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Hello Cleveland! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Cleveland’s new all-girls high school change options for students?
  • Could Cleveland really afford to lose Burke Lakefront Airport?
  • How one Cleveland church just set a new holiday giving record

Also on today's calendar: TrueNorth Performs Christmas Concert! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, with a high of 53 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Friday: Winds becoming strong, temps: high: 34, low: 25.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and breezy, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Former CMSD administrator to launch tuition-free, all-girls independent high school in Cleveland (wkyc.com) — A former Cleveland Metropolitan School District administrator is launching FORWARD Girls Leadership Academy, a tuition-free, all-girls independent public high school planned to open in Cleveland in fall 2026. The school will start with 75 ninth-graders, emphasize leadership with STEM and global humanities tracks, and aims to expand access and equity for Black and brown girls who can’t afford private single-gender options.
   

2. Meigs 2.0? Burke Lakefront Airport Closure Debate Raises High Stakes for Cleveland and Aviation (avgeekery.com) — Cleveland’s long-running fight over whether to close Burke Lakefront Airport is reaching a pivotal stage, with city and county leaders pushing redevelopment and aviation groups warning of lost medical flights, training, and air-show access. The outcome could reshape Cleveland’s lakefront, shift Browns stadium-area plans, and alter how residents, patients, and visitors move through the region for decades.
   

3. Local church helps feed community with ham delivery for holidays (news5cleveland.com) — Families near Cleveland’s Wilson School are getting extra help this holiday season, thanks to St. Casimir Church in Glenville, which distributed 128 hams there and 40 more at St. Ignatius Elementary. The long-running program focuses on supporting neighbors in a not-wealthy area, offering meals at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter when budgets are especially tight.
   

4. Cleveland Fire Department gives update on where Rainbow Terrace explosion investigation stands (cleveland19.com) — Cleveland fire officials say the Rainbow Terrace explosion investigation remains active nearly six months later, with gas-system testing still underway and no official cause determined. Residents and Councilman Richard Starr are pressing for answers, while the fire department acknowledges shared frustration and hopes test results by year’s end will finally clarify what happened.
   

5. A second chance at Christmas: Former inmate helps kids with incarcerated parents feel connected during the holidays (wkyc.com) — Thousands of children in Cleveland with incarcerated parents are hoping for sponsors through the Prison Fellowship Angel Tree program, which partners with local churches like West Park Evangelical Friends Church to deliver gifts and messages from mom or dad. Former inmate Richard Swiger, now living in Medina, helps lead the effort, drawing on his own prison experience to keep families connected and supported beyond Christmas.
   

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