Tag Archives: Lakewood
Lakewood housing looks for gains in ‘rugged’ market
By Nicole Hennessy Lakewood In Lakewood, there are houses. A lot of houses — about half of which are approaching their 100-year mark. Discussion of these residences is commonplace, but at his March 27 State of the City address, Mayor Michael Summers proclaimed, “We’re going on offense.” As part of a recently implemented requirement, about [...]
Natural foods works on social enterprise
By Nicole Hennessy Lakewood On a rainy day, a train passes behind Nature’s Bin, the parking lot full of cars. Immediately inside, stacked produce form walls of color, the scent of mango intermingling with that of freshly picked peppers. Organic. No pesticides, chemicals, synthetic growth hormones or otherwise. These terms, now synonymous with the way [...]
Lakewood Cash Mob to descend upon unsuspecting business
By Nicole Hennessy Lakewood On March 31, a pre-chosen Lakewood business will get bombarded by a mob. Not an angry mob bearing torches like in old movies, but one ready to spend money. A cash mob. A Cleveland-initiated idea intended to bolster the economic situations of small businesses; this has quickly become an international trend. [...]
Conference tourneys mark home stretch for hockey season
By Ryan Kaczmarski Both the Southwestern Conference and West Shore Conference hockey tournaments were held over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. The SWC tournament was hosted by North Olmsted and was held at the North Olmsted Recreation Center. The participating schools were North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, Avon Lake, Amherst, Brecksville and Westlake. [...]