Westlake

Graduating Westlake High School senior Rudy Keppler was accepted for the Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange program that will offer him a chance to attend a year of school in Germany, participate in a vocational program and expose him to work experience through an internship with a Germany company. Annually more than 300 American high school students receive full scholarships to ... Read More »

Amateur lumberjacking by a Columbia Rd. man turned out badly for his neighbor on April 27, report Westlake Police. His 7:33 p.m. attempt to fell a tree in his yard went awry; it took down the electrical supply line to his neighbor’s house. CEI was notified, and the respective insurance companies will handle any repair costs.   Altercation A Bordeaux ... Read More »

Left turns off of Detroit Rd. at Bradley are prohibited at all times while the intersection is being widened. The project is slated to wrap up in October. Detroit Rd. drivers wishing to access Bradley should consider this alternate route: Westbound Detroit drivers should turn right onto Cedarwood Dr., which loops around to Bradley Rd. Eastbound Detroit drivers should continue ... Read More »

Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) kicked off an ambitious ‘Route 71 Tour’ by making stops in Fairview Park, North Olmsted, and Westlake on Monday, April 21. The Route 71 Tour consists of a series of stops at businesses along 71 throughout the week. Rep. Renacci toured Hyland, creator of OnBase in Westlake. He also made stops at Reserves Network in Fairview ... Read More »

Westlake High School art student Rachelle Bish took the Best of Show award in the 16th District Congressional Art Competition. Rachelle, a WHS senior, won for her digital work, “Southern Cassowary.” Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent. Students submit entries to their representative’s office and panels of ... Read More »

Westlake Porter Public Library’s May, 2014 calendar of events: Friday, May 2 (10-11 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. OR 1-2 p.m.)Connecting for Kids “Teach Me to Play”—Experts from the Cuyahoga Board of Developmental Disabilities will lead this playgroup for children 3-6 years (siblings welcome). Its focus is teaching parents how to help their children engage in play and interact with peers, ... Read More »

The Westlake Tree Commission held its second Arbor Day poster contest, awarding six Parkside Intermediate School fifth-grade students with ribbons for their posters and essays about “Why trees are important to the City of Westlake.” Out of 23 entries, the winning entries came from Ian Healey, Paul Rossander, Gabriel Samide, Sarah Hamed, Neil Thakkar and Macey Chatterton. These students received ... Read More »

The 6th annual Taste of Westlake was a hit! Hundreds of Westlake community members gathered to support Citizens for Westlake Schools, a civic action committee formed to promote and support the Excellence of Westlake Schools, at Wagner’s of Westlake last Thursday, April 24.. 18 of Westlake’s best eating establishments provided  food for the 6th annual event for guests to try. ... Read More »

Westlake High School’s The Green and White student newspaper was recently recognized by the Ohio Scholastic Media Association for its work in 2013. The Green and White earned a second place overall, and several individual staff members were recognized for their work:         Pierce Gleespen was rated excellent in newswriting         Julia Ferra was rated superior for news photo         Emily Simon was ... Read More »

    A Cleveland woman’s parked 2003 Toyota Matrix was struck repeatedly around 1:18 a.m. on April 20 while parked at a Detroit Road. tavern according to Westlake Police.  Evidence left at the scene shows the suspect vehicle to be a 2005-2010 white Toyota Scion which will have front end and possibly undercarriage damage. The victim’s car was struck with ... Read More »