Cleveland Daily: 🏈 'Unprecedented Discipline' For Deshaun? + New Hopkins Flight

Hey, Cleveland! Looks like the weekend ahead is going to be cool and comfy. Let's enjoy the reasonable temps. Here's your last dose of news for the week.

• Players union expects Deshaun Watson punishment to be harsh
• New Seattle flight out of Cleveland Hopkins celebrated ✈️
• The best Cleveland suburbs to call home

We'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday. We're taking Monday off for the Juneteenth holiday.

☀️ Relief! Sunshine, breezy, not as warm. High: 80, Low: 58

👀 Attention local businesses & marketers: Attract more customers in Cleveland by sponsoring this daily newsletter, which gets read by the same people you're trying to reach. Click here to learn more.

1) 'Unprecedented Discipline' Expected For Deshaun Watson

The NFL Players Association is bracing for the NFL to hand down "unprecedented discipline" on Deshaun Watson, who's accused by two dozen women of bizarre sexual misconduct during massages. The players union will vigorously defend Watson against punishment, especially an unpaid suspension, and sources tell Mike Florio of NBC Sports that the lack of punishment meted out to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Commanders owner Daniel for a host of disgusting behaviors will be an issue.

Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports

More Browns News

• A Houston detective says the FBI told her they were investigating Deshaun Watson and one of his accusers, possibly regarding extortion, in a deposition. The detective said she believed Watson should have been charged with crimes. (Fox 8 News)
• Catherine Raiche is now an assistant general manager for the Cleveland Browns. She's the highest-ranking female executive on the Browns staff. Raiche will handle the day-to-day operations and contribute to strategic roster decisions. (The Spun)
• Cleveland Browns training camp 2022 dates: First of 11 practices open to the public is July 30 (cleveland.com)

2) Alaska Airlines Flight 216 (get it?) debuted Thursday at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The Seattle-to-Cleveland flight arrived at Gate C4 with a bash — a water cannon salute, music, coffee, whale cookies, and speeches. A westbound flight, AK 330, left at 6:14. Even Mayor Justin Bibb was there. Cleveland hasn’t had daily, non-stop, year-round service to Seattle since United Airlines stopped in 2014.

Cleveland.com

3) A nationwide tampon shortage is being felt in Cleveland. Local organizations need donations, including the Cleveland YWCA and Hebrew Shelter Home. Average shoppers are worried, too. “As a woman, you want to make sure you’re protected and covered,” Chandara Dodson told Cleveland 19 News. “Not to be able to have those products is very scary and compromising.”

Cleveland 19 News

4) A creepy New York man got drunk at Alfredo's at the Inn last week and tried to buy his waitress a drink. The waitress was underage. The man was so creepy and drunk and insistent on buying the girl a drink that Mayfield Village cops were summoned. They took him to his room in the attached Holiday Inn. Creepy drunk New York man, however, would not just shut up and go to bed, so the cops were called back. This time, the creepy New York man packed his bags and got into an Uber and disappeared into the night.

5) Cleveland Magazine recently released its list of the Top 20 Greater Cleveland suburbs. Here are the top 5 in ascending order: Orange Village (luxury apartments), Moreland Hills (polo field), Pepper Pike (leafy green), Rocky River (prime lakefront) and ... No. 1 is Beachwood, praised for its walkability, diversity, and "super-fun aquatics complex."

Cleveland Magazine

🎨 From Our Sponsor

Are you a Cleveland resident looking for an investment alternative to the stock market?

Bloomberg recently asked experts where they’d invest $100,000 right now, and many of them had the same answer: fine art.

Thinking you can’t afford a Picasso? Well in 2012, Congress passed the JOBS Act, which allowed for the securitization of artwork. A company called Masterworks.io built the largest platform for buying and selling art securities. In the past, you could only buy shares of companies like Apple, but with this investing app, you can unlock this powerful investment.

Meaning, you can invest in shares of million-dollar artwork. And in uncertain times, it turns out, fine art may be a wise investment. Here’s why:

• Low correlation to stocks according to Citi
• Contemporary art historically returns 23.2% when inflation is >3%
• Contemporary art prices outpaced the S&P 500 by 164% (1995-2021)

To learn more, visit Masterworks.io, where Cleveland Daily readers can skip the waitlist.

See important Reg A Disclosures

5 Headlines You Need To See

• Coors Light and Keystone Light beer brewed and canned in Ohio is being pulled from the shelves for a "quality issue" that makes the beer syrupy (Cleveland 19 News)
• Here's how communities across Northeast Ohio are celebrating Juneteenth (ideastream)
• ‘Depraved and despicable’: Lorain man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for raping 4-year-old girl (cleveland.com)
• Who is David Blitzer, new Cleveland Guardians minority owner? (cleveland.com)
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to open new ‘Bear Hollow’ habitat (Cleveland 19 News)

5 Juneteenth Things To Do

• MetroHealth Cleveland Juneteenth Freedom Fest, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Mall C in downtown Cleveland, will feature family-friendly activities with a vendor village, community programming, spoken-word performances, interactive art demonstrations, food and more. The fest will host a performance by Grammy Award winner Keyon Harrold, Grammy Award winner Bilal and Karamu House, the country's oldest Black producing theater, and a fireworks finale and Cleveland's own Hubbs Groove. More info
• Juneteenth music celebration, from 12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, at the Quicken Loans Stage. It will feature free musical performances from Jul Big Green, Afi Scruggs Band and Eric Everett. Participants can share messages on a freedom wall. More info
• The Association of African American Cultural Gardens Juneteenth Celebration, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. It is free and open to the public. It includes a car caravan, festivities at the Gardens' Centennial Peace Plaza, and music, dance and food at the African American Garden. Mayor Justin Bibb will be there. View the event flyer here
• Juneteenth Celebration: "We Wear The Mask" Project, from 12 p.m to 4 p.m. at Morning Star Baptist Church. The event is free and includes free food and family-friendly activities. More info
• Mx. Juneteenth: A Black & Queer Liberation Celebration '22, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at BLK PunX Press Studio. "Our mission is to create a safe, liberatory, communal event to honor the special holiday of Juneteenth by adhering to a Black queer feminist framework & praxis," organizers said. Register with a suggested donation here

1 Bit Of Trivia

• Who did the Cleveland Browns play in the Sept. 21, 1970, debut broadcast of Monday Night Football on ABC? The broadcasters were Keith Jackson, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell. Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer

Recent Greater Cleveland Home Listings

Search newly listed homes, open houses and foreclosures.

Avon | Beachwood | Brecksville | Cleveland | Cleveland Heights | Lakewood | Mentor | Shaker Heights | Solon | Strongsville | Twinsburg | Westlake

🏡 Patch readers buy and sell homes. Are you a real estate agent? As a premium real estate sponsor, this could be your spot, where you build your brand in Greater Cleveland and stand apart from your competition. Click here to learn more.

Social Notes

• One more week until the next Cavalier walks the #NBADraft stage. Who will it be? (Cleveland Cavaliers via Instagram)
• 👏 Triston McKenzie 👏 should 👏 be 👏 an 👏 All-Star (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• Everyone knows the best way to cool off on a hot day is with a frozen treat. The Cleveland Clinic has recipes for flavorful and healthy pops you can make right from your own home! (Cleveland Clinic via Facebook)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Events:

• 4th Annual Run for Rwanda in Hudson (June 18)
• Hire A Pro To Clean Up The Yard For Dad (June 19)
• Add your event

Bit of Trivia answer: The Browns beat the New York Jets and Joe Namath in Cleveland by a score of 31-21 in 1970 on Monday Night Football's premiere game.

Now you're officially in the loop for today.