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A sleep pod now brings much-deserved rest to employees of University Hospitals St. John Medical Center. It is a great way for health-care workers to catch a little shut-eye while working overtime during these Covid-challenged times. The HOHM Sleep pods were first installed at UH Main Campus in Cleveland. UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake received its first pod ... Read More »

Thousands of guests jammed Crocker Park Saturday evening as a performance by the Toy Soldier rang in the annual lighting of the 50-foot Crocker Park Christmas Tree. The holiday spirit was alive all evening as guests, some waiting for hours to see the show, enjoyed pleasant November weather and the many Crocker Park amenities. Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough virtually welcomed ... Read More »

27 Flags Honoring Veterans on Display Outside Westlake High School Westlake Demons Athletic Boosters (WDAB) is thrilled to share its third annual Veterans Day Flag Display at Westlake High School. Each athletic team from Westlake High School and Lee Burneson Middle School, along with WDAB, have each planted a flag in honor of American Veterans for a total of 27 ... Read More »

New Resource for Traditionally Underserved Patients with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders People living with mental health and substance use disorders have a new resource with the creation of the University Hospitals (UH) Behavioral Health Hub in Westlake, a service provided by the UH Behavioral Health Institute. “The Hub” is a first-of-its-kind facility in Northeast Ohio. It provides a ... Read More »

Bay Village Schools presented a virtual Town Hall the evening of Oct. 21, addressing many of the hot topics which are populating commumnity conversations as the November election approaches. Did you miss the Virtual Find Out More Town Hall? It was recorded, and you can watch it by clicking on this link: https://bayk12-org.zoom.us/rec… Here are some important anweres to many of ... Read More »

Legendary Bay High basketball coach Rich Voiers left a legacy few have matched in the annals of scholastic sports. Throughout his career, which spanned 31 years from 1963-1994, Coach Voiers accumulated a  461-182 record and won an unprecedented 14 Southwestern Conference championships. Voiers was also beloved as an educator, heading the school’s OWE program where he guided countless students en ... Read More »

It was wonderful to see so many happy faces at this year’s Fall Festival and Pumpkin Hunt on Saturday at the Westlake Recreation Center! Hundreds gathered under warm autumn skies for loads of fun like a pumpkin hunt, hayride, Euclid Beach Rocket ride, bounce houses and more. The City has some great photos to remember the event posted here and ... Read More »

Information and photos courtesy of the City of Westlake, www.cityofwestlake.org. The Westlake Police Department and Crocker Park teamed up to host a National Night Out event like none other in the City of Westlake! All were welcomed to come to Market Square and meet neighbors, as well as members of our Westlake safety services and other City departments on Tuesday, ... Read More »

Congrats to Westlake Ptl. Ryan Jasinsky! Christine Sabel and her partner Ken stopped by the police station the last week to meet with Ptl. Jasinsky and thank him for saving Christine’s life. On June 6, Ptl. Jasinsky, while on duty and enroute to another assignment in Cleveland, was frantically flagged down by people at the I-90/I-71 split. There was a ... Read More »

This is the second time in five years the grades 3-4 building has received this national honor. Westerly Elementary School, a grades three and four building in the Bay Village City School District in Bay Village, Ohio has again been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for 2021. Westerly is one of only 325 ... Read More »