Westlake

City of Westlake Engineer Bob Kelly recently released a video reporting on three community improvements. Flood Plain Improvements: Improvements to 2 million cubic foot Dover Ditch water quality basin along the southeast corner of Crocker and Center Ridge will lower the floodplain in the area by about 30 inches, reducing area flooding. Ball Field Renovations: Four modern baseball fields with ... Read More »

Lakewood Elks Lodge #1350 located at 24350 Center Ridge Rd in Westlake recently awarded its $6,000 Beacon and Gratitude Grants obtained through the Elks National Foundation, Inc. to Connecting for Kids to fund the local nonprofit’s Ask Us program. This program serves Northeast Ohio families who have questions or concerns about their child aged 12 or younger. Ask Us is staffed by three ... Read More »

Information courtesy of the City of Westlake, www.CityofWestlake.org. The Westlake Youth Advisory Board and Community Services staff worked together recently to create homemade valentines and assemble gift bags for 100 unsuspecting senior residents. The bags were filled with chocolates, cookies, hot cocoa and an old-fashioned blank valentine and pen to encourage the lucky recipients to “pay-it-forward.” The bags also contained ... Read More »

Information courtesy of the City of Westlake, www.CityofWestlake.org. The inaugural “Bounty Day” distribution event was a resounding success for the Westlake Community Services Department. Volunteers from Grace Baptist Church in Westlake pitched in to load up more than two dozen cars curbside during the event. In addition to the sense of satisfaction that goes along with helping others, the volunteers ... Read More »

Drive-Thru Testing Available Beginning at 11 a.m. Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be offered Thursday, March 4, at the Westshore Campus of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) through a partnership with Care Alliance Health Center. Testing begins at 11 a.m. each day. No testing will be done after 2 p.m. It is recommended that individuals arrive at least an hour before the ... Read More »

Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s early March 2021 calendar of events. All programs are subject to change. Please check westlakelibrary.org or follow the library on Facebook and Twitter (@WestlakePorter) for the latest updates. Monday, March 1 (9 a.m.-9 p.m.) Baby-sitter’s Club Activity Bag Pick Up: Kristy’s Bag – Calling all Babysitters! Welcome to the Baby-sitters Club. Pick up your ... Read More »

For David Diaz, 43, of Olmsted Township, the evening of Sept. 23 was initially like any other. But, things soon changed. After going to bed as his usual time, he was awakened in the middle of the night by a tingling sensation in his arm. Thinking that he must’ve slept on it wrong, he tried to shake it off. But, ... Read More »

As contractors tear down Westlake’s Dover Elementary School over the coming weeks, former students, teachers and administrators agree that relationships created over its 70-year history will continue to stand. Tim Barrett, Dover’s Principal for 11 years until its June 2019 closure, said, “It was a neat old building. It had character and so did the people in it.” Not everything ... Read More »

Life is unpredictable and change is always filled with uncertainty. Between the two, you’re probably dealing with more on your plate than you can swallow. But you aren’t alone. Many Americans are dealing with record-high reported stress levels. Making small adjustments is key to managing your stress and there is no reason you can’t thrive through troubled times. Tips for ... Read More »

Bay’s Lt. Palmer Earns Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police Honor As a new graduate of the 14-month Certified Law Enforcement Executive (CLEE) program, Lt. Mark Palmer of the Bay Village Police Dept. recently reached a high level of professional accomplishment. Lt. Palmer was one of 29 CLEE’s who was honored during the Live Stream graduation ceremony that was held ... Read More »