Community Corner
🌱 Five Minors Arrested For Robbery + Workers Encouraged Back Downtown
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Lakewood.
Hey, everybody! It's Friday in Lakewood and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in the community today. Keep scrolling for the scoop.
First, today's weather:
Mostly cloudy, brief showers. High: 71 Low: 57.
Here are the top three stories in Lakewood today:
- Lakewood police arrested five minors for assaulting a woman and taking her purse before running off. The robbery took place in the 14500 block of Madison Avenue. The assailants were caught within 90 minutes of the incident. (News 5 Cleveland)
- Calling all Lakewood residents who work for Cleveland employers: Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, the Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) and several large employers are working together to encourage workers to come back to their downtown offices. DCA launched Downtown Dollars, a new electronic gift card that incentivizes spending money downtown. Various weekday events are also planned, including Music on the Malls, a weekly live music and happy hour event on Mall C. (Cleveland 19 News)
- Looking for a new home in the Lakewood area? Take a look at the four latest homes to hit the local real estate market. View pictures, check out specs, and then click on the Redfin links to view the full listing. (Lakewood Patch)
Today in and around Lakewood:
- Learn Thru Play At Family Room (9:30 AM)
- The Legend of Georgia McBride At Beck Center For the Arts (7:30 PM)
- Imposters BIG Comedy Night! At Forest City Brewery, Cleveland (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Add more love to your home by fostering or adopting a pet from one of the Lakewood area animal shelters. View pictures and learn more about Mario, Slider, and Scout, just a few of the pets featured today. (Lakewood Patch)
- Lakewood Public Library invites you to learn a new language with Mango, an online language learning website and mobile app. Sign up for a free library card and begin your adventure today. (Lakewood Public Library)
- Church of Redeemer in Westlake and Church of the Saviour in Cleveland Heights are two of the many churches throughout Ohio paying tribute to the victims of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Texas by setting up empty chairs for each individual killed. Church of the Saviour in Cleveland Heights posted this message on Facebook: "Thoughts and prayers are a good place to begin, but we must not stop there." (Cleveland 19)
That's it for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.
— Carla Varner