Week in Review

Look for the Week in Review every weekend to get up to speed on Cleveland Heights Patch articles you may have missed. See below for briefs of and links to government, arts, education and neighborhood news from around the Heights last week.

• The Ohio Supreme Court of a group trying to stop developers from building on the former Oakwood Country Club land. The court announced Wednesday that it agreed with , which is made up of residents from South Euclid and Cleveland Heights, that South Euclid voters should decide whether the land is rezoned. The court has directed South Euclid to put the decision on the November ballot or repeal the decision to rezone the property. Read how First Interstate Properties, which wants to build on the property, and Citizens For Oakwood .
• The city of Cleveland Heights has that ban firearms from public parks and other ordinances that violate new state gun laws. Gun rights organization last month about these laws, and still plans to pursue the case though the city will try to dismiss the lawsuit. 
• Cleveland Heights City Council has , and hired a lobbying firm to help find more money for that plan and other neighborhood projects.
• Dr. Karen Jaffe was at first nervous to tell people about her condition, concerned it would jeopardize her job as a prominent doctor in the area. Now, she and her husband dedicated to fund research to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
• Tom Morello, former member of Rage Against the Machine, spoke to a teacher about union rights at the before his performance. Watch a .

Browse our news section to see other articles from this week, and don't forget about our announcements section for important information about events, registration deadlines and other community news.