Sooner than you know, spring will be here and home updates will be on the top of the to do list. To help with ideas and vendor choices, the three chambers of commerce in Lake County; Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce and Willoughby Western Lake County Chamber of Commerce, … Read more
Laketran launched transit service along Lake County’s largest manufacturing corridor adding to the connectivity its Park-n-Ride service provides between Lake County and downtown Cleveland. Laketran transports 700 commuters between Lake County and their downtown Cleveland jobs daily. More recently, the regional transit system has seen Cleveland residents and those as far west as the Middleburg Heights, using the Park-n-Ride … Read more
Blackbrook Audubon is selling raffle tickets to support the purchase of Audubon Adventures, a conservation publication for third to fifth grade classes in Geauga and Lake Counties. The raffle prize is a 15″x19″ quilted wall hanging of an iconic Red Oak at Gully Brook Park in Willoughby. The tree is over 200 years old. The … Read more
Blackbrook Audubon invites birders of all levels to their monthly walk at Chagrin River Park Sunday, February 24th at 8:00 a.m. As the local chapter of National Audubon Society, Blackbrook is monitoring avian life in this Lake Metropark property to benefit the Chagrin River Corridor IBA, or Important Bird Area. Everyone living within the Chagrin … Read more
Blackbrook Audubon will show homeowners how to attract more birds to their yards with selective planting at their meeting 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19th at Penitentiary Glen. Michael Goldman of National Audubon Society will describe how to use Audubon’s Plants for Birds database to choose plants that will grow best in a target zip … Read more
Blackbrook Audubon will host a hike at the western edge of its territory Sunday, February 17th at North Chagrin Reservation. Bring binoculars and meet in the parking lot of North Chagrin’s Nature Center, 401 Buttermilk Falls Parkway, Willoughby Hills at 9:00 a.m. Participants will move their cars to the Forest Picnic Area parking lot just … Read more
Known as Northeast Ohio’s largest and longest running free kids event, the KidShow will return to Great Lakes Mall in Mentor for its twenty-first time on Saturday, March 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 24th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each year this event brings thousands of families from all over Northeast Ohio … Read more
First Church, Congregational will host a new sermon series, “The Radical Sayings of Jesus,” from February 3rd to March 10th. Services are at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Sundays. “These sayings, even after over 2,000 years, continue to have a radical impact on our faith and can also continue to have a radical impact … Read more
There’s going to be a new feature at the March 2nd Home & Lifestyle Expo and it is sure to be an inspiration. Do you have a knack for turning old items into like-new? If so, get creative and showcase your imagination, creativity and talent by entering the Upcycle Repurpose Contest being held during the annual Home & … Read more
Laketran has chosen a strong and dedicated leader to lead the agency in its 45th year of serving Lake County. Brian Falkowski, of Concord, was unanimously re-elected to a fifth, one year term as the Board President of Lake County’s regional transit system. Chuck Zibbel, also of Concord, who has held the role of Vice President since … Read more