Ride for 9/11 Comes Through Kent, Stairwell Art for Exercise, and More: Around the Patch

, Stow and Cuyahoga Falls today on their way from California to New York City as part of the Ride for 9-11, which honors the 343 firefighters killed in the terrorist attacks. The full length of the trip? They'll ride 3,300 miles almost non-stop.

We all know there is an alternative to taking the elevator, but stairwells aren’t normally the most spectacular sections of buildings. The Cleveland Clinic’s Beachwood Family Health & Surgery Center has  with murals created by high school students to give the usually drab spaces an aesthetic boost, and to give people another reason to hit the stairs. 

Those with a fear of reptiles, beware. But you will miss some great photos posted on Solon Patch of Saturday’s South Chagrin Reservation event that .