Cedar-Lee-Meadowbrook Update + Hospital Capacity + Travis Kelce

Good day, people of Cleveland Heights! Hope you've cleared the snow and are ready for the cold. Let's see what's happening around town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 21 Low: 14.

Here are the top stories today in Cleveland Heights:

1. The pressure on hospital systems continues to grow as the rate of COVID-19 infections increases across most of the country. See how hospitals around Cleveland Heights are doing. (Cleveland Heights Patch)
2. The mother of NFL star and Heights High alum Travis Kelce made an incredible journey to see her son play against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)
3. The Heights Libraries reopened all branches to the public, with limited in-person hours. Certain health restrictions will continue for the foreseeable future. (Cleveland Heights Patch)
4. The city is attempting to purchase the former Heights Animal Hospital site to increase the size of the Cedar-Lee-Meadowbrook development. (cleveland.com)

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Today in Cleveland Heights:

• Farmers to Families Food Box - City of Shaker Heights - Food Distribution (9:30 AM)
• Virtual By the Book Author Series | Religion, Spirituality, and Rights (1:00 PM)
• Hablemonos - Cleveland Heights Senior Center (3:00 PM)
• Meet Your Police - City of Cleveland Heights (6:00 PM)
• Cuyahoga County 2022 Solar Co-op (6:00 PM)
• WO & MS- Jazz Band Concert @ MS - Shaker Heights City School District (7:00 PM)
• HS- IB Diploma Programme Information Session (Virtual) (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Grant Deming District: "I Would like to send out a big thank you to the “snow angel “ who plowed all of the sidewalks on the south side of Berkshire east of Coventry . - I don’t know who you are but I am sending huge thanks to you!" (Nextdoor)

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