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Free Day of Workshops to be Taught By Local Farmers Fresh Fork Market is a purveyor of local foods through its Farm Buying Club subscription program. Today they are announcing their new event: Farm Fair 2013. Farm Fair will be an all day event that is geared toward teaching the public how to grow their own food. The event is set ... Read More »

These programs are free of charge and open to individuals diagnosed with cancer, their families and loved ones at The Center for Body, Mind & Spirit at Mercy Cancer Center, 41201 Schaden Road, Elyria. Services are available regardless of where patients receive treatment. Mercy Cancer Center is now affiliated with University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. The Center for Body, Mind ... Read More »

On 03/31/2013, at 0322 hours, Bay Village Police received a call from a motorist who reported there was a male sleeping on the bridge on Wolf Rd. near Cahoon. Responding officers located an intoxicated 21 year old male sleeping on the bridge. He was arrested for Disorderly Conduct-Intoxication. He will face charges at Rocky River Municipal Court. On 03/29/2013, at 2243 hours, Bay ... Read More »

Westlake High School, under the guidance of World Language teacher Anne-Frances Zaborniak Budz, recently established its own Socieded Honoraria Hispanica, an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and Portuguese. Sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, there are about 2,000 active chapters nationally. The group recognizes high achievement of high school students in ... Read More »

MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS EARN NATIONAL GOLD MEDALS  Westlake High School senior art student Julianne Aprile and Lee Burneson Middle School eighth grader Ben Sposet received national Gold Medal awards in the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.  Julianne won a Gold Medal for her painting, “Rust Belt.” She also was named the American Visions award winner for Cuyahoga County, ... Read More »

Westlake High School’s Varsity Academic Challenge team finished undefeated (7-0) in their bracket at the Firestone High School Spring Invitational Tournament on March 23.  The team is now qualified for the Ohio Academic Competition Regional Tournament on April 20 at Olmsted Falls High School. Regional winners and runners-up will advance to the state championship on May 4 at Columbus State ... Read More »

CLEVELAND — Human rights activist Enrique Morones will discuss immigration issues at noon on Thursday, March 28, at Cuyahoga Community College’s ® Western Campus. His talk is free and open to students, faculty, alumni and community members.  Morones is the founder of Border Angels, an all-volunteer group which places food, water and other provisions in the desert on the border ... Read More »

2.3 Million Americans are “Long-Distance Caregivers” for people with Alzheimer’s; Costs for Long-Distance Caregivers are Almost Twice as High  CLEVELAND, OHIO –  According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2013 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts& Figures report released today, one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia in the United States. The new report shows that while deaths from other major diseases, such ... Read More »

Lakewood, Ohio – The joyous voices of two of Greater Cleveland’s gospel groups will ring from the rafters on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at a brunch at Vosh Lakewood to benefit North Coast Health Ministry, a Lakewood-based charitable health center serving the low-income uninsured. The gospel brunch event will feature the sounds of “One Voice” and “The Tralalas” in concert ... Read More »

The Ohio Association of REALTORS reports that the number of single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement in February rose for the 22nd consecutive month compared to the results from the prior year. ”The trend lines for the Ohio housing sector are extremely positive and reflective of a marketplace that is making significant strides in its on-going recovery effort,” said ... Read More »