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Fan experiences and a parade lead up to the ceremony on August 6.

Check out bright lights at the zoo with the Asian Lantern Festival or relax at the Kent Blues Fest this weekend.

From the 2022 Cleveland Tall Ships Festival to Tipsy Yoga at Royal Docks Brewing Company, Northeast Ohio has several arts and culture events this week. Here are five suggestions.

The proposed streetcar would connect downtown Canton to the Akron-Canton Airport, with stops at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village and Belden Village shopping area. The project is expected to cost between $50 million and $100 million, according to officials.

The council committee had a discussion about tackling juvenile crime which they perceive has increased; A Canton nonprofit delivering affordable groceries to low-income residents had to halt delivery due to car part theft from its vehicles; Lordstown closes $230M deal with Foxcon.

New maps for state House and Senate districts have once again been ruled unconstitutionally gerrymandered by the Ohio Supreme Court; County Executive Armond Budish and county council members have outlined plans for spending $27 million in federal stimulus funds; Summit County’s program that provides financial help for residents having trouble paying their rent or utility bills due to the pandemic is getting a boost; and more stories.

An arrest has been made in the 2020 shooting death of an 18-year-old Akron woman; Peloton is ending its plans to open its first U.S. factory in Ohio; a court has allowed federally funded family planning clinics to continue to make abortion referrals for now; and more stories.

The museum received the largest grant possible through the American Rescue Plan Act and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The ABJ will be moving to a digital-only edition on Mondays.

There are more than 6,150 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ohio; Gov. Mike DeWine has mobilized additional Ohio National Guard members to staff more drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites; a group seeking to legalize possessing and growing marijuana in Ohio has failed to gather enough signatures to put the issue in front of state lawmakers; and more stories.