Athletes, community help Boys & Girls Clubs serve more kids in more places: Allen Smith

AVON, Ohio -- The Avon-Avon Lake Knights of Columbus (K of C) has selected 18 winners of its 2022 Father Ragan Council No. 3269 essay contest. The students are all in eighth grade and from the local Catholic schools of St. Mary, St. Joseph and Holy Trinity. The students were...

PARMA, Ohio -- After the completion of a member survey last fall, Donna Smallwood Senior Center Director Erin Lally said she’s been tweaking programming at the popular West Ridgewood Drive venue. “We had a lot of feedback,” Lally said. “One of the things they asked was that we try...

AVON, Ohio -- You could feel the excitement as representatives from the Lorain Public Library System (LPLS) hosted a private ribbon-cutting ceremony/tour of the newly renovated Avon Branch Library on Sunday (Jan. 28). On hand were staff from the LPLS, members of the LPLS Board of Trustees, Avon Mayor Bryan...

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- Are you looking for motivation to get up and go out for a walk this winter? Enroll in the Geauga Gems Trekking Series through the Geauga Park District. Select a minimum of four hikes to complete each season from a list of six trail recommendations, for a total of 60 miles of hiking by the end of this year. You can choose solo hikes on your favorite trail or naturalist-led hikes, totaling 16 hikes at the end of the year.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — An organization listing a Cleveland address is being accused of running an employment scam where employees went unpaid and were charged hundreds of dollars to use company-owned equipment. Thrive LGBT, a nonprofit created in February of 2022, is being investigated by the Cleveland Better Business Bureau...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – The crispy bronzed shell. The flaky delicate layers within. The pure scent of butter when you tear it apart. A croissant is a thing of beauty. For Amy MacLean, executive pastry chef at On the Rise Artisan Breads at 3471 Fairmount Blvd. in Cleveland Heights – the delicate layered pastry is simply “heaven.”

LYNDHURST, Ohio -- The following is news about the South Euclid Lyndhurst Schools, as presented by the district. Memorial Junior High Student Council holds bake sale. The Memorial Junior High (MJH) School Student Council demonstrated its school spirit and commitment to building up and serving others at the first MJH Student Council Bake Sale, held during its basketball team’s Jan. 17 home game against Strongsville Middle School.

OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- Every name has a story. Mine has a sidebar to it. Nancy was my parents’ original choice. However, a close family friend had a girl just prior to my birth and named her Nancy. So, Joanne Jeanne Berger came to be -- me.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Five area girls basketball teams have been awarded the top seed in their respective divisions for the upcoming OHSAA postseason basketball tournament. Solon was named the top seed on the east side of Division I, and Olmsted Falls was the top seed of the west.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — One area team is ranked in each of the four divisions in this week’s Associated Press state girls basketball poll, released Monday by the organization. Olmsted Falls is fifth in Division I, behind No. 1 West Clermont, which moved up and past Mason for the top spot.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s Ice Fest at North Coast Harbor is set to return next month. The free family-friendly fest will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Voinovich Bicentennial Park. It will feature the inaugural Hot Cocoa 5K and 1-mile walk, more than 25 ice sculptures, carving demonstrations, ice bars and more around the inner harbor walkway and along E. 9th Street Pier.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The road to the postseason reaches a critical point this weekend when boys basketball coaches vote to seed teams for the OHSAA district tournaments. Expect St. Edward and Richmond Heights to be No. 1 seeds in their respective divisions. They remain atop the cleveland.com Top 25, but there is heavy traffic behind them — especially in Division I — as reflected in this week’s area rankings.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - John Adams, who started pounding on his bass drum in support of the Cleveland Indians/Guardians back at old Municipal Stadium, has died. He was 71. Adams, who manned his perch in the bleachers at Municipal Stadium and Progressive Field for nearly 50 years, died Monday morning after battling multiple health problems. He had been unable to attend Guardians games at Progressive Field for the last three years because of the pandemic and failing health.

PENINSULA, Ohio -- Hale Farm & Village is hosting a celebration of Black culture from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11. The event will take place in the Gatehouse Visitor Center at 2686 Oak Hill Road, Peninsula. The event will explore the power of storytelling and the experiences of...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland’s bustling East Fourth Street corridor may be getting a bit of a makeover. On Monday, Ari Maron, the owner and developer of the area, announced that he is working on plans to move the valet area alter the rest of the street to make way for Cleveland’s first designated outdoor refreshment area, or DORA, that could include swings and a canopy to make the area more inviting.

GRANGER, Ohio — Each year just before the final stretch of the wrestling season there’s an easy place to see defending state champions, hopeful state qualifiers and some of the best high school wrestling Ohio has to offer: the Suburban League tournament. This season’s tournament was no exception...

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – The city has hired a Mentor engineering, architectural and planning firm to oversee the reconstruction of a one-lane covered bridge on Whitney Road. CT Consultants Inc. will act as the project’s construction manager. The city will pay the firm no more than $202,074, under a contract approved by City Council earlier this month.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – If curling up with a book and your sweetie sounds like a good idea, Visible Voice has a Valentine’s Day event for you. “Lovers: A Valentine’s Day” returns to the bookstore in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Couples can reserve...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A coalition of Cleveland-based racial justice and human rights organizations spearheaded by Black Lives Matter Cleveland held a vigil Sunday near the Free Stamp sculpture in Willard Park, mourning the tragic murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was severely beaten after...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two years into the city of Cleveland’s efforts to proactively fight child lead-poisoning, roughly 80% of rental units haven’t been certified as lead-safe. Meanwhile, the city has begun testing its landmark 2019 lead law in housing court, issuing a handful of citations to negligent...