We ❤️ Jim Donovan + 🔫 Water-Pellet Gunfights + QB Crazy + Blue Angels At The Air Show

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Cleveland Daily. Let's get into what you need to know today.

• Water-pellet pistols aren't like the old squirt guns 🔫
• Learn all about beloved radio and tv "tough guy" Jim Donovan 🎙️
• Our Browns signed another first-round quarterback Thursday

And advance tickets are now on sale for the Cleveland Air Show. Get 'em while you can. This year, we've got the Blue Angels. 😇

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Water Gunfights For Play Leading To Fatal Gunplay For Real

1) Organized water-pellet gun battles in Cleveland and other Northeast Ohio communities are leading to real gunplay and fatal shootings, according to police. These shootings are on the rise and may have factored into a recent Tremont murder. The toy guns fire Orbeez pellets, small water-filled beads that can leave a welt. Social media is driving the pellet-gunfight trend, called the Orbeez Challenge.

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2) 🏈 Jim Donovan has been the Cleveland Browns radio play-by-play man for 24 years, a stint that now ties him with Gib Shanley as the longest tenured Browns broadcaster. Who among us hasn't turned down the television sound and turned on a radio to listen to Donovan and Doug Dieken call a Browns game? The Plain Dealer's Terry Pluto wrote a three-part series on Jim Donovan this week, crafting an in-depth look at WKYC sports anchor's life and career and a must-read for every Clevelander.

Here are 5 fast facts to know about Jim Donovan, a man whose name will forever be associated with Cleveland sports.

1. As a child, Donovan would record his own play-by-play of Boston Bruins games on a tape recorder.
2. He worked at the same college radio station as shock jock Howard Stern.
3. Donovan made his debut in Cleveland the same year as Bernie Kosar.
4. He auditioned for the Browns radio job by calling part of a game with former Browns Bob Golic and Hanford Dixon.
5. After a few bouts with cancer, Donovan underwent a bone marrow transplant in 2011. His radio partner, Doug Dieken, said this: “I played with a lot of tough guys. But the toughest guys are not always on the field.”

A tip o' the cap to Terry Pluto for his great reporting. If you haven't yet, make time for these stories.

🎙️ Part 1: The kid with a dream and a cassette tape recorder

🎙️ Part 2: He gets the Browns job, and the fans love him

🎙️ Part 3: The Browns broadcaster’s huge heart and long battle with cancer

3) Speaking of the Browns, the team added another chapter to its crazy quarterback saga by signing Josh Rosen, the guy picked nine spots behind Baker Mayfield in 2018, to back up Jacoby Brissett, who's backing up he who's likely to be suspended a very long time — Deshaun Watson..

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4) The Blue Angels will bring the Navy's new F/A-18 Super Hornets to the Cleveland Air Show for the first time on Labor Day weekend. Tickets for the Burke Lakefront Airport show are now available online and will only be available in advance. Ticket prices range from $30 to $155.

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5) The family of 13-year-old Tamia Chappman, who died after she was struck by a carjacker in a stolen car being chased by a Cleveland police supervisor, are demanding a $20 million settlement from the city. Chappman was with friends on Dec. 20 walking to a Christmas program The family also wants the officers — who faced light discipline — held accountable.

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5 More Stories You Need To See

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• 19 First Alert Meteorologist explains mammatus clouds seen in Northeast Ohio (Cleveland 19 News)
• Great Lakes Brewing on the move (NEOtrans blog)
• Cleveland Public Theatre unveils lineup for part one of 2022-23 season (Cleveland.com)

10 Things To Do

• Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, three shows in Cleveland, Lakewood and Berea, July 22-24 | Details
• Cleveland Orchestra performs music from "Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring", Blossom Music Center, July 22-24 | Details
• Barbie Malibu Pop-Up Truck at Crocker Park in Westlake, July 23 | Details
• Blazing Paddles Paddlefest, Rivergate Park in Cleveland, July 23 | Details
• Stand-up Comic Iliza Shlesinger at Connor Palace on Playhouse Square, July 23 | Details
• Opera In The Italian Garden featuring the Cleveland Opera and Cleveland Ballet, Cleveland Cultural Gardens, July 24 | Details
• Guardians vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Progressive Field, Aug. 1 to Aug 3, Wednesday Aug. 3 is Guardians Cap Day | Details
• Taco and Tequila Stroll in Willoughby, Saturday, Aug. 6, 1 to 5 p.m. | Details
• Asian Lantern Festival, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, through Aug. 17 | Details
• Cleveland Adult Prom, Aug. 20 | Details

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Cleveland Chatter

• "Joe Haden's new ink celebrates his time with the Cleveland Browns ... and Steelers 🧐" (Heavy on Browns via Facebook)
• "Shaker Hts ~ Mother of 15 y/o just released from DH brought a firearm into the home. She'd like the gun and him removed. He's sound asleep w/gun on nightstand. Male's detained now. #ThingsWeHear -BW" (Northeast Ohio Scanner via Facebook)
• "The Cavaliers had a solid showing, going 3-2 overall, winning their final two games and improving their record in Las Vegas since 2000 to 47-44." 📝 Joe G on five players who stood out during #CavsSummer in Las Vegas" (Cleveland Cavaliers via Facebook)
• "#Cleveland sure is loving Ain't Too Proud Musical! Come and see what all the excitement is about!! 🎟 https://bit.ly/3MOrRPc #AintTooProudTour #Broadway #BWYCLE #TheTemptations #Theater" (Playhouse Square via Facebook)
• "CIA alum Maxmillian Peralta '21 was commissioned to create a portrait of NBA king and Akron native LeBron James. 🏀 The portrait is featured on the cover of the inaugural magazine by James' SpringHill Company." (Cleveland Institute of Art via Facebook)

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