Lakewood News

On behalf of the Lakewood school board, I would like to thank Lakewoodites for once again showing that our city values public education and understands the connection between strong schools and a strong community by passing our operating levy.

The second annual Bike for Beck event takes place at 8 a.m. May 19. Registration is $40, which includes a special T-shirt and rider packet.

State crews trimmed overgrown brush that created a blind spot at the intersection of Alger Road and Lakewood Heights Boulevard near an Interstate 90 entrance.

The Fourth Annual Asian Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday on Payne Ave. between E. 30th St & E. 27th St, This weekend marks Northeast Ohio's unofficial kickoff to the festival season , and there's a boatload of happenings around town to choose from, from the Asian Festival, the Hessler Street Fair, HorseFest 2013 and more including many high ... (more)

Keyboardist Eric Elliott and crooner Jimmy Armstrong , both of Berea, gained national attention in 1986, when they appeared on "Star Search," a national musical competition hosted by Ed McMahon of "Tonight Show" fame.

Kevin Costner films a scene for "Draft Day" in Shaker Heights Tuesday. Last weekend, he ventured to Vosh, in Lakewood.

The next MedWorks free clinic, this one co-hosted by North Coast Health Ministry, will provide basic care and allow patients to sign up for colonoscopies, mammograms and other services that will be provided at a later date.

Spring is here and it's great bike-riding weather, so get out your helmet, decorate your bike and head over to Beck Center for the Arts for the second annual Bike for Beck event on May 19.

A group that wants to legalize and regulate hen-keeping in the city is set to deliver its proposal to officials at a council meeting in June.

Three local high school girls rugby teams will compete in the National High School Rugby Girls Championships on May 18-19 in Racine, Wis.

Tara Sharma is well aware that Lakewood's Asian population is growing by leaps and bounds.

Applications from arts and cultural organizations that present projects in Cuyahoga County are reviewed by experts in the field each year under the auspices of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

Architectural review officials have deferred approval of plans for Phase 2 of developer Andrew Brickman's Clifton Pointe townhomes on Sloane Avenue.

The Cleveland Print Room and Lakewood's Root Cafe will be hosting local stops of the nationwide "Crusade for Collecting" currently traversing the country as part of Jennifer Schwartz's "Crusade for Art." According to Schwartz's website, "The Crusade for Collecting is a passion project for supporting art and artists.

Merry Arts and another bar shares a good amount of city parking behind their building.

Organizers are getting ready for the tastiest night in town, and this year, they're brewing up a special VIP hour that's sure to appeal to beer aficionados.

After the new basketball court was installed at Lakewood Park last year, city council is now considering a game-plan that includes a few upgrades.

The Beck Center for the Arts intimate Studio Theater will be the site of Lee Hall's "The Pitman Painters". The show will be presented May 31 through July 7, 2013.

U.S. Marshals have put out the call for a fugitive they say has a significant criminal past and is considered armed and dangerous.

The Cleveland Hiking Cub's signature event each year is a 40-mile hike that consists of two 20-mile hikes with lunch in between.