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The White House announced on July 2, 2013, that it would delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s reporting requirements applicable to large and mid-sized employers and health insurers for one year. As a result, the health insurance mandate applicable to these same employers will not be enforced until 2015. The announcement appeared in separate blog posts from the White ... Read More »

The 24/7 gym that fits everyone’s fitness plan and schedule has arrived in Avon Lake! Infinity Health & Fitness, located at 375 Lear Road (in Learwood Square Shopping Center), has something for everyone. It lives up to its name – Infinity – it all kinds of ways. – It is open for your convenience 24 hours a day, seven days ... 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 »

Sunday, June 30 Crocker Park Liberty Fest Kid’s Entertainment starting at 3 p.m. MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE: 3 p.m. – Pie Eating Contest 4 p.m. – Wanted – Bon Jovi Tribute Band 7 p.m. – Radio Disney 8 p.m. – Patriotic Tribute Ceremony 8:30 p.m. – Cleveland Pops Orchestra Fireworks Display to Follow. (All scheduled stage times are subject to change). ... Read More »

From Soccer Mom to Soccer Grandma….. Kaye Becker of North Olmsted is one of the area’s original soccer moms. Back in the ‘70’s, Kaye and husband Bud were instrumental in founding the North Olmsted Soccer Organization (NOSO) and the annual NOSO Cup International Tournament. Now 76, a fall at home this year had Kaye worried that her role – now ... Read More »

Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals Westlake Health Center has upgraded its radiation treatment facility to provide state-of-the-art outpatient radiation therapy. The newly installed system offers advanced image guidance and treatment accuracy which enables enhanced targeting of the cancer while simultaneously maximally shielding adjacent normal tissue from potentially harmful effects of the X-Ray beams. “There was a 3-month process to ... Read More »

Hard to believe by their smiles, but every child in the Watoto Children’s Choir that performed in Westlake last week has lost one or both parents. As part of their six-month U.S tour, The Watoto Children’s Choir traveling from Africa stopped at Westlake’s Church on the Rise the evening of June 5 for an inspiring concert. The Watoto Children’s Choir ... Read More »

Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital is celebrating the completion of its new two-story, $83 million emergency department and intensive care unit this month. The new emergency department officially opens June 13, and the new intensive care unit opens June 20. The 155,000-square-foot addition was built in front of the existing hospital to offer improved access to emergency and critical care services. ... Read More »