Fallscast

It feels like only yesterday that we recorded our live 50th episode at the Jenks building, and now we've reached #100.

*The birthday of Front Street opening to traffic.

*The passing of Tommy Piros, the creator of the Cuyahoga Falls Fest.

*Dinner service resumes at Blue Door Cafe under new chef, David Chin.

*Pie-in-the-face storytime at Cuyahoga Falls Library in honor of reaching 1.2 million minutes read this summer.

*Cuyahoga Falls Library community survey on August 5 and receive a free Dilly Bar.

*Third annual fire truck pull.

*National Night Out on August 1 in the Natatorium parking lot.

*New management of the Linda Theater in Akron.

*Pauly Shore at the Goodyear Theater.

*Want to hear yourself on Cuyahoga Falls' radio station, 96.1 WCFL?

*Bart interviews Mayor Don Walters about upcoming projects in the city and the anniversary of Front Street. This will be released as a separate part due to technical difficulties. Keep an eye out for that in the coming week.

Thank you for listening to this episode and we are especially thankful to those loyal listeners who have stayed tuned since the beginning. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, or are a musician wishing to showcase your music on the podcast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interim music: "100 years" by Five for Fighting (2004).

Sound effects in introduction ℗2023 Pixabay. Royalty free.

There's nothing better than the quintessential 100th episode than 99!

*Bigfoot returns!

*New owners of Ryes and Shine, previously the Silver Swan

*Hydrant flushing this week

*American Rescue Plan Act Community Improvement grants for Cuyahoga Falls businesses. Contact Mary Spaugy via email at [email protected] or via telephone at 330-971-8137 for more information

*The Humane Society of Summit County moving to Cuyahoga Falls

*Restoration of Fire Station #1 and the Natatorium

*Proposed fire tower

*Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park hosting talk by James Yskamp at Happy Days Lodge about our history of relying on environmentally destructive economic development

*The 6th Annual Cuyahoga Falls 3-On-3 Basketball Tournament

*Signatures delivered to Frank Larose for reproductive freedom

*Chicago-based marching band Mucca Pazza at the Jenks building on July 14

*Faces on Front gallery show at Jenks building July 13

*Crafty Mart will host pop-up Night Market at downtown pavilion July 28 from 6-10pm

*Funny Stop co-owner Pete Barakat passed away on Tuesday

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, or are a musician wishing to showcase your music on the podcast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: “Bigfoot and Wildboy" theme song (1976).

This Father's Day speed round includes news about:

*DORA

*Float the River July 4th holiday weekend

*Free community pop-up event on South State Road June 25

*New mural being commissioned to Kimmy Henderson for Metropolis Popcorn.

*Artist award reception for Cuyahoga Valley Art Center Floral & Landscape Exhibition

*Ice cream social with the Northeast Ohio Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

*Lizzie: the Musical at Akron Civic Theater.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, or are a musician wishing to showcase your music on the podcast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: “Papa Don't Preach” performed by Steven Charles Boone (2011).

*Lateesha Black indicted on 13 federal counts of aiding and assisting in the creation and submission of fraudulent tax records and one count of attempting to obstruct investigations against her

*Schools offering summer meals program to students June 6-July 7

*Silver Swan is now Ryes and Shine.

*Bolich 8th grade class cleaned up Kelsey Creek

*Cuyahoga Falls Electric system won the 3rd place Excellence in Safety Award and Diamond level designation from American Municipal Power

*First annual Celtic Clash of the Hurlers at Clifford Stadium during Irish Fest.

*Colide: Cuyahoga Falls recognized as an Arts Alive award recipient by Summit Artspace

*Auditions for ANTIC's "Little Women"

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, or are a musician wishing to showcase your music on the podcast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: "Casper the Friendly Ghost" performed by Peter Pan Orchestra and Chorus (1963)

On this bonus episode, Bart interviews Kristina Mollica, area representative for CASE: Cultural Academic Student Exchange program.

You can learn more about CASE by visiting their website or by contacting Kristina.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, or are a musician wishing to showcase your music on the podcast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

*Happy Belated Mothers' Day

*Congratulations Patrick Catanese!

*DTCF Partnership Executive Director Kaylee Piper wins awards last week

*New board members and changes for the DTCF Partnership

*Police Officers Memorial Service Wednesday @10am

*Falls Firefighters Showdown June 2.

*Cuyahoga Falls Library offering free menstrual products.

*The summer reading program

*Renaming Portage Trail

*Cuyahoga Falls' connection to Alberta, Canada

*The Gear Up program

*The Tiki Flea

*Emmy-nominated short documentary “Valley View: Restoring The Missing Link."

*Falls Downtown Fridays

**Bart interviews Carl Sobocinski, area representative for Greenheart Exchange program, about how families in Cuyahoga Falls can open their home to bright scholarship students looking to study in our area. (33:48). You can learn more about the program at https://greenheartexchange.org.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, or are a musician wishing to showcase your music on the podcast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: “Cuyahoga Falls" by Von Sleight.

Discussion about:

*Paddle Park

*Electric lawn mowers

*The increase in cost for the new school building

*Mary Nichols-Rhodes filling the Council-at-Large vacancy

*The Spring Sustainability Expo

*Cuyahoga Falls Police Department's new anonymous tip texting line.

*The Firefighter memorial groundbreaking ceremony

*Harvest Yoga Wellfest

*DORA passing

*Cleveland Orchestra's gift from the Maltz family foundation to help Blossom

*Oddmall at Underhill Games.

*Cuyahoga Falls City School District honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation.

*Local author Dallas Nypaver's debut novel "Sins of Our Fathers."

*Reading

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: “Ohio Polka” by Frank Yankovic and his Yanks from the Internet Archive Python Library.

We took an extra week off for the Easter holiday and return with an extra special long episode on current Cuyahoga Falls news, including:

*B&K Root Beer stand under new ownership

*Cuyahoga Falls City School Board rescinds their recent measure concerning the school lunch policy

*Public hearing concerning the  Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) at this week's city council meeting (April 17)

*The city has partnered with Rubber City Reuse to provide discounted composting services to local residents and businesses

*Spring Cleanup will run from May 1-12 for local sanitation customers

*Citywide Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, April 22, 10am-12pm

*The River Rat Revelry gathering of Friends of the Crooked River to learn about the Gorge Dam and breeding endangered species in the Cuyahoga Watershed.

*Drug take-back day Saturday, April 22, 10am-2pm at the rear entrance of the police station

*The Forge fire service training

*Gear Up for behind-the-scenes tours of the city's operations

*Cuyahoga Falls Fest, April 29 at the Gorge

*Early bird Water Works season passes

*Partnership with Building for Tomorrow’s (BFT) ConnectHome Digital Inclusion Project, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA), and Woodridge Local Schools to provide WiFi-enabled devices and no cost internet service to underserved communities in Cuyahoga Falls.

*Parks & Rec's Mom Prom, May 5 at the Downtown Pavilion.

*"Say it Loud" from Millennial Theater Project at the Jenks building Wednesday, May 10

*Auditions for Point of No Return Improv Wednesday, April 19 at the Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture in Akron

*Free Comic Book Day, May 6, at JC Comics and Anime.

*The All-City Art Walk this [Correction from show discourse: this Wednesday]

**Bart interviews Danielle Sawat from Shelf Life bookstore, and Danielle Welling, Marketing & PR Manager at Cuyahoga Falls Library, about the 2nd Annual Local Lit Fest (35:50)

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: "Ohio" from The Brak Show.

How does one keep a podcast discussion going when they're having too much fun? The answer: this episode.

*A new ordinance amendment concerning residents' allowance of chickens

*The Watson Speakeasy (no spoilers)

*The annual egg dash on April 8

*The Spring Fling Family Dance on April 14

*Sensory family night at the Workz

*Solar-powered tables downtown

*The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad at this year's All-City Art Walk.

*Issue 1 of "Gum the comic."

*Kids summer art camps at Cuyahoga Valley Art Center.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: "I Never Harmed an Onion" sung by Rowlf the Dog.

We have a hefty amount of discussion on news from the last few weeks, such as:

*The end of the Falls News Press

*More information about the Pavonna's Pizza fire

*Cuyahoga Falls Chamber of Commerce executive director stepping down

*Jodie Hausmann as the new CFCSD Assistant Superintendant

*The seed sharing library at Cuyahoga Falls Library

*Lucky Cat Cafe

*The Front Street Bar Crawl

*Energy-efficient vehicles

*Downtown Cuyahoga Falls Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area

*Flock Cameras

*Millennial Theater Project's presentation of "Pride and Prejudice" at the Akron Civic Theater March 24-26.

*The All-City Art Walk, April 19.

*The 2nd Annual Local Lit Fest from Shelf Life.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. If you are interested in volunteering with on The Falls Free Press or the Fallscast, drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interum music: “Who are You” by MondayHopes. ℗2021 Pixabay Music. Royalty free.