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Willoughby ArtsFest takes over city’s downtown on July 20 | Gallery Glances
Savor the summer. Gather inspiration from your surroundings. Travel is great, but, as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes the big picture is not as inspiring as a smaller detail. For example, one person might see a messy yard, but an artist can focus on the rusty watering can, tipped over a moss-covered log with turkey tail fungus and baby ferns growing on it.
Largest ever Willoughby ArtsFest to take place this year
This year’s Willoughby ArtsFest will reach record breaking numbers this month in downtown Willoughby. According to Willoughby Western Lake County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dana Wolfe, more than 140 juried artists are participating, making it the largest ever 33rd ArtsFest on July 20. “The Willoughby ArtsFest brings the...
Mentor Community Recreation Center thriving as it celebrates 1-year anniversary
Ever since Mentor purchased the former Heisley Racquet and Fitness Club in late 2021, there was anticipation and excitement for what the city could do with the facility and offer to the residents. Now as the Mentor Community Recreation Center celebrates its one-year anniversary since reopening in July 2023, officials...
Turning pain into purpose: Lake County mother educates others on human trafficking
Carolyn Kinkoph spends her off-time fighting to end human trafficking. She lost her 29-year-old daughter, Courtney, in Cleveland on Feb. 7, 2022, after she was the victim of trafficking. “She could survive being trafficked all over the country but couldn’t survive and she passed away seven miles from where I...
A Cleveland suburb opens a $31.7 million new middle school and renovated high school
In Warrensville Heights, Ohio, an eastern suburb of Cleveland, a $31.7 million project has completed a new middle school and a renovated high school accommodating 1,283 students in grades 6-12. In 2016, the Warrensville Heights School District engaged Moody Nolan to assist in master planning and to design the combined...
CMHA didn’t report child lead-poisoning, painted over potential hazards, violated other lead rules, HUD inspector general says
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority didn’t tell the Department of Housing and Urban Development about lead-poisoned children at its properties, and covered up deteriorating paint before determining whether it was the cause of child lead-poisoning cases, according to a new report from a federal watchdog.
Euclid inching towards construction of $10 million rec center
EUCLID, Ohio – Monday will mark the latest milestone in Euclid’s efforts to build its first community recreation center. The city will stop accepting bids for the construction of the proposed $10 million facility at 2 p.m. Monday. Members of the city’s Board of Control will open the bids two hours later at their monthly meeting.
Report ranks University Hospitals third in state
CLEVELAND — The U.S. News and World Report has released its 2024-2025 ranking of best U.S. hospitals across a variety of categories from cancer to geriatrics to orthopedics and more. If you live in or near Ohio and need specialized care, you may be in luck. Several Ohio hospitals...
While some downtown Cleveland workers have returned to offices, outlook is ‘bleak’ according to industry leaders
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -The Downtown Cleveland Alliance is pushing new numbers showing office space occupancy rates are getting closer to what we saw in 2019, before the pandemic sent workers home. According to data published by the Alliance, from CBRE, the amount of workers who have returned is around 72%,...
Painesville OKs Lake County safety center project design, demolition requests
Lake County officials plan to build a new public safety center to replace its existing jail and sheriff’s office, and Painesville’s Planning Commission recently gave its approval to multiple project design and demolition requests. All requests were approved 3-0 by commission members John Brad Deane, Jim Fialko and...
Unveiling Toilet Row: A New Era Of Ballpark Luxury
Every fan hates to miss any action on the field when they have to run to the bathroom, but this may be taking it a bit too far. The Lake County Captains, the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, have installed a "Roto-Rooter Row" at their home park right behind home plate. The eight "high-end toilet seats" are obviously not your normal seats.
Immerse Yourself in All Things Celtic at the Cleveland Irish Festival
Sometimes Cleveland can feel almost like you’re in Ireland, with all the Irish bars and dancing schools, the huge St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and don’t forget all the local courts filled with judges named Gallagher (7), O’Donnell, O’Malley, Shaughnessy, Kelley and Clancy. So for more than four decades, the big Irish Festival at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea has been the place to be for a summer weekend, whether you’re Irish or not.
For first time, Ohio sales tax holiday will include restaurants
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The sales-tax hiatus that Ohioans enjoy each year is being extended to restaurants for the first time. The state’s sales tax holiday traditionally applies to retail stores, but this year restaurants will be included. The tax hiatus runs midnight Tuesday, July 30, through 11:59 p.m....
More people are moving to downtown Cleveland - apartment buildings say they’re ready
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Finding people to move into Skyline 776 hasn’t been hard for sales manager Ryan McEntee. He tells me they recently changed their name from City Club apartments. “There are 304 apartments here and we just had our first move ins April 15th,” said McEntee. The...
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