🏗️ PearlBrook Will Be History + 11 CLE Monkeypox Cases + Postal Poop Mystery Solved

Good morning, Cleveland. Let's get your Monday started with what you need to know. Cleveland fire and rescue crews were dispatched Sunday evening to the Puerto Rican Festival in Roberto Clemente Park where a U-Haul truck crashed into a food stand shortly after 9 p.m., injuring at least three people. Cleveland 19 News is on this story.

What else is going on?

• 75-year-old PearlBrook shopping center is headed for the wrecking ball
• 11 monkeypox cases are confirmed in Cleveland
• It's a federal crime to send poop through the mail. We know this because a Northeast Ohio man was arrested for it 😮

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West Side Shopping Center With History Will Be Demolished For A Sheetz

1) A shopping center that dates back to 1947 at the prominent corner of Pearl and Brookpark roads, where Cleveland and Parma meet, will be demolished to make way for new development, including a Sheetz gas station. Known as PearlBrook, this once was one of the largest strip-shopping centers in Cleveland. On either side stood two other noteworthy, landmark buildings — the Yorktown Theater and a Federal Department Store that eventually became Peaches Records and the Dixie Electric Company disco.

(Your intrepid newsletter editor got his haircuts as a boy in the hairstylists school a few doors down from Peaches, where I bought my first album in 1976.)

Ken Prendergast reports for NEO trans blog

2) Eleven monkeypox cases are confirmed in the city of Cleveland, according to the Cleveland Department of Public Health. Contact tracing and surveillance is under way. The city is working to secure vaccines, which will be made available to anyone who has come into contact with the persons infected with monkeypox. The CDC reports 45 cases in Ohio, with one in Lorain County and two in Lake County.

WKSU.org

3) Federal authorities have tracked down the "mad mailer" who sent letters laced with poop to Republican Ohio lawmakers in July. Richard John Steinle, 77, who lives outside of Akron, was arrested Friday and charged with mailing "injurious articles." It's against federal law to send human waste through the mail. Steinle, a retired court mediator, could face a year in prison. He'll return to federal court Aug. 25.

Fox 8 News

4) Can the Cleveland Water Department keep billions of plastic bits from getting into our Lake Erie drinking water? The world's bodies of water increasingly are filling up with microscopic plastic and the health impacts are not fully known. Ohio State University professor John Lenhart is going to spend the next two years testing Lake Erie drinking water to find out how much plastic is in there.

Cleveland.com

5) Cleveland native Kareem Hunt returned to full drills with the Cleveland Browns Sunday after sitting out team activities Friday and Saturday at training camp. The running back demanded a trade or a new contract, but the Browns said no. The Browns also fined Hunt for skipping drills.

Watch Hunt's Sunday drills on YouTube | Browns writer Mary Kay Cabot has the lowdown

More Browns News

• Myles Garrett hosting back-to-school event with local youth Monday and Tuesday
• Cleveland Browns present Glenville, John Hay football players with new jerseys

5 More Headlines You Need To See

• Mystery surrounds high-paid city of Cleveland sustainability worker who's suddenly gone (Fox 8 News)
• Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association president says understaffing in department is major concern (3News WKYC)
• Father killed, 9-year-old boy seriously injured after car slams into horse-drawn buggy in Geauga County (3News WKYC)
• A golf outing in honor of the late Joe Tait, voice of the Cavs, will take place Aug. 19 at Bunker Hill Golf Course in Medina. The Joe Tait Golf Outing will benefit Medina county veterans (Cleveland.com)
• Cleveland seeks $15.7 million East 66th corridor boost (NEO trans blog)

5 Things To Do

• Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers, Progressive Field, Aug. 15-17 | Details
• Asian Lantern Festival, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, through Aug. 17 | Details
• Taste of Black Cleveland: Food Showcase 4.0, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Thursday, Aug. 18 | Details
• Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles Preseason Game, FirstEnergy Stadium, Aug. 20 | Details
• Cleveland Adult Prom, Aug. 20 | Details

Find more things to do on our calendar | Add your event

Cleveland Chatter

• "Calla in the sprinkler (or hose) is pure joy! This girl is so playful and is a total water dog. It's a delight to see her get going in the yards, and Robyn White Photography, LLC managed to capture some of the action." (City Dogs Cleveland via Facebook)
• "Triston blanked the Astros on a hot one today! 🔥" (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• "The Cleveland Browns are NOT happy with their running back after his ultimatum 👀" (Heavy on Browns via Facebook)
• "Puerto Rican Parade & Cultural Festival 🇵🇷" (City of Cleveland - City Hall via Facebook)
• "Grab your stand up paddleboard or kayak to celebrate the 8th Annual Whiskey Island Paddlefest August 13! There’s an option for both beginners and advanced paddlers to get out on the lake and explore at this annual event." (Cleveland Metroparks via Facebook)
• "Take a live, online trip through the #cleaquarium freshwater galleries from anywhere in the world Aug 9 or Sept 7. Virtual Freshwater Encounter info + registration here: http://ow.ly/51sO50KbYmi" (Greater Cleveland Aquarium via Facebook)

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Events:

• GAME ON - A Fundraiser Benefiting Cleveland Area Children (August 11)
• The Dinner Detective Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Show (August 12)
• Cleveland Summer Beer Fest (August 13)
• The World Is Yours Art Show (August 13)
• Get the BAL Rollin'! Ingenuity Cleveland Fundraiser & Festival Sneak-Peak! (August 13)
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That's it for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new update. Missed anything last week? We've got you covered here.