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🌱 Lakewood Donut Shops Among Best + Spooky Pooch Parade Returning

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Carla Varner, Neighbor
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Hello again, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this summer morning with your fresh edition of the Lakewood Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town today...

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Now, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm; humid. High: 83 Low: 74.

Here are the top three stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Two Lakewood donut shops were named among the best donuts in Greater Cleveland, according to Yelp. The Vegan Donut Company, located at 14811 Detroit Ave, came in at the top of the list, claiming the No. 1 spot. The Donut Pantry, 14600 Madison Ave., earned the ninth spot on the list. (cleveland.com)
  2. More Northeast Ohio communities, including Lakewood, are set to dial into the regionalized dispatcher debate. On the heels of North Olmsted approving the hand-over of its 911 dispatch duties to a regionalized response center, Bay Village, Fairview Park, Lakewood, Rocky River, and Westlake are considering following suit. The change would mean emergency calls are routed through the Chagrin Valley Dispatch Center, more than a dozen miles away. (News 5 Cleveland WEWS)
  3. LakewoodAlive has announced the return of the Spooky Pooch Parade! The 15th annual parade consists of a free-to-attend festival at Madison Park, a parade along Madison Avenue and surrounding streets, and an awards presentation. The event returns to Madison Park in Lakewood's Birdtown neighborhood on Oct. 15 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parade registration opens on Aug. 24. (Lakewood Observer)

Today in Lakewood:

  • Learn Thru Play, At City Of Lakewood (9:30 AM)
  • Psychic Reading Night, At Harmonic Journeys (6:00 PM)
  • Something Rotten!, At Beck Center For The Arts (7:30 PM)
  • Friday Night Flick, At Lakewood Park Bandstand (8:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Mark your Calendar — the Lakewood House Tour is back! Join the Lakewood Historical Society on Sunday, Sep. 11 for the chance to take a peek at some of Lakewood's most beautiful, interesting homes. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at the Lakewood Arts Festival. (Lakewood Historical Society, Ohio via Facebook)
  • Artwork from Inga Wilhelmy, a 2022 Lakewood City Schools graduate and the recipient of this year's Lakewood Arts Festival Scholarship, is on view now at the Main Library. (Facebook)
  • Congratulations to LaLa Custom Cake for celebrating six years in Lakewood! (Lakewood Observer)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you soon.

— Carla Varner

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