Jan. 31, 2007: News Sports Insights
 













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Published January 31, 2007
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Left: Cleveland Indians third baseman Andy Marte is welcomed by young Tribe fans during a visit to Lakewood Catholic Academy Jan. 24. Right: Student Madison Mayer shows her team spirit. (Photos by Larry Bennet)
Tribe talks baseball with kids
LAKEWOOD — Three Cleveland Indians players, including All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore, visited Lakewood Catholic Academy to answer students' questions about the game of baseball.
Glenn master plan calls for
redevelopment of Fairview Park property
NASA logoWESTSHORE — A new master plan drafted by Glenn Research Center employees would bring significant changes to the NASA campus, including the redevelopment of its property north of Brookpark Road into a public outreach area. However, a Fairview Park official reacted to the master plan report with caution.
Finally! Connection coming
Meeting to reveal Crocker-Stearns timetable
WESTSHORE — To Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough, the coming Crocker-Stearsn connection will be the culmination of many years hard work. “There literally hasn’t been a day in my 20 years in office that there hasn’t been some thought about the Crocker-Stearns connection work,” Clough said. “A lot of people have been working on this for a long time.”

Quiet zone may not require safety measures
ROCKY RIVER — To the surprise of officials, a new study by the city consulting engineer’s office found that Rocky River may implement a rail quiet zone without adding any coslty supplemental safety measures

Businesses receptive to Lorain enhancements
photoFAIRVIEW PARK — Local business owners seemed open to an engineering firm's recommendations that parking lots be reconfigured so that vehicles do not block the entrances to stores.

Sports
Lake Erie to be filled with Monster excitement
logoCavaliers owner Dan Gilbert's American Hockey League franchise, which begins play at Quicken Loans Arean this October, will be called the Lake Erie Monsters. Management is confident this team will succeed where recent hockey franchises have failed.
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Bay Village, Westlake teens perform at rock hall
Elephant in the Living Room, whose indie-rock sound is influenced by groups such as the Talking Heads, Modest Mouse, and Radiohead, has competed in the final of the High School Rock-Off band contest for two consecutive years.

 
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