🌱 Strongsville Plans For Redesign + Locals Save Driver From Fire

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Cloudy. High: 40 Low: 38.

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Here are the top three stories today in Strongsville:

1. Strongsville plans to pay $161,000 to RFC Contracting Inc. to act as the representative for the city's town center redesign. The project is estimated to cost $7 million. (cleveland.com)
2. Strongsville residents helped a woman survive a fiery crash on I-71. Tony and Kristan Pechatsko and their kids were on their way to Dayton when they came across a disabled vehicle and helped to rescue the unconscious driver before the vehicle was engulfed in flames. (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)
3. A New Jersey woman was arrested after leading North Royalton police on a 23-minute chase that covered 14 miles. At one point, Strongsville police managed to spike her right front tire. Th suspect is facing multiple charges. (Cleveland 19 News)

Today in Strongsville:

• French Toast Breakfast And Bingo! At Church Of The Annunciation (9:30 AM)
• Eat Drink And Be Merry (Adults Only) At Painting With A Twist (2:00 PM)
• Christmas Wine Testing At Brew Garden Strongsville (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Calling all house hunters! Check out this roundup of newly-listed properties in the Strongsville area, including two three-bedroom, two-bathroom houses. (Strongsville Patch)
• The Cleveland Browns name Jack Conklin as its Ed Block Courage Award. Read more about this award and Jack Conklin on the Cleveland Browns website. (Cleveland Browns via Instagram)
• Strongsville City Schools’ maintenance staff are working to install new steamers in all the district's elementary school kitchens. The steamers will provide faster cook times and more flavorful food in the elementary school cafeterias when they return from winter break. (Strongsville City Schools via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.