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Bay Village will celebrate the long-awaited Home of the Rockets groundbreaking event Monday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. at Bay Memorial Stadium. Here’s the story from homeoftherockets.org/ The events marks the culmination of a long and dedicated fundraising campaign for the benefit of the Bay Village community, student-athletes, and guests. Home of the Rockets WE DID IT. TOGETHER. Take a bow, ... Read More »

Pending the approval of the Avon Local Schools Board of Education (BOE) at Wednesday night’s Special Meeting (April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Avon Middle School), Ben Hodge will begin the 2021-2022 school year as the new Superintendent for the Avon Local Schools. The BOE is scheduled to approve a three-year contract to begin July 1, 2021. Hodge succeeds Mike ... Read More »

Great Treasures for Every Style and Every Home The Gathering Place, Northeast Ohio’s most respected cancer support community, has officially opened its second furniture warehouse located at their Sandy Borrelli Center at 25425 Center Ridge Road in Westlake. Shop for the Place, benefitting The Gathering Place, is a furniture and home goods retail operation, which generates income to fund free ... Read More »

The North Royalton Board of Education has named Michael Laub as the next superintendent of North Royalton City Schools. The Board approved his three-year contract on April 16.  Laub is currently the superintendent of Avon Local School District. He will officially begin his role on July 1, 2021. Laub succeeds Greg Gurka, who is retiring at the end of the ... Read More »

The Westlake Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by the Westlake Kiwanis, will be held on Monday, May 31. The starting point will be at Saint Peter and George Orthodox Church, 25800 Hilliard Blvd., at 10 a.m. The parade will march down Hilliard and end up at Clague Park, where a small ceremony will be held in the gazebo. Due to Covid-19 ... Read More »

Now that Spring has arrived, it is a great time to enter your garden or landscape for the Westlake in Bloom Community Beautification Competition. This is the City’s opportunity to recognize Westlake’s avid gardeners who beautify their homes, businesses and institutions.  Entry is free and everyone who enters will receive an invitation to the Westlake in Bloom Reception and Awards ... Read More »

City of Bay Village Police Chief Kathy Leasure has announced her retirement after 25 years as a law enforcement officer with the Bay Village Police Department. Chief Leasure began her career as a Police Officer in 1996. She was promoted to Sergeant in 2008, and was assigned as the Detective Bureau Sergeant in 2016. June 2, 2020 she was sworn ... Read More »

Congratulations to the family of 1980 Westlake High grad Doug Dake. Son Kyle Dake has qualified for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics as a member of the United States wrestling team. Kyle earned the spot last weekend at the US Olympic Team Trials at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.  “Kyle Dake pulled off an impressive win in perhaps the most ... Read More »

Come one and all to watch Westlake’s Green and White Revue! The Green and White Revue is Westlake PTSA’s biggest fundraiser. Last year, this typically sold-out show was cancelled due to the pandemic. “We were determined that this year the show must go on,” says Nicole Sauer, who shares event co-chair duties with Lisa Scaggs. This year, a virtual show ... Read More »

Jonathan Sague’s calling as a health care professional came early in life. Sague was 13 and an Explorer Scout when he got his first real taste of public service with a trip to a fire station. He realized that he was not only the type of person who wanted to run to the fire, he wanted to run to the ... Read More »