⚖️ Mayor's Great-Grandson Indicted + Bubba's-Q Is Back + Big Sinkhole + Lake Erie Rescue

Good morning! After the hottest day of the year ... it's still gonna be hot outside. We'll make up for it with a thunderstorm later, though. 🙄 What else is going on?

• An indictment in the Mayor Jackson family murder saga
• Giant sinkhole gets bigger
• Bubba's-Q is back with BBQ on wheels!!! 🐷

Plus, we've got some Dad wisdom from Patch readers. And our new best friend, the Bassman, made our day with some kind words!

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1) Great-Grandson Of Mayor Jackson Indicted In Revenge Slaying

The great-grandson of Cleveland's former mayor, Frank Jackson, was indicted Wednesday for carrying out a revenge killing, prosecutors said.

• Donald Jackson-Gates, 19, faces charges of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and weapons violations, according to the indictment. He was arrested June 7 and is being held without bail. He made his first court appearance Friday.
• He shot Chris'Shon Coleman, 20, in May in retaliation for the killing of Frank Q. Jackson, the mayor's grandson, in September 2021.

Cleveland.com breaks down the saga

2) Remember those mystery guys who planted flowers in a hole on a Euclid Avenue sidewalk in Cleveland? Their legendary services are needed in a large sinkhole forming at West 6th Street and St. Clair Avenue. Intense heat may be making the hole bigger.

Fox 8 News has video of a hole so big cops must direct traffic around it

3) Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — an ardent Cleveland Browns fan who once was rumored to be a head coaching candidate for the team — said the sexual misconduct allegations made by 24 women against Deshaun Watson are "serious matters." She said: “I’m someone who believes you keep an open mind until all of the facts are evident. ... I think every woman feels that these are serious matters, but hopefully people will get to the bottom of it and we’ll see where we are in a couple of months.”

Cleveland.com

4) This Browns news is gonna be easier to swallow: Bubba's-Q is back in the form of a food truck. The southern-style BBQ fare is being served by James Baker, the son of former Cleveland Brown Al "Bubba" Baker who ran a popular restaurant in Avon Lake for 13 years. The original Bubba's-Q closed in 2019. What's on the menu: beef brisket, ribs, pulled pork and more.

3News WKYC

5) Three swimmers were rescued from Lake Erie Wednesday, but one person remains missing near Vermilion. Police rescued the trio, and the Coast Guard was called in to search for a missing man Wednesday afternoon. A Coast Guard helicopter was also brought in from Detroit.

Fox 8 News is covering

Good Old Dad Advice

We asked our Facebook followers what advice their dads gave that sticks with them to this day. Here's what they shared:

• Cindi Harriman, Kent: Always realize that there are people that are much worse off than you. Appreciate what you have.
• Chris Ilcin, Cleveland: Everything that happens to you is a reason or an excuse. You decide.
• Larry Lawson Longstreth, Stow: You can count your real friends on one hand.
• Linda Reinhart, Strongsville: Keep your gas tank full and air in your tires.
• Carrie Sheridan Murphy, Solon: My dad’s motto was “Moderation in all things.”

5 Headlines You Need To See

• Firefighters fight house fire, heat on Cleveland's east side (Fox 8 News)
• Browns very unlikely to swap Baker Mayfield for Sam Darnold, sources say (cleveland.com)
• Cleveland Library cooling and activities to beat the heat (Spectrum News 1)
• Ex-Discovery Tours VP pleads guilty to embezzlement that led to dozens of canceled school trips (cleveland.com)
• FBI: Rare wine, whiskey scheme bilked $13 million from elderly across U.S., including 89-year-old Highland Heights man (cleveland.com)

3 Things To Do

• From Kwanzaa to Juneteenth Celebration, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Activities will include music, crafts, storytelling, gifts, games and refreshments. Free with museum admission; reservations were encouraged. More info

Find more celebrations and what's open/what's closed on Juneteenth in Patch's special holiday guide, compiled by Faith Marnecheck

• Avon Heritage Duck Tape Festival. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Duck Tape Festival is going all out on the fun, and admission is free. Highlights of the festival include inflatables for all ages, large duck tape sculptures, meet and greets with Disney characters, local vendors, ax throwing, pony rides and more. The parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday on Recreation Boulevard. Find more information here
• Cleveland Ohio Yoga Festival. The festival starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18, and participants spend the day at Edgewater Beach Park enjoying the outdoors. The yoga class schedule is packed with different kinds of classes and meditations (see here), and the festival also includes live music and brings together a large group of local craft vendors and two food trucks. Purchase tickets here.

Aw, Shucks! Thanks Bassman

A reader who goes by the email handle Bassman sent us this lovely note Wednesday with a thumbs up. 👍 (I swear we're not related in any way. In fact, my own mom has yet to click a thumbs up on my little newsletter. 😢)

"Never a disappointment in your reporting! It is an understatement to say without you my days would have a big informational void! The Patch Newsletter deserves a lot of top media awards! It brings so much to the table, better than a coffee table tabloid, full of informative things, never a dull moment. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olson must be secretly making sure that the Patch is intriguing and fascinating!"

We're blushing. 😊

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Social Notebook

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• Last week, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Hammett administered the oath of office to five new deputies! (Cuyahoga County Sheriff via Facebook)
• Cleveland Museum of Natural History: "Otterly. Adorable. 🦦 #WildlifeWednesday The introduction of the Museum’s newest river otters, Atticus and Emmett, to our original pair, Linus and Calvin, is going swimmingly! (Pun intended)." (Cleveland Museum of Natural History via Facebook)

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