Daily Wire

Fairview Hospital Completes Final Phase of Construction

  Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital completed the final phase of construction on its new $83 emergency department and intensive care unit expansion. The new building opened in June of last year after more than two years of construction. On December 31, Fairview opened a new spacious main lobby and concourse which easily connects to the rest of the hospital. Several ... Read More »

Westlake Police: Guns, Knives, Weed & Fraud

On Jan. 7 at 4:35PM, a 22-year-old Cleveland man was stopped for speeding and expired plates on I-90 in Westlake. He was found to have warrants from 3 police departments and to be on parole for robbery. In the car was a loaded .25 cal semi-automatic handgun, and a small amount of marijuana. As a convicted felon, he may not ... Read More »

Senator Patton Announces Statewide Youth Drug Prevention Initiative

COLUMBUS– State Senator Tom Patton (R–Strongsville) today announced the formation of a statewide youth drug prevention effort in cooperation with Ohio Governor John Kasich and First Lady Karen Kasich. The program, START TALKING, works to eradicate youth drug use through prevention. Research shows that youth are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs when parents and adults talk ... Read More »

Human Trafficking: State-Wide Awareness Campaign

    Ohio Gov. John Kasich has forwarded several links in a campaign to stop human trafficking. Here is his email:   Friday, January 10, 2014 Effort seeks awareness of human trafficking By Jessie Balmert COLUMBUS — Gov. John Kasich launched a statewide human trafficking awareness campaign to help Ohioans recognize the signs of sex and labor trafficking in their ... Read More »

FEMA Preparedness Advice from Mayor Sutherland

  Bay Village Mayor Debbie Sutherland passes along the following information from Darryl Madden, Director of the FEMA Ready Campaign: For many, the New Year is a time for setting goals and making new resolutions for the year to come. If you are anything like me, each year you find yourself resolving to achieve a healthier lifestyle – eating right, ... Read More »

Rules Eased for Health FSAs

Recent changes announced by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) modify the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule that applies to health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs). Plan sponsors will now have the option of allowing participants in health FSAs to carry over up to $500 of unused funds in a health FSA to the following plan year. Background Health FSAs are tax-advantaged employer-provided benefit plans ... Read More »

Nirvana Pizza in Bay: Great Pizza & Happy Thoughts

Friendly faces, lively music and scrumptious aromas meet you as soon as you walk through the door at Bay Village’s new Nirvana Pizza. “I want our customers to know that I appreciate that they chose Nirvana. I only go to places where they make me feel that way, so I want our customers to feel that way, too,” says proprietor ... Read More »

Cuyahoga County Announces More Than $138,000 in New Communications Equipment for Westshore Police Departments

CLEVELAND – Expanding his efforts to streamline and modernize public safety efforts, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald today announced that Westshore Police Departments will receive 54 new radios and chargers – totaling $138,329.10 in advanced equipment for first responders. “Cuyahoga County’s first responders should always be able to use the best technology available in order to protect themselves and keep ... Read More »

VILLAGE PROJECT OPEN HOUSE

  2013 was a busy and exciting year for the Village Project! Life became especially full when we signed the lease on our new Village Project home in early July. The summer found VP volunteers painting, lifting, lugging, cleaning, fundraising, and doing whatever was needed to ready our new home – all while  continuing to tend to VP gardens, cook ... Read More »

Bay Schools: Please Take the Pledge

  Bay Village parents have announced a signatory pledge drive directed towards increased parental engagement to help reduce substance abuse among the community’s youth. The pledge form is on the Bay Village School District website at: http://www.bayvillageschools.com/BayVillageParentPledge Due to the unfortunate presence of alcohol and drug use among the youth in Bay Village and surrounding communities, the Bay Village PTA ... Read More »