🍨 Steven Kwan Scoops Ice Cream + Cleveland Cop-Brawl Punishments

The Cavs lost their Wednesday night opener to the Toronto Raptors, 105-108, and All-Star guard Darius Garland suffered an eye laceration. I guess this just wasn't destined to be a winning week for Cleveland sports fans. On the bright side, Steven Kwan is going to feel a lot of love while scooping ice cream in Ohio City Thursday. 🍨

We've also got these stories:

• The hovering helicopter mystery in Greater Cleveland is solved.
• Four police officers suspended for a 2020 brawl between cops are appealing their punishment.
• Did you know Cleveland's porn king had a soft spot for his mama?

Scroll down for more news, a list of things to do, a place to go if you speak German, and a dog to adopt if you like furry, lovable creatures.

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We All Scream When Steven Kwan Scoops Ice Cream

1) If you love Cleveland Guardians outfielder and rookie sensation Steven Kwan, you may want to stop by Mason's Creamery in Ohio City to see the star ballplayer scoop some ice cream between 7 and 8 p.m. Thursday. The ice-cream shop also will be serving Korean corn dogs with Bertman's Ballpark Mustard. After a season like this one and Kwan's stellar play (he went 9 for 21 against the Yankees), we expect the crowds to be massive.

Mason's Creamery on Twitter

Also, the Guardians posted a big "thank you" to the fans on Facebook after their season came to an end.

2) The helicopters hovering over I-271 last week weren't secret government choppers spying on us. They were carrying FirstEnergy contractors conducting inspections and repairs atop the 120-foot power transmission poles. A static wire runs from pole to pole to protect the system from lightning strikes. The helicopters were hovering overhead to pick up and drop off the workers. The aerial work will continue for another month.

Peter Krouse has the scoop and photos for Cleveland.com

3) Four Cleveland police officers disciplined for a brawl that took place two years ago outside their union hall bar plan to appeal their suspensions. The argument and fight was a three-on-one affair and took place in November 2020 during a party. One of the officers kicked his fellow cop in the head and received a 30-day unpaid suspension, the harshest of the penalties. At one point, the child of the officer who was attacked by the other three watched the brawl and burst into tears, according to testimony. Cleveland.com recently obtained the disciplinary files.

Cleveland.com

4) What do a great Browns quarterback, a gold medalist Olympian pole vaulter, a renowned high school volleyball coach and a baseball broadcaster all have in common? A sports hall of fame induction. Browns QB Bernie Kosar, Olympian Katie Nageotte, Elyria volleyball coach Carol Russo and Cleveland Guardians baseball broadcaster Tom Hamilton were inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

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5) Here's a fun bit of local history for you — onetime "king of porn" Reuben Sturman grew up on Clarendon Street in Cleveland Heights in the early 20th century and checked in on his mama frequently. Especially when he needed to prevent her from seeing his name in the newspapers. Sturman, also called the Walt Disney of Porn, got his start in business selling comic books, but he made his fortune in peep shows and hardcore porn. The couple who bought Sturman's childhood home had no idea he or his mother, Esther, had lived there until neighbors clued them in on the neighborhood lore. “Apparently, she had beautiful gardens. She had many roses,” Beth Clough said. “Some of her roses were still alive when we moved in. … I am a gardener also and have maintained the gardening tradition of the house.”

Robert Higgs reports on "Houses with History" for Cleveland.com

7 More Stories You Need To See

• Search for missing Princeton University student from Euclid continues (3News WKYC)
• Strongsville dentist, a "sovereign citizen" who argued at trial he was exempt from paying taxes, found guilty of tax evasion (Cleveland.com)
• "It’s hard living here in Cleveland": High school students pledge to end gun violence (Fox 8 News)
• Classic Michael Stanley Band photos from legendary "Stage Pass" concert unearthed (Cleveland.com)
• Cleveland's longest serving pastor celebrates 61st anniversary at Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church (Ideastream Public Media)
• Capitol Theatre celebrates centennial with gala this Saturday (Cleveland Scene)
• Breeze Airways to provide nonstop flights from Akron-Canton Airport to Orlando; fares as low as $39 one-way (3News WKYC)

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9 Things To Do

• Christmas Ale First Pour Party, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Today | Details
• An Alpine Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, Today & Oct. 22 | Details
• 45th Anniversary of Bat Out of Hell, Music Box Supper Club, Oct. 21 | Details
• Friday Night Lights! Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Oct. 21 | Details
• Joe Satriani From Surfing to Shockwave, MGM Northfield Park, Oct. 21 | Details
• Ohio Bridal & Wedding Expo, Huntington Convention Center: Hall A, Oct. 23 | Details
• Brewhouse Haunts: Haunted History Tours, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Through Oct. 26 | Details
• Les Miserables, State Theatre, Cleveland, Through Oct. 29 | Details
• Tales of Terror Walking Tours, Downtown Cleveland, Through Oct. 31 | Details

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Neighborly

• Sprechen Sie Deutsch? "Immanuel Lutheran Church at 2928 Scranton Rd has Cleveland's only German church service every Sunday at 9 am. Good to know for students of German, those who'd like to practice (at the coffee hour following the service), and for those who may have grown up speaking or hearing German but no longer attend a service. The English service is at 10:30 followed by a coffee hour." (Karen Nelson, Cleveland Patch neighbor)
• Art education: Young Rembrandts has etched its name as the leading childhood art enrichment program with the recent transfer of the local territory to a new franchisee, expanding its proprietary art education curriculum to more kids in Cleveland and the surrounding communities. Now owned and operated by franchisees Shannon and Adam Sonnhalter, the Young Rembrandts territory currently serves schools in multiple locations including Cleveland, Avon, Avon Lake, Bay Village, Broadview Heights, Elyria, Medina, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Parma, Strongsville, and more. (Bette Fetter, Cleveland Patch neighbor)
• Free concert: Beachwood Arts Council Presents: "An Afternoon at the Theatre" Sunday Sounds FREE Concert. Marshall Griffith, piano and Virginia Crabtree, flute will perform at the Beachwood Community Center, 25225 Fairmount Blvd. Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, 2 - 3 pm. Sponsored by BAC with grants from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and the Ohio Arts Council. (Leah Gilbert, Beachwood Patch neighbor)

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Today in Cleveland

• Hale Farm After Dark: Speaking from the Grave (5:00 PM)
• Ingenuity Cleveland Ignite! Neighbor Nights (5:00 PM)
• Meet Your Police - City of Cleveland Heights (6:00 PM)

Cleveland Chatter

• She's a hap, hap, happy dog: "Vroom Vroom. Much like a Harley Davidson, our girl Harley also likes to be on the move. This beautiful 7-year-old terrier mix knows that age is just a number and it has no limitations! The only limitations are the ones you set for yourself! With that thought in mind, this girl faces the world with nothing but cheerful optimism! Harley loves everyone she meets! Come meet her for yourself and you’re sure to find her smiling and doing a cute happy dance!" (Cleveland Animal Protective League via Facebook)
• Still excited after all these years: "Bernie: 'To be here now and to be enshrined in that Hall of Fame, I still feel like a little kid, that little boy who was excited to play for his hometown team.'" (Cleveland Browns via Facebook)
• Are you ready to rock? "The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony premieres November 19 on HBO Max. #RockHall2022" (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame via Facebook)
• Zoo fun for Halloween: "Don't miss the Zoo’s annual daytime Halloween celebration! Bring your family in costume to Trick-or-Treat Fest presented by Citizens Fridays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through October 30. Enjoy meet-and-greets with costumed characters, access to 20 trick-or-treat stations along Wayside Furniture Way, and the return of the Monster Mash Dance Party at the Zoo’s amphitheater." (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo via Facebook)

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Events:

• Doan Brook Watershed Partnership Family Fishing Workhops (October 22)
• Movie Night in North Coast Harbor (October 22)
• BJ's Wholesale Club Pre-Opening Limited-Time Offer (October 23)
• Pumpkins & Piranhas SEAsonal Fun Days @CLEAquarium (October 25)
• Pumpkins & Piranhas SEAsonal Fun Days @CLEAquarium (October 26)
• Acrylic Painting Class | Happy Fall Y’all (October 26)
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