🍇 West Side Market's Future + Police Shooting Video + Cleveland Rats 🐀 + FirstEnergy Rat

We all know the West Side Market isn't what it used to be. Can the Ohio City institution we grew up with find new glory? Let's hope so. Here's what you need to know to start Friday the right way.

• New, unedited footage of police shooting in Maple Heights released by dead man's family
• Cleveland man blames the city for his rat houseguests 🐀
• Speaking of rats, FirstEnergy wants its former Chief Bribery Officer to return his paychecks — all of them

Plus, we've got a list of things to do this weekend and beyond that don't involve yard work. 😅

🌤️ Nice with clouds and sun. High: 80, Low: 69

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Will Cleveland's Historic West Side Market Rebound In The Hands Of A Nonprofit?

1) Cleveland's West Side Market will be managed by a nonprofit as soon as next year in the hope that service at the Ohio City icon can be improved. Jessica Trivisonno, chief strategist for the West Side Market, will oversee creation of a master plan and manage transition from city control. The process is expected to take about 10 months. The city has owned the West Side Market for 110 years and will continue to do so.

Crain's Cleveland Business

2) The family of a man who was shot in the back by Maple Heights police after he led officers on a chase at speeds of 90 mph released unedited footage of the shooting. Datwuan Catchings crashed his car and then ran from police when he was shot while climbing a fence in May. “He picked my son off like he was a target and killed him,” said Dean Catchings, the slain man's father, on Thursday.

See the video on Fox 8 News

3) 🐀 🐀 🐀 John Garner Jr. has unwanted dinner guests when he sits down for his evening meal — Cleveland rats. Garner said the city has let a lot it owns on Avon Avenue become so overgrown that it's become infested with rats and other animals. Those rats are invading his home. Garner said he's tried to get the city to cut the grass to no avail.

Cleveland 19 News

4) 💰 FirstEnergy CEO Charles Jones was paid $56 million over three years to run the power company. The board didn't know they were also paying him to run a bribery operation that paid off various Ohio officials to the tune of $64 million. The board wants Jones to return every penny of his compensation, according to a quarterly report filed Tuesday.

Ohio Capital Journal

5) Are you curious about the history of Don's Lighthouse Grille, formerly and famously known as Don's Lighthouse Inn? Our friends at FreshWater Cleveland dig into a century of history. Did you know the original building was a 10-foot by 10-foot refreshment stand that served sandwiches, popcorn and taffy?

Tom Matowitz has the story on FreshWater Cleveland

5 Headlines You Need To See

• 🌭 Parma’s Hot Dog Diner still No. 1 among Greater Cleveland hot dog fans despite pandemic struggles (Cleveland.com)
• Stinky! Corpse flower almost ready to bloom at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Fox 8 News)
• Data breach with Cleveland Museum of Art e-mails (Cleveland 19 News)
• What the JetBlue purchase of Spirit Airlines might mean for Cleveland Hopkins airport (Cleveland.com)
• Prosecutors rest after playing jail calls of woman confessing to killing Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek (Cleveland.com)

Crime & Shame

• Road-raging man intentionally rams his minivan into car’s rear end in Berea (Cleveland.com)
• Cleveland Heights man's property destroyed by speeding car for 3rd time (3News WKYC)
• Cleveland man charged with stealing over $400K in pandemic unemployment insurance benefits (3News WKYC)

13 Things To Do (Now & Later)

• Mike Polk Jr. Show Live, Pickwick & Frolic, Friday, July 29 | Details
• Pistons & Pints Classic Car Show, Dave & Buster's in Westlake, Friday, July 29 | Details
• Ain't Too Proud, the Story of the Temptations, State Theatre, Friday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31 | Details
• Comedian Bill Bellamy, Cleveland Improv, Friday, July 29 | Details
• Outlaw Music Festival, featuring Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, Gov't Mule and Larkin Poe, Blossom Music Center, Friday, July 29 | Details
• Scene Ale Fest 2022, Lincoln Park in Tremont, Saturday, July 30 | Details
• SERBFESTAkron: 84th Annual Serbian Festival, St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Akron, Saturday, July 30 to Sunday, July 31 | Details
• Guardians vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Progressive Field, Aug. 1 to Aug 3 (Guardians Cap Day) | Details
• Barnyard Beer Bash, Frog Valley Farm in Valley City, Saturday, Aug. 6 | Details
• Summer Concert Fundraiser for CITY DOGS Cleveland!, Saturday, Aug. 6, 4 to 8 p.m. | 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
• Taste of Black Cleveland: Food Showcase 4.0, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Thursday, Aug. 18 | Details

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Cleveland Chatter

• "HONEY HUT RUN!!! It’s official, ZEE ZEE is the newest member of Ivy’s Club AND the APL’s Chief Pathfinder. Time to celebrate!" (Cleveland Animal Protective League via Facebook)
• "We proudly present: The Bunt Home Run" (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• "THE WAIT IS OVER! Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's giant flowering titan arum plant, known as the corpse flower, started its bloom this evening at 5:30 p.m.! Make plans to visit the Zoo Friday to see and smell the flower for yourself!" (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo via Facebook)
• "Yesterday the Cavaliers teamed up with friends from KeyBank to serve nourishing food from Greater Cleveland Food Bank to over 600 families at May Dugan Center! Over 12,000 pounds of produce and 22,000 pounds of food were distributed to the community." (Cleveland Cavaliers via Facebook)

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