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Bubbly Bust for Westlake Champagne Thief

A Westlake shoplifter who decided to shove champagne into his pants is this week’s candidate for ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous.” The Giant Eagle state liquor agency at 30664 Detroit Rd. has had 4 bottles of champagne worth $240 stolen on Dec. 27 by the male shown in the still photo, report Police. He shoved them into his pants ... Read More »

Avon Encourages Heroin Awareness Through Art and Social Media

All across our state, many people are doing what they can to combat the heroin epidemic. In Avon, city officials and community health leaders have teamed up with an Ohio artist who is using his creative talents to join the fight for recovery in a different way. Ohio artist Ryan Poignon will display his traveling sculpture at 36744 Detroit Road ... Read More »

Love For Larissa: Middle School Service Project Benefits Soldier Serving Overseas

When seventh-grade math teacher Taylor Ratliff’s best friend and college roommate shipped out with her U.S. Army unit to Kuwait, Ratliff knew she wanted to do something to help her friend adjust to her new surroundings. She brought up the idea of a collection of items to her middle school team as a class service project, and the idea took ... Read More »

Community West Foundation Grant Helps Connecting for Kids Expand Programming to Lakewood

Parenting the Anxious Child will be held on Tuesday, March 21 at Grant Elementary School Connecting for Kids, a local nonprofit that provides education and support to families with concerns about their child, has recently expanded into Lakewood offering its popular Music Therapy & MoreSM and Elementary ExperiencesSM at the Lakewood Public Library and its Speaker Series at Lakewood City Schools. All of ... Read More »

Bullying Book Signing Party Avon Lake Feb. 28

A special book signing will take place Feb. 28 at Westview Elementary School in Avon Lake, 155 Moore Road. We all know bullying is a problem in our society, but a group of first-graders at Westview Elementary are taking a positive approach to the issue and are learning some valuable lessons along the way. First-grade students from Liz Baker’s class recently published ... Read More »

Herb Guild Garden Club

The Herb Guild Garden Club will hold its March meeting on March 8, 2017 at the Porter Public Library in Westlake, Ohio. After the business meeting, Greg Cada, a Master Gardener, will give a presentation on Thomas Jefferson and his legacy as a gardener. Thomas Jefferson was influential in the areas of landscaping, architecture, and gardening. A video presentation will ... Read More »

Recreation in Westlake, What Does that Mean?

Recreation in Westlake, what does that mean? Westlake residents often are stunned to find out what Westlake has to offer. With winter winding down and spring on the horizon, let us take a look at what Westlake has to offer in the field of Recreation. Well for starters, the City of Westlake has one of the premier recreation centers in ... Read More »

Bay Village Community Police Academy Accepting Applications

Chief Mark Spaetzel and the Bay Village Police Department are hosting a Community Police Academy beginning on March 16, 2017. The Community Police Academy is a 10-week program designed to give the public a working knowledge of the Bay Village Police Department. The program will be held for 10 consecutive Thursday nights starting on March 16from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Each session will ... Read More »

Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club March Meeting

Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club will meet Wednesday, March 1st at noon in the Avon Lake Public Library’s Gallery, 32649 Electric Blvd, Avon Lake. Walt Sturgeon, field mycologist will present “Ohio Wild Mushrooms.” He has studied and identified mushrooms for around 40 years. Sturgeon will share stories and show photographic slides of Ohio’s wild mushroom. His award winning photographs can be found in ... Read More »

Mercy Health Physician Practices Participating in Historic Public-Private Partnership to Strengthen Primary Care

Mercy, which provides high-quality, compassionate care to the Lorain County community, announces that five of its primary care practices are among more than 2,900 primary care practices nationwide participating in Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+), a partnership between payer partners from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state Medicaid agencies, commercial health plans, self-insured businesses, and primary care ... Read More »