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The Cleveland Guardians are one of Major League Baseball’s most successful franchises. Year after year they finish close to the top, making the playoffs and giving fans plenty of thrills. Competing in a so-called “small market” against teams with massive payrolls (think Yankees and Dodgers, who have a $200 million tab), the Guardians pull it off year after year. What ... Read More »

The City of Westlake has a Revolutionary War connection within Evergreen Cemetery located at 29535 Center Ridge Road. At rest in the cemetery are the remains of six Revolutionary War veterans – men who battled the British 250 years ago to establish American independence. After the war, they made their way west to the area known as the Western Reserve ... Read More »

All the high drama going on in the world today isn’t just happening on Wall Street or Washington, DC. A much more enjoyable form of drama is on stage in our local high school auditoriums and performing arts centers where casts and crew have been wowing audiences with incredible productions. Bay High Drama closed their spring musical production of The ... Read More »

The greatest calling….. by  Leigh Keeton City of Elyria Parks and Rec supervisor and LCCC women’s basketball coach Brandon Lawler uses his journey through life and faith to positively impact those around him One wrong decision. That’s all Brandon Lawler says it would have taken for his life to have turned out drastically different. Today, Lawler is the Parks and ... Read More »

What is our local Supt. of Schools’ take on the Dept of Ed dismantling announced by the Trump administration last week? How might it affect area schools as well as schools across the country in general? Is there a way to address this without getting too political? Not asking to create a controversy, just straight info. Here is the answer ... Read More »

Less than 18 months after the Rev. Dr. Buckley Wilford provided spiritual comfort for Linda Lowery’s dying mother in the Intensive Care Unit at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center, he united Linda with her lifelong partner in marriage. Lowery could never forget the UH St. John Medical Center chaplain who had come to see her 87-year-old mother and prayed ... Read More »

The West Shore Chamber of Commerce hosted a special farewell celebration, “A Toast to John Sobolewski,” on February 27, 2025, at the Elks Lodge in Westlake, where over 100 guests gathered to honor John Sobolewski’s 39 years of leadership as Executive Director. Throughout the evening, business leaders, elected officials, and longtime friends paid tribute to John’s remarkable contributions to the ... Read More »

At his annual State of the City address sponsored by the West Shore Chamber of Commerce earlier this month, Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough reported he has filed to run for office again this year. Unopposed, this will be Mayor Clough’s 11th term. He has administered the city since 1986. Clough has seen many changes to his community since ‘86. There ... Read More »

A highlight of every Westlake school year is the annual talent show entitled The Green & White Revue. This year’s Green & White Revue, the 39th annual, was held the weekend of Jan. 31 & Feb. 1 at the Westlake High Performing Arts Center. The Revue is presented by the Westlake High School PTSA. This annual talent show began in ... Read More »

What does it mean to wear a firefighter badge? It’s much more than just an identification tag. It has a long history, steeped in traditions as old as firefighting itself. In the City of Avon, the history of the Badge is shared by Chief David Swope. He shares the story of the Badge prior to swearing in and promotional ceremonies ... Read More »