Beachwood News

House Representative Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, stepped down from his post as Ohio House of Representatives Minority Leader and Speaker to focus on his run for Cuyahoga County Executive, the Columbus Dispatch reports.

The woman accused of helping to kill her husband and Beachwood native Russell Sneiderman has pleaded not guilty for a third time in a Georgia courtroom, according to Atlanta's 11Alive News.

THEFT, CEDAR ROAD: A Willoughby Hills woman, 33, took makeup and cologne about 2:30 May 19 from Sephora, then left the store with her child.

The 13th Annual Race for the Place, presented by University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, will take place rain or shine Sunday, June 2 at Beachwood Place mall, 26300 Cedar Road, Beachwood.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The early Democratic race for Cuyahoga County executive remained a jumble of moving parts Tuesday as another prospect took a pass and others seemed ready to pounce.

Beachwood City Council placed an ordinance that would grant Mayor Merle Gorden a 2 percent pay raise on first reading at Monday's council meeting.

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House Minority Leader Armond Budish is taking another step toward a full-blown run for Cuyahoga County executive.

The Beachwood basketball courts will be closed this Wednesday, May 22, according to the city website.

State Rep. Connie Pillich, a Democrat from Montgomery, will declare her candidacy Monday for Ohio treasurer.

K&D Group, the big apartment developer and operator based in Willoughby, has shed its massive, six-tower Marsol Apartments complex in Mayfield Heights.

Baby Clothes and False ID Two teen-age girls were caught trying to steal baby clothes from H&M in Beachwood Place at 4 p.m. Friday May 10.

All members of the community are invited to "share what they know" and become a Local Voice, aka blogger, on Beachwood Patch .

During the month of April, there were 31 properties sold or transferred in Beachwood.

Showing their support for the Justice for Aliza awareness campaign were this group of family and friends.

Here are this week's most bizarre and talked about police reports. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities.

The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is presenting the exhibit "Spots of Light: To be a Woman in the Holocaust" through June 9. The museum, 2929 Richmond Road, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 and 19, and from noon to 5 p.m. May 18.

Jim Rokakis, shown here as Cuyahoga County treasurer in 2009, will not seek to succeed County Executive Ed FitzGerald next year.

THEFT, CEDAR ROAD: A girl, 5, was caught shoplifting a lipstick and CD May 8 at Sephora, but the security guard said the adult with her was coaching her.

I n March, the state of Ohio passed legislation banning texting while driving. However, while the state law treats texting behind the wheel as a primary offense for drivers under 18 years of age, it is considered a secondary offense for drivers over 18.