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The city will seek a $500,000 state grant that it will use to add a new left-turn lane at the intersection of Clague Road and Maple Ridge Road as a way to ease traffic congestion.
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Mighty Goliath Productions, a supporter of the Avon Lake City Schools Performing Arts programs, is presenting a two-act musical based on Nickelodeon’s “The SpongeBob Musical” presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
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The West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church will offer a labyrinth walk on Feb. 19 as a way to quiet and center the mind and open it to contemplation and prayer.
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The smell of fresh pizza has arrived at Detroit Avenue. Boom’s Pizza opened this Tuesday at the corner of Detroit and Warren Road next to the Melt,
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LakewoodAlive will host a space mission theme fundraiser at the Lakewood Masonic Temple on Feb. 25.
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The theme of Thursday’s City Council meeting was dominated by how the city goes forward to legislate land use plans and the redistricting of its wards.
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Verizon customers are likely familiar with dropped calls when in Westlake due to several “dead zones.” The company hopes to correct the problem this year by adding eight small-cell locations throughout the city.
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The Cuyahoga County Treasurer office has extended the deadline to pay first-half 2022 property to Feb. 9, an extension from the original Jan. 26 deadline.
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The West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church will offer a labyrinth walk on Feb. 19 as a way to quiet and center the mind and open it to contemplation and prayer.
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A new audio system and rubberized gym floor have been added to the Parkview Early Education Center, two of three improvement projects at the building. The third project, a rubberized surface for the toddler playground, will be undertaken later this spring in warmer weather.
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Twenty-two Bay HIgh School students received 39 awards in the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards, with 17 receiving Gold Key awards, 11 Silver Key awards and 11 Honorable Mentions. The Gold Key award is the highest honor of distinction in this competition.
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Three cherished military memorials are back on display in front of the Old Town Hall on Center Ridge Road.
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City Councilman Mark Spaetzel is the first to declare his candidacy for the city’s mayor after Greg Zilka’s 12th year in office ends with his retirement this year.
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Bay Village’s newest business, Green Farm Juicery, wants to help you eat healthier. The juice bar will serve cold-pressed juices, wellness waters, milks, smoothies, açaí bowls and healthy snacks. All will be organic, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free and made fresh on-site. The shop at 27245 Wo…
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A raucous Jan. 9 Lorain County Commissioners meeting, whereby commissioners reversed a previous vote approving an $8 million contract for a first-responders radio communications system, reflected the discord the issue has sparked among the three commissioners.
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Nearly half of the residents in a citywide poll said they want to save the natatorium at the Gemini Center, even if it means raising their taxes.
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The 41 neglected beagles that animal officers rescued from poor conditions in a Waterbury Road home on Dec. 19 are up for adoption and many have already found new homes.
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A new dental clinic is coming to the city.
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If you’re like me, you hate sitting in your car and staring at the lifeless red eye of a traffic signal. Idling at a red light is a waste of time, gas and my patience.
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Superintendent Michael Shoaf shared the academic successes of the previous year, promising to bring the same success and commitment to the district in the new year, during a one-hour state of the school address at the Umerley Civic Center last week.
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Imagine a sports dynasty that never has lost a game in its conference.
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Culver’s Restaurant is one of 13 businesses that Mayor Kevin Corcoan expects to open this year in the city.
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Everything must go! The going-out-of-business sale at Portables has kept Manager Barbara Gauthier busy since it started on Jan. 2. The shop’s discount increased to 60% last week, and between Jan. 10 and Jan. 12, over 200 shoppers made a purchase.
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Westlake High School students participated in a Winter Sports Pep Rally and Powder Puff Volleyball Game on Friday at the High School. The powderpuff game was played by the juniors and seniors, with the juniors winning after a difficult start. All grades attended the rally, with freshmen dres…
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The Bay Village Board of Education meeting, the Bay Village Education Foundation presented three grants worth nearly $3,000 to three teachers within the Bay Village City School District. The three teachers awarded grants are Ron Rutt, Technology Teacher at Bay High School; Jennifer Carney, G…
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Big changes are happening within the Westlake Board of Education: a new president and vice president were appointed at the Dec. 11 meeting.
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Expect to pay more this year if you’re going to the pool, Lake House and Folger House.
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What is the future of Lorain Road? North Olmsted officials and City Architecture Inc. of Cleveland are exploring the possibilities.
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Robert Kelly will retire Friday as director of Westlake’s engineering department after 31 years. He was hired in 1992, when he was only 32 years old.
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Portables, the well-loved gift shop inside Westlake Porter Public Library, is closing.
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Mathnasium is coming to Rocky River, opening at River Plaza on Center Ridge Road at River Plaza on Feb. 1. Programs are open for enrollment.
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City Council has authorized the Public Works Department to seek bids from concrete and asphalt contractors for its annual street repaving program, this year budgeted at $2.5 million. The streets that will be redone have not been chosen yet, but the public works department anticipates knowing…
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Twelve Rocky River High School students earned a total of 18 awards from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional contest hosted by the Cleveland Institute of Art. The students won five Gold Awards, four Silver Awards and nine Honorable Mention Awards.
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City Council adopted new parking ban legislation last month that will affect drivers when 2 inches or more of snow falls.
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After five years of her “Aging Gracefully” program, Avon Lake resident Kathryn Eyring has started a new project to foster healthy habits for people of all ages.
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West Shore Meals On Wheels has reached a milestone: 50 years of service to West Shore communities.
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I’m pretty happy with the progress of my resolutions this year. I was determined to get back into exercising, especially when it comes to my favorite group exercise, Jazzercise. I have started back going at least every other day. Soon, I hope to up that to five or six days a week. My goal is…
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The city may be reaching the build-out of its existing available commercial areas with the addition of two new businesses set to open in the first quarter of 2023.
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Rocky River High School’s swim team is one of the best in the Westshore area. Last year, the Pirates finished second in the state, and hope to repeat that feat in the state meet in March. Last week, the boys and girls teams defeated Fairview Park to run their Great Lakes Conference record to…
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The school board discussed updating its 10-year-old Safe Routes to School Plan at the Dec. 20 meeting.
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City Council adopted new parking ban legislation last month that will affect drivers when 2 inches or more of snow falls.
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I have a strange hobby: I like to visit graves of well-known or semi-well-known people.
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Salmon Dave’s Pacific Grille will be closed for at least a month as the popular seafood restaurant on Old Lake Road goes through a floor-to-ceiling remodeling.
