🌱 Patch AM: How could renaming Fire Station Drive affect your Beachwood neighborhood?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could renaming Fire Station Drive affect your Beachwood neighborhood?
• What MasterBrand's Beachwood headquarters could mean for local jobs
• See how Beachwood stacked up against Kirtland in Week 8

Also on today's calendar: Western Reserve Herb Society's 79th Herb Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain, temps: high: 65, low: 59.
• Monday: Warmer with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beachwood council will consider renaming Fire Station Drive (cleveland.com) — Beachwood City Council will hold a public hearing Oct. 19 on renaming Fire Station Drive to Signature Drive, a change requested by local provider Signature Health. The hearing, at Beachwood City Hall, lets residents weigh in before council votes, and the proposed ordinance is available through the clerk's office and the city's online Agenda Center.
   

• American Woodmark to remove assembly operations in Gas City, cut 207 jobs (insideindianabusiness.com) — Cabinet maker MasterBrand, which merged with American Woodmark, is shifting 207 assembly jobs out of its Gas City, Indiana plant while keeping finishing work there. For Beachwood residents, the key news is that MasterBrand previously chose Beachwood as its new corporate headquarters, signaling ongoing white-collar job growth and a stronger corporate presence in the suburb.
   

• How cleveland.com NE Ohio Top 25 high school football teams fared in Week 8, 2026 (cleveland.com) — Beachwood's football team took a tough 59-0 loss to Kirtland in Week 8, as part of cleveland.com's rundown of how Northeast Ohio's Top 25 teams fared. The list offers Beachwood fans quick context on how area powerhouses, including Mentor, Glenville and St. Edward, performed heading into the final stretch of the season.
   

📸 Around Beachwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beachwood

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 14
• Pinheads at Pinstripes →
  Pinstripes, 111 Park Ave #105, Beachwood
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• 9th Annual Fall Festival →
  Beachwood, OH Calendar, 25325 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood
Monday October 12
• CVC MS Soccer Championships
  Beachwood High School, 25100 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Boos & Booze Social →
  23645 Mercantile Road, Beachwood
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Western Reserve Herb Society's 79th Herb Fair →
  Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd, Cleveland
  10:00 am
• Champagne, Courage & a Cure Brunch →
  DCB Spaces LLC, 3365 Richmond Road, Beachwood
  11:00 am
• Northern Ohio Textile Artists Show →
  Beachwood Community Center, 25225 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood
  5:00 pm
• Grown and Sexy Saturday Nights: Love on Canvas →
  23715 Mercantile Road, Beachwood
  7:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Architectural Board of Review Meeting →
  Beachwood, OH Calendar, 25325 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood
  4:30 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Beachwood, OH Calendar, 25325 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Perspectives Academy Open House →
  23239 Commerce Park Road, Beachwood
  3:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Beachwood Chamber & Community Health & Wellness Summit →
  Beachwood Community Center, 25325 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Beachwood. Apply here.
• Sephora posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor - Flex in Beachwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beachwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

University Heights

• Rugby takes first win against John Carroll on the road (hillsdalecollegian.com)
• This Court Case Matters More Than You Think (illinoisfamily.org)
• Trader Joe's Is Opening a Brand-New Store Today (and More Soon to Come) (marthastewart.com)

Shaker Heights

• Shaker Heights General Fund balance reached $29.9 million in 2025 (cleveland.com)
• Inside Geraldo Rivera's $5.4M Marion Waterfront Estate (wbsm.com)
• Cuyahoga County Launches New Site to Push for Transit-Oriented Development (clevescene.com)

Ok Beachwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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