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Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s iconic exhibits return
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The next phase of a roughly $150 million transformation project at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is making its debut.
Each step through the museum’s new Visitor Hall fast-forwards guests millions of years, starting at the dawn of time. A timeline on he floor begins at the parking garage and travels through the more than 14,600 sq. ft. space, with every inch marking a million years in history.
“And you’ll see we’re not quite as important as we might think we are in this whole story,” said Cleveland Museum of Natural History President and CEO Sonia Winner.
Winner said that helps give guests some perspective about decisions that may impact the planet.
“Not only what we eat and what water we drink, and how we go to the grocery store,” she said. “But how we vote, how we think about natural history in a much broader way and how life is so connected.”
Natural light brightens the space with windows showing off plants and the environment that help bring beauty to the Northeast Ohio region.
“But we also want to showcase the future,” Winner said. “What does the future look like for our own health and the health of the planet?”
The first phase of the museum’s renovation opened to the public in December 2022 with the entire project on track to be completed by the end of next year, under budget and two years ahead of schedule. Winner says the museum is still seeking donors and fundraising for the last $20 million needed to finance the project.
The goal is to create a more interactive experience for guests, immersing them in both nature and history.
“You can’t tell the story, for example, of the moon rock, without telling the story that we’re all made of stardust,” Winner said.
The new Visitor Hall is also home to some of the museum’s most well-known exhibits, like Happy, the sauropod skeleton discovered by a museum team in 1954, back on display after a roughly $350,000 makeover.
“There are chemicals that were used when Happy originally came to the museum that are dangerous, and so what we did was we completely refurbished it to make it safe,” Winner said.
It’s the only known adult specimen of its kind, and the display now reflects recent research with changes to the head and tail positions.
“But, the interesting thing about Happy is we have a lot of the bones,” Winner said. “Many museums that you visit have casts, but this is the real thing.”
When the partial skeleton of Lucy was unearthed about 50 years ago by a team led by a former Cleveland Museum of Natural History curator, it was the oldest and most complete early human ancestor discovered.
“She helped us to understand a lot about our evolutionary history, how we started walking on two legs,” said Emma Finestone, assistant curator for the museum.
Lucy now stands near the courageous canine Balto, who led a sled team to deliver medicine to save an Alaskan town in 1919, before he himself was rescued by Clevelanders to enjoy retirement and beyond here in the city.
Earlier this year, scientists with the Zoonomia project shared results of tests on extracted DNA from the heroic husky’s skin to determine the traits that allowed him to survive in the intense blizzard conditions, discovering he was an “Alaskan husky” and more genetically diverse than modern breeds.
“It also showcases that diversity matters,” Winner said. “That all of us that are mutts, it’s survival of the species.”
In total, the museum’s home to more than 5 million objects, with about 80 percent of its collection tied to Ohio.
Winner said she wants to give everyone the chance to see each piece.
“All families, regardless of their income, should have access to science and to authentic information that’s happening to our planet and to our own health,” she said.
The Visitor Hall opens to the public Sunday and will be free for guests to visit daily.
Cleveland and East Cleveland residents can visit the entire museum for free on Sundays through the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation Community Days.
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Explore beautiful Cleveland street art – Kenny previews 2024 Graffiti Street Heart Tour
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — Over 60 murals are beautifying the city of Cleveland thanks to the mission and work of Graffiti HeArt. Fox 8’s Kenny Crumpton gives us a preview of this year’s Graffiti Street Heart Tour which includes six stops and over 16 murals. ‘Changing the world one mural at a time’ is the group’s mission. For information about the tour click here.
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Cleveland officer, ex-DEA agent suspected of unlawfully detaining man at bar they call ‘illegal’
MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A Cleveland Police officer and a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officer are under investigation after police reports say they unlawfully detained a man they called “illegal” in a Medina County bar.
According to a Brunswick Police report, Brunswick Police were on the scene first on April 26 around 11:50 p.m.
The two officers were at Buzzards Roost in Hinckley Township drinking when they got into an argument with the victim.
“I’m not gonna be the guy on the news like, oh you’re on a f****ing security cam this guy ends up blowing the f***ing mall up tomorrow f**k no, don’t care,” one of the involved officers said in a Brunswick police body camera video. “Don’t care who I offend dude.”
Body-camera footage shows the one officer pinning the victim to the ground when Brunswick Police arrived on scene.
“This guy’s not from this country,” the Cleveland police officer told the responding officer. “So we started fighting with him or whatever so here we are he’s holding him down.”
“Well regardless of if he’s from this country or not what happened?” the Brunswick officer asked.
“He’s not from this country,” the CPD officer responded.
Brunswick Police say the two officers detained a man they claim was in the country illegally.
The victim was a 38-year-old from Texas who had a valid Texas ID.
The victim told police the officers took his phone and ID and again pleaded with them about his citizenship.
“They’re drunk and this guy came up to them and started saying some stuff and they’re like oh this guys a terrorist we can’t let him go,” one of the responding officers told another Brunswick officer.
“That’s what I mean,” another Brunswick officer responded. “Does that sound sane to you?”
The Cleveland police officer who participated in the incident was also on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) taskforce at the time.
“Why they pushing me like this?” the Texas man said to police. “Why they try to break my hand? I’m trying to call police all my stuff they take it out from my pocket.”
The 38-year-old man told officers that he was a truck driver who was making a delivery at Aldi, which is right across from the bar. The Texas man said he didn’t have to make the delivery until Monday so he stopped at the bar for a beer.
Police also questioned the bartender.
“They were really being aggressive with him,” the bartender told police. “They really were. When he was sitting here they were trying to snatch his phone. They were turning his arm.”
The man told police he was a refugee from Ethiopia who had been in the United States for 14 years. Officers said he had a valid commercial driver’s license.
“Essentially these guys were over here drunk trying to detain somebody for no reason,” an officer said to another officer.
Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd sent out a release Friday saying the incident was under investigation.
The Cleveland officer is no longer affiliated with the ATF.
The second officer involved in the incident is currently a “special deputy” with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, according to state records.
19 News has reached out to Lake County Sheriff to see if the officer is also under investigation. We have not yet heard back.
19 News also reached out to the DEA, who said the second officer is no longer a part of their agency.
According to a Hinckley Police report, the Medina County Prosecutor’s Office is considering felony abduction charges for both officers. 19 News reached out to the prosecutor’s office but has not heard back yet.
According to Cleveland Police, the FBI is also investigating.
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Newly-hired Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick revealed during his introductory press conferenceon Monday that he is looking to inspire his “Mind The Game” podcast co-host LeBron James to amplify his long range shooting, as Khobi Price of The Orange County Register relays.
The Los Angeles All-Star combo forward connected on a career-best 41 percent of his long range tries this season, although he took “just” 5.1 triple attempts, his fewest since his final season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, 2017-18.
For his career, James is a fairly competent 34.8 percent three point shooter on 4.6 treys a night. He has connected on over 40 percent of his looks just twice, once last season and once in 2012-13.
Redick, of course, emerged as a jump shooting specialist off the ball during his 15 pro seasons with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadlephia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.
A 6-foot-3 off-guard out of Duke, Redick was a 41.5 percent career three point shooter on five attempts a game. During his most efficient season from deep, he connected on 47.5 percent of his 5.7 triple tries a night.
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