🌱 Lakewood Business Ceiling Collapses + Transit-Oriented Development

Hello all. It's me, Sean Peek, your host of the Lakewood Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening in town these days.

But first, today's weather:

A.M. flurries; cloudy, colder. High: 37 Low: 31.

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Here are the top three stories today in Lakewood:

1. Pins and Needles, a Lakewood staple of almost 100 years that is located inside Mahall's, is forced to start over after parts of the ceiling collapsed due to a burst pipe during the week between Christmas and New Year's. Dennis Tvrdik, director of Pins and Needles, said walking into the flooded store was like walking "into a waterpark; it was like a waterfall." According to Tvrdik, the winter storm is to blame for the burst pipe. Jospeh Pavlick, Owner of Mahall's, said it could be weeks before it is back to normal, but he is hopeful because the community has been "excellent." (Cleveland 19 News)
2. The Cuyahoga County Planning Commission has new research indicating Cleveland and surrounding suburbs, like Lakewood, should rezone their transit corridors to encourage transit-oriented development. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's Director of Planning Maribeth Feke said, "One of the key barriers to transit-oriented development is zoning, land use, parking, building heights, setbacks — all the stuff that RTA doesn’t control." Transit-oriented development would promote pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly development that is compact and mixed-use. (Mass Transit)
3. National heart health advocate Lindsay Davis of Lakewood has been "incredibly emotional" seeing Damar Hamlin's collapse and situation because it is similar to her own. The former Miss Ohio was an athlete while growing up until she collapsed one day and found out she had a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Davis has dedicated her life to raising awareness of sudden cardiac arrest and helped pass Senate Bill 252, also known as Lindsay's Law after Davis, in 2017. (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)

Today in Lakewood:

• A Sense of Purpose At Mahall's (7:00 PM)
• Magic The Gathering - Commander Open Play At Superscript Comics and Games (7:00 PM)
• Martini Masterclass- Beehind the Bar At Western Reserve Distillers (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to Lakewood natives Mary Kay Cabot and Jim O'Bryan! Both were inducted into the Cleveland Press Club Journalism Hall of Fame. (Lakewood Observer)
• Eight Cuyahoga County homes sold for more than $1 million in December 2022, including a home on Edgewater Drive in Lakewood! (Subscription: Cleveland.com)
• Meet Esme, an adorable Boxer dog, who is looking for her forever home. View the link to see Esme and more adoptable pets in the Lakewood area. (Lakewood Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.