🎤 Our Local 'Idol' + Rabbi Sex Bust + Heinen's & Mitchell's Ice Cream

Emyrson Flora has a voice that could warm up all of Northeast Ohio. Check her out Sunday on "American Idol." Our funny friend Mike Polk Jr. points out that vindication for our Brownies means they were just plain awful, not dishonestly awful, in their 1-31 run back in 2016-17. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Oy!

Weather: Turning cloudy but warmer. High: 53 Low: 50.

We're Rooting For Emyrson

🎤 Emyrson Flora keeps rising on "American Idol." The 16-year-old singer from Reminderville, population 3,400 in Summit County, is in the Top 14. Ryan Seacrest said the Walsh Jesuit High School student was among the Top 10 highest vote getters for the week in national voting.

The celebrity judges just keep heaping praise on her.

• Don't jinx this: "I think you are one of our most talented. ... I don’t want to jinx anything but I am really rooting for you," said Katy Perry.
• Strut and attitude: "The stage presence is out of control. You’ve got that attitude. ... You had a strut and a walk that was great tonight," said Lionel Richie.

The next episode of “American Idol” airs at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 24, on ABC.

“YOU GUYS. I feel more grateful than any of you even know. Wow. Thank you for the ongoing love and support. my heart is so full,” she wrote on Instagram.

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Rabbi Sought Sex With 15-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutor

A rabbi from a Pepper Pike synagogue must now wear an ankle monitor following his arrest this week on charges of attempted unlawful sexual conduct. Stephen Weiss, 60, was snared by undercover state investigators who accused him of arranging a sexual hook up with a 15-year-old boy.

• His bio on the synagogue's website notes his "passion for working with Jewish youth."
• Bail was set at $50,000 on Tuesday.

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Browns Under A Cloud

The Cleveland Browns voluntary offseason program began Tuesday. Pro Bowlers Deshaun Watson and Amari Cooper showed up — one day after Sports Illustrated revealed the team is under investigation for incentivizing the head coach to tank the 2016 and 2017 seasons to improve the team's draft prospects. Baker Mayfield, who was drafted No. 1 in 2018, is still rehabbing his left shoulder and did not show up at the team's facility in Berea on Tuesday, nor was he expected to, reports Browns beat writer Mary Kay Cabot for cleveland.com.

Pollyeyes In The Land

Every Greater Cleveland resident who graduated from Bowling Green State University will recognize what's on this plate — the famous Pollyeyes breadsticks. We practically lived off those doughy sticks of dippable deliciousness. I downed hundreds of breadsticks and brews at the BG spot, founded in 1978. Well, Campus Pollyeyes is coming to Cleveland. The biz announced plans to open a fourth eatery on Mayfield Road, near Case Western Reserve University. (Facebook)

Today's Top 5

1. Heinen's Downtown grocery store will partner with Mitchell’s Ice Cream to open a rotunda scoop shop, reports Scene dining editor Douglas Trattner. Look for the scoops to be served in May. (Scene)
2. Lorain Community College in Elyria was evacuated and closed Tuesday due to a bomb threat. There have been several unfounded bomb threats this month. (Patch)
3. To preserve historic buildings in a primarily Black community, Cleveland's planning commission asked a developer to reconsider demolition of six vacant row houses on Cedar Avenue as part of a 245-unit, $35 million apartment project. (The Land)
4. Flying out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport? The mask mandate for travelers has been struck down. Here's what you need to know. (Patch)
5. A local operations manager at the Massillon post office has been accused of stealing money from the mail. Bruce Murdock Jr. was arrested by federal authorities and his case is expected to go before a grand jury. (Fox 8 I-Team)

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Snow Snooze

Sammy woke up, took one look at the snow-covered ground out in North Royalton on Tuesday morning, and went back to bed. (Thanks for the pic, Mom.)

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• Many Ohio schools are lax about required vax, reports New 5 Cleveland
• A federal court gave Ohio until Wednesday to figure out new state legislative maps
• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Cleveland with much more than a show
• Woman found dead on ice off Edgewater Beach died of hypothermia
• ODOT releases video of jerky driver dumping litter on side of I-480

Cleveland Social

• Cleveland Browns: "The boys are back in town! #Browns" (Instagram)
• Cleveland Museum of Art: "Explore #AlbertoGiacometti: #TowardtheUltimateFigure and feel his passion to express the human form. Reserve tickets: http://cma.org" (Instagram)
• Cleveland Botanical Garden: "At least the butterflies don’t mind the snow! Our glasshouses will transport you to a tropical paradise which could be exactly what we all need on a snowy April day! Come explore with us!" (Facebook)
• Cleveland Metroparks: "It’s #NationalVolunteerWeek! Thank you to the 3,000+ volunteers for supporting our parks and Zoo, donating over 85,000 hours of service over the past year!" (Facebook)
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: "THIS WEEKEND! Celebrate Earth Day with the inaugural Earth Day 5K presented by CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on April 23! Proceeds support green practices and sustainability efforts at the Zoo." (Facebook)

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Missed Tuesday's edition, with the big taco news? Here ya go: 😮 NFL Investigates Browns + Taco Week Is Back + Bus Shelter Tragedy