Crumbling Ohio Bridges + Shaker Square Update + Heights Forecast

Happy Thursday, people of Cleveland Heights! Here's everything you need to know going on around town.

First, today's weather:

A little snow at times. High: 35 Low: 26.

Here are the top stories in Cleveland Heights today:

1. Less than a month removed from a bridge collapse in neighboring Pittsburgh, nearly 5 percent of all Ohio bridges were deemed "structurally deficient" in a new report. (Cleveland Heights Patch)
2. Local nonprofits’ bid to acquire Shaker Square back on table -- with meter running (cleveland.com)

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Today in Cleveland Heights:

• Tai Chi - Cleveland Heights Senior Center (10:00 AM)
• Pickleball - Cleveland Heights Parks & Recreation (12:00 PM)
• Drawing - Cleveland Heights Senior Center (1:00 PM)
• GRTY School Market - Gearit Professional Development School (2:00 PM)
• Hablemonos - Cleveland Heights Senior Center (3:00 PM)
• Open Gym - Cleveland Heights Parks & Recreation (4:00 PM)
• Fair Housing Review Board - City of Shaker Heights - Public Meetings (6:00 PM)
• HS- Rising 9th Grade Information Session via Zoom (7:00 PM)
• HHS IMD Mid Winter Concert II - Heights High School (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio - City Hall: "During the February 7 Cleveland Heights City Council Meeting, City Council appointed Gail Larson to fill the seat of now Mayor Kahlil Seren. Larson will be sworn-in during the next City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 22...." (Facebook)
• Reaching Heights: "Hey Beloved Heights community! 👋 Welcome to Week2/Day9 Anti-racism: Education and Conversations! Today we are understanding what implicit bias is. Below is an excerpt from The Lens of Implicit Bias by Shawn C. Marsh Ph.D. “We can think ..." (Facebook)

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— Chris Mosby

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