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Dr. James Voos, the head team physician for the Cleveland Browns 🏈 , said he has used the NanoNeedle during procedures on five Browns players, including center Luke Wypler’s ankle fracture surgery.

“Ankles and elbows I think are areas where it has had very great utility and then rapidly adopted,” said Voos, who also serves as the president of the NFL Physicians Society. “And we’re finding more and more uses in the knee and shoulder.”

It’s called the NanoNeedle scope 2.0, a miniaturized, flexible version of the traditional arthroscope. It’s very early — there is little published research on the model — but it is accumulating an impressive list of proponents. 🗞️

Read the full story from AP: https://bit.ly/TheLand_BrownsFasterRecoveries

During the summer of 2026, Big Boy No. 4014 is embarking on its most ambitious trip yet. 🚂

Robert LaGruth, an auto mechanic, traveled with his wife from Kilbuck, Ohio, near Sugar Creek, to capture the excitement. After the train rolled past Cove at Detroit Avenue, LaGruth said, “This was on my bucket list.”

To celebrate America’s 250th birthday 🇺🇸, it will complete a coast-to-coast tour (it’s already finished a western leg through Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California). Indiana, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania are first-time destinations for the train. A Philadelphia Fourth of July celebration is also planned. 🎆

Read the full story about the Union Pacific Railroad steam engine, by Tim Zaun: bit.ly/TheLand_BigBoyComingtoOH 🗞️

Farm Dog Fresh, which sells produce from its farm stand 🍓 in the West Park neighborhood of Cleveland, is expanding to open two new locations: one in Lakewood at 17112 Madison Avenue, and one in Avon Lake at 33479 Lake Road.

“Most of our produce gets picked on Friday, and then sold Saturday and Sunday, so it doesn’t get too much fresher than that,” says Farm Dog Fresh owner Riley Meyer. “I think people really like to have that option instead of going to the grocery store, where produce can be sitting for weeks sometimes. You don’t know where it’s coming from, and the quality is just not as good.”

Farm Dog Fresh’s West Park stand, located at 15903 West Park Road in Cleveland, is open Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Lakewood location is open Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., and the Avon Lake location is open Saturdays only, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. 🗞️

Read the full story, by Jennifer Schlosser: bit.ly/TheLand_FarmDogFresh

𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 The Buckeye Flame. 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑦𝑒 𝐹𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘, 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚, 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑑𝐼𝑛, 𝑇𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑇𝑖𝑘𝑇𝑜𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒.

While developing Mx. Juneteenth, Ware imagined a space where Black and q***r liberation unite. However, they further shared that their vision hasn’t been well-received by Black, cishet Cleveland residents. Ware said some of the comments they’ve gotten are complaints that Mx. Juneteenth wants to “f-g up” or “drag up” the holiday, among other homophobic reactions. The comments and ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives like House Bill 249 – a ban created to, according to The Ohio House of Representatives – “safeguard children from adult harms and ensure that young people can grow up in environments that preserve their innocence,” are part of why Ware named the 2026 Mx. Juneteenth theme “Joy as Resistance.”

Mx. Juneteenth kicks off with its pre-party on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. at Cocktails Cleveland. Then, the festival starts on June 20, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at North Coast Yard, Cleveland’s downtown lakefront, followed by an after-party featuring artists Enigma and DJ Navy Jayde at Crobar from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Mx. Juneteenth is open to all ages. 🗞️

Read the full story, by Elizabeth Randolph-Montgomery & The Buckeye Flame: bit.ly/TheLand_MxJuneteenth

“We took our marching orders from our donors and our supporters who were the ones who said we believe those animals, regardless of the cost, deserve the second chance,” she says. “The value of animals in society has gone up, and the number of people who consider pets truly to be a member of the family – their family – has increased. So, that has made it so much easier for us to get the support we need, and to have the impact we’ve had on saving lives that we weren’t able to save previously.” 🗞️

Read the full story, Cleveland Animal Protective League 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 ‘𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐭’ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬, by Mike Zawacki: https://bit.ly/CLEAPLCEO 🐾

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞

“I’m not a film snob but I love snobby films. I’m not afraid of the lowest bit of garbage or the most intimidating three-hour art films. It’s all just a part of who I am.” 🎞️

“Part” is the operative word in that last observation. Huffman is indeed a cinephile of the highest order. He proudly claims to watch 600 films a year, and his tagline on his LinkedIn profile is “I live for movies…” But film is far from his only pursuit.

Indeed, Huffman’s previous job wasn’t in film at all but rather in baking. For eight years, he ran (and will continue to run) a business called Bitchy Vegan Homo, a website, store and video series for those looking to bake without animal products. 🗞️

Read the full story, by Zachary Lewis: https://lnkd.in/gQ6WuFs2

When Franklin Cohen thinks about music 🎼, he tends not to start with the clarinet.

Not with an audition, a job, a hall or even The Cleveland Orchestra, where he served for 39 seasons as principal clarinet. He starts with the sound of the human voice. 🗣️ Or with his mother at the piano. Or with children playing in the yard. Or with the three things he says have mattered most to him: “family, friends and music.”

That order is deliberate. On Monday, June 15, ChamberFest Cleveland will honor Cohen with “Celebrating Frank!,” a concert at Kulas Hall at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). The evening is a tribute to the clarinetist, teacher, co-founder, father, colleague and Cleveland musical presence whose influence has spread through orchestras, conservatories, chamber music and his own living room. 🗞️

Read the full story, by Kevin McLaughlin: bit.ly/TheLand_FranklinCohen80th

Don't miss this week's Movie Nerd Report from Mike Wendt: ‘Disclosure Day’ and what’s showing at Cleveland’s indie cinemas

Included, but not limited to:

🎟️ Tuner | June 12 @ 8:15 PM | The Nightlight Cinema
🎟️ Disclosure Day | June 12 @ 2:45 PM | Capitol Theatre
🎟️ For Heaven’s Sake | June 13 @ 3:00 PM | Main Branch of the Cleveland Public Library
🎟️ Down By Law | June 13 - Event starts @ 1:00 PM | Akron-Summit County Library Main Branch

Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/gw4Nb-nF 🗞️

Ohio workers have a paid-leave bill (SB 396) moving through the State House, and the Cleveland-based Time to Care Coalition is helping push it forward. If passed, Ohio workers will be able to access paid time off to care for a new child, an ill family member or themselves.

Collaborate Cleveland Executive Director Abby Westbrook said the time needed for caregiving often leaves massive assumptions about who is providing care, the time they have to do that and the cost and toll that takes on an individual. Collaborate Cleveland, a local nonprofit focused on women and gender justice across Cleveland, is spearheading the Time to Care Coalition.

“Beyond just these moments of intensive caregiving, this bleeds into all of our day to day — this tension between how we care for ourselves and our families and how we participate in the paid labor force,” said Westbrook. 🗞️

Read the full story, by Faith Boone: https://bit.ly/TheLand_OHSB396

We just published part 3 from Lauren Pacini!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 & 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐫𝐚 🗞️

Read it here: https://bit.ly/TheLand_WarnerSwaseyRebirth