton Twirling Championship

A new exhibit opens today at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Cleveland Schools Educator Who Celebrated Capitol Insurrection Pleads Guilty

1) A former Cleveland schools pediatric therapist and educator who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6 and paraded through the Senate chamber pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstruction of an official proceeding. Christine Priola, 50, of Willoughby, will be sentenced in October.

• She resigned from her Cleveland schools job on Jan. 7 and was arrested on Jan. 14 after people recognized her in a news photograph from the Capitol and reported her to the FBI.
• In her resignation letter, Priola stated she was "switching paths to expose the global evil of human trafficking and pedophilia, including in our government and children’s services agencies."
• She could face 20 years in prison.

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2) CNN weekend morning anchor Christi Paul, a University of Toledo graduate, will return to Northeast Ohio as a special reporter for 3News WKYC this fall. She worked for CNN for nine years. “WKYC is a station I grew up watching and tuned into every time I visited home,’’ Paul said. “Who knew it would become a full-circle moment now?"

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3) The older sister of Tamia Chappman, a young girl killed by a speeding car while walking to a Christmas show in 2019, was gunned down in Cleveland's South Collinwood neighborhood on Saturday. Torionne Chappman, 18, died when two men opened fire on the car she was riding in.

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4) Five Iron Golf is going to fill four Euclid Avenue storefronts in downtown Cleveland. Five Iron Golf is a New York-based chain of urban indoor golf simulators. The entertainment center will have 14 golf simulator rooms, a bar, restaurant, billiards and foosball. Renovation and outfitting will cost $1.75 million

Ken Prendergast reports for NEO-trans Blog

5) Mikayla Schulle, a graduate of Willoughby South High School, will represent Team USA in the World Baton Twirling Championships in Italy. Schulle trains for three hours at the gym every day and has been doing so for three years to prepare.

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5 Headlines You Need To See

• Coming Soon: Bartleby in Ohio City, Opening in Early August (Cleveland Scene)
• Watch: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's giant flowering titan arum plant, known as the corpse flower, is showing signs that it's going to bloom! This will be the fifth bloom in its 28 years! Its bloom usually lasts only 24 hours. (Cleveland Zoo YouTube Livestream)
• Why did the Cleveland Clinic slip in the U.S. News hospital rankings? (Cleveland.com)
• Greater Clevelanders can take stand with Ukraine while taking seat at Cedar Lee Theater (Cleveland 19 News)
• 3News Investigates sues Cedar Point in Ohio Supreme Court for release of police records (3News WKYC)

Crime & Shame

• Teenage street racers charged after deadly accident in Cleveland (Cleveland 19 News)
• Teen driver pleads guilty in Cleveland hit-and-run that killed 5-year-old (Fox 8 News)
• Jury sees surveillance videos of killing of Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek (Cleveland.com)

The Sports Section

• Guardians beat Red Sox, snapping 3-game losing streak (Fox 8 News)
• Cleveland Browns place Denzel Ward, Jack Conklin on Physically Unable to Perform list (3News WKYC)
• LeBron James attends ceremony for coach Dru Joyce at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (Cleveland 19 News)

5 Things To Do

• Hotter Than July, offers a visual representation of Blackness during the golden age of Soul, R&B, and funk through the lens of photographer Bruce Talamon, opens Wednesday, July 27, at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Bruce Talamon will appear for a gallery talk Thursday, July 28, 5:30 p.m. | Details
• Guardians vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Progressive Field, Aug. 1 to Aug 3, Wednesday Aug. 3 is Guardians Cap Day | Details
• Summer Concert Fundraiser for CITY DOGS Cleveland, Saturday, Aug. 6, 4 to 8 p.m. | Details
• Taco and Tequila Stroll in Willoughby, Saturday, Aug. 6, 1 to 5 p.m. | Details
• Asian Lantern Festival, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, through Aug. 17 | Details

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Cleveland Chatter

• "Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio mails kids one book each month until their 5th birthday. All kids in Ohio are eligible and this program is available at no cost to families." (Cuyahoga County Public Library via Facebook)
• "Congratulations to our Caregivers! We've been ranked one of the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. And we've received a #1 ranking for Cardiology and Heart Surgery for the 28th consecutive year." (Cleveland Clinic via Instagram)
• "Cast your vote! To participate in the baby rhino naming opportunity, guests can cast their vote with a donation at the Zoo’s Daniel Maltz Rhino Reserve or online at FutureForWildlife.org/RhinoNaming" (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo via Facebook)
• "Meet one of our most recent Fraport USA WINGS winners, Cara! You’ll find Cara at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Store, sharing warmth and excellent customer service to CLE passengers and guests." (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) via Facebook)
• "📣🔵Attention Blue Line Riders: July 30 & 31 Blue Line rail service will be replaced w/67R buses between Shaker Square & Warrensville-Van Aken Stations due Power & Way work. 67R buses will operate every 30 minutes between Shaker Square & Warrensville Van Aken Stations." (Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority via Facebook)

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