Westlake

Westlake City School District is among the districts recognized by the State Board of Education for achieving high performance, outstanding progress and momentum for students. Westlake is one of 27 school districts across the state recognized with the Overall A Award for earning an overall grade of A on the recent State Report Card. Individually, the former Bassett Elementary School ... Read More »

Gardens at Westlake Residence Club has started a Helping Hands Program. The Residents partnered with Dover Animal Hospital in Westlake to make gifts and treats for the pets coming into the hospital. Each month they will choose a new organization to help serve. Read More »

In 1981, local radio station employees became aware of a large number of children missing school in the winter because they did not have warm coats. That November, Coats for Kids – Cleveland was founded when the radio station began soliciting donations of new or like-new winter coats. Since then, millions of dollars have been raised and hundreds of thousands ... Read More »

by Barb Armstrong This year, the Herb Guild Garden Club has decorated a wreath for the GLOW display at the Cleveland Botanical Garden in the University Circle area. Every year area clubs are invited to decorate Christmas trees or wreaths at the botanical garden to exhibit to the public during the holiday season. The Herb Guild Wreath is based on ... Read More »

Westlake Meals on Wheels serves five communities in the area, and was overwhelmed with the generosity from multiple organizations and the general public that donated to a recent Food Drive. The goal was to provide Meals on Wheels recipients with a small supply of non- perishable, easy to prepare food items in the event Meals on Wheels cannot deliver because ... Read More »

It was truly a day of celebration as the University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Auxiliary presented gifts in excess of $121,000 to medical and support needs for the hospital on Dec. 4. The astonishing number was shared at the UH St. John Medical Center Auxiliary Christmas Luncheon hosted at Lakewood Country Club. “It was a lovely afternoon for staff ... Read More »

On Friday, December 6th during Happy Hour at the Gardens at Westlake the residents presented Clague Playhouse with a check for $335. This was from the proceeds of their “Groovin at the Gardens” summer event. The money was from the sale of the tye-dye shirts that the women of Gardens at Westlake hand-made and sold.  Thank you for your hard ... Read More »

The Westlake Fire Dept. has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the deadliest type of heart attack caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart ... Read More »

Sunday was the best day of the year for area Police as well as kids from the community. It was the annual Cops and Kids Day!! Officers from all over the west side raised enough money to take 120 kids from their communities shopping at the North Olmsted Walmart. If you heard a ton of sirens Sunday morning, it was ... Read More »

Two Westlake High School seniors earned recognition from the National YoungArts Foundation as being among the nation’s most accomplished young artists. WHS senior Graeham Guerin was named the finalist in Jazz/Double Bass, while senior Tim Picard was recognized for Jazz Guitar at the Merit Level. The two are among 686 of the nation’s most accomplished young artists in the visual, ... Read More »