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The vision of the Westshore Regional CERT (WSC) is to make our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to be both disaster resistant and disaster resilient. To further that vision and our mission, the WSC has launched a new website, www.westshorecert.org. Much of the design and content was developed by a committee of team members over the last year. Serving ... Read More »

TO ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR: A Special Meeting of the Bay Village City Council will be held on Monday, July 8, 2013, at 6 p.m., in the Council Chambers of Bay Village City Hall, 350 Dover Center Road, to take action on the items listed below: 1.  Pledge of Allegiance/ Mr. Miller 2.  Roll Call 3.  Announcements/Audience ... Read More »

On 07/07/2013, at 2123 hours, BVPD officers were called to the Bay Village Skate and Bike Park for a fight.  There was an argument between 14 and 16 year old males over a bicycle.  Officers settle the dispute and returned the bike to the owner. On 07/07/2013, at 0056 hours, a BVPD officer was flagged down by a 15-year old ... Read More »

Popular Westlake Art Festival to Celebrate 20th-Anniversary and Expects More Than 15,000 to Attend This Weekend Now twenty years strong, the St. John Medical Center Festival of the Arts will bring more than 200 fine artists and craftpersons from across the country to Westlake. The 2013 Festival of the Arts will welcome the community on the following dates and times: ... Read More »

The best of Cleveland has come to the West Side. That is the only way to describe Bistro83, the upscale culinary delight now open at Mills Road and Route 83 at the Avon-North Ridgeville line. With Executive Chef Jon Frommeyer in the kitchen and General Manager Jeremy Kavc assuring excellence, Bistro83 is now home to everything from mouth-watering gourmet scallops ... Read More »

The Westshore Campus of Cuyahoga Community College in Westlake was home to the school’s changing of the guard Thurs., June 27 as outgoing President Jerry Sue Thornton assumed President Emeritus status and new President Dr. Alex Johnson was sworn in. “I thank you for your support of my presidential leadership and guidance you provided me as we worked to achieve ... Read More »

Meadowood Golf course was vandalized on the night of June 23. A controller for the sprinkler system was damaged, as were greens, flags, and trash cans. A disgusting sicko even moved his bowels into the fifth hole. That’s a sign of a perverted or deeply disturbed person. Get some mental help quick. A number of bicycles were found missing from ... Read More »

Peter Miller House Museum’s  first July open house will be Monday, July 8th at 6:30 p.m. tour and 7 p.m. program.  Gary Gerrone, local Avon Laker,  will play his guitar and sing   “Songs of the Civil War” . Come and take the tour of the museum and flower gardens. The wild flower, herb garden and fence garden at the museum ... Read More »

Ohio Association of REALTORS reports that the number of single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement in May rose for the 25th consecutive month compared to the results from the prior year. “With each passing month, we’re continuing to make steady, significant progress in rebuilding a solid foundation for stable, growing housing marketplace in Ohio,” said OAR President Thomas J. ... Read More »

On 06/28/2013, at 1739 hrs, a Drake resident reported that someone stole all of her credit cards while she was out running errands.  She was not sure where the theft occurred.  The thief used her cards at numerous locations around the area making several thousand dollars in purchases.  Police are investigating. On 06/26/2013, at 1319 hrs, a resident called to ... Read More »