Shaker Heights News

Shaker Heights athlete Joseph Henderson is one of the hottest prospects in Ohio for the class of 2014, and he is continuing to add offers.

A new cash mob, Flash Cashers, will strike another local business, Simply Pies, 3433 Lee Road, on Tuesday between 5 and 8 p.m. Flash Cashers is composed of a group of Shaker Heights citizens who, at a moment's notice, will meet at a designated local business to shop.

Dear Solon, Hi! You may not know me, but I know you. My name is Mitch Cooper and I used to be the local editor for Twinsburg Patch.

A Shaker Heights police cruiser will be parked at Heinen's, 16611 Chagrin Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 24-26 in an effort to fill one vehicle per day with donated items to be shipped to soldiers via the United Services Organizations.

Over 100 firefighters from Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights and University Heights took time this week to stop, drop and roll in Ohio Fire Academy's mobile search and rescue training lab.

Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Bachman gets a group hug from Citizens Leadership Academy students, clockwise from top, A'Vyon Chapman, Nasir Sali and Agiaraya Jordan who wrote about the soldier for a book telling the stories of Cleveland area veterans and active duty service members which they presented to some of the subjects of that book on Friday.

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

Film crews set up shop this week at Shaker Heights Councilman Jim Brady's house to shoot scenes for the movie "Draft Day." SHAKER HEIGHTS Reached on location at his house on South Park Boulevard the morning of May 14, Jim Brady didn't have a lot of time to talk.

Kent State University has another element that may help in the search for the 12th president of Ohio's second largest university.

Gabrielle Brett, of Shaker Heights, doesn't live in the Hollywood limelight like Angelina Jolie, however she understands better than anyone the decision the star recently made.

The home Kent State University President Lester Lefton built and has lived in since 2006 is now the official presidential home for the university.

Kevin Costner is in Jim Brady's driveway trying to keep his "mother" from burning all his sports mementos in a garbage can.

A Florida man who illegally "flipped" 235 houses in Cuyahoga County -- including homes in Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights -- will discover his fate this week.

Photos were provided by Cleveland Heights Fire Battalion Chief Pat Kehn. Members of the Heights Area Special Rescue Team spent May 7, 8, and 9 at Lake View Cemetery 's Dam in Cleveland Heights training for specialty rescues.

Photos were provided by Cleveland Heights Fire Battalion Chief Pat Kehn. Members of the Heights Area Special Rescue Team spent May 7, 8, and 9 at Lake View Cemetery 's Dam in Cleveland Heights training for specialty rescues.

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The dozen boys from the US Lower School in Shaker Heights will not be taking on any carpentry projects, however.

Take a photo that captures what you love best about Shaker Heights, and enter it in the Shaker Heights Landmark Commission's inaugural Preservation Month Photo Contest.

For gardeners, this weekend and next are ideal times to pick up plants at bargain prices, get some advice if you're a novice, give some advice if you're seasoned, and mingle with others who are eager to get their hands in the soil.

ROBBERY, CHAGRIN BOULEVARD: A teenage girl was punched in the head and robbed of her cell phone the night of May 3. A Shaker Heights girl, 15, was later arrested.