Around the Patch: Squirrels, Deer, Pitbulls & the Origins of Hip-Hop

1. , Solon is having trouble with its deer population.

With Solon officials poised to , opponents of lethal deer control methods have gathered signatures to have an ordinance, the Deer Preservation Act, put on the ballot in November.

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Would you like to see a similar issue on the ballot this November in Mentor?

2. Speaking of animals and ordinances, a proposed pit bull ordinance in Lakewood has reopened some old wounds.

About a half-dozen people attended the city council’s public safety committee meeting Monday night to express their dissatisfaction with a  in the ordinance.

Some of them still have questions about the new proposal, while others want to repeal the breed-specific legislation altogether.

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3. Sticking with the fauna, Brecksville Patch Columnist Kathy Morris Bakhshi wrote about what to do

4. Finally, on the history of hip-hop dance.

May I nominate as the location for an encore class?