Council is expected to discuss the issue further at an upcoming committee of the whole meeting.
Mayor Michael Summers announced that the city will present a (one-time) bonus payment of 1.5 percent of the base rate to city employees.
With TV cameras posted around city hall's auditorium for Tuesday’s council meeting, council members discussed some of the proposed changes to the pedestrian crosswalks.
The congresswoman to lease space from the city in the Lawther Center on Madison Avenue.
The city has begun the process of rolling out its new recycling bins around the city in a structured distribution process — the first of three phases.
Andrew Martin, a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic, was found guilty of one count of use of an interstate commerce facility in the commission of murder-for-hire.
Mayor Michael Summers said the city will explore its options to make the crosswalk at Detroit and Manor Park avenues a little safer.
The city of Lakewood has asked a federal court to throw out a case filed by a former city employee fired for drinking on the job.
The city’s architectural board of review approved a new rubber roof at the former church.
The lawsuit, filed by Patryk Szalasny in US District Court, claimed that he was wrongfully terminated from his positions as an ice-skating instructor.
The trees will be treated every other year to lessen “the visual and economic impact” of the removal of the ash trees — as well as keep the streets safe.
City officials hosted a meeting to address concerns and talk about the future of neighborhood, at the Madison Avenue branch of the Lakewood Public Library on Tuesday.
City officials expected to follow up on the building to check up on the property’s safety and security.
John Snider, 69, and another Lakewood man were among 20 adults and one juvenile indicted as part of “Operation Rise and Shine" last year.
With growing interest in the commercial corridor, city to examine improvements to existing municipal parking lots on Madison Avenue.
Earlier this year, Tom Bullock and Monique Smith penned a letter to fellow council members, encouraging a discussion on outdoor basketball in Lakewood.
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In May, city council approved spending $25,000 on a study, to best figure out how to spend $300,000 on improvements.
Passage will provide 62 percent of operating funds for Cleveland Metroparks, including the zoo.
The first part of Lakewood's 10-year citywide sidewalk inspection program is slated to begin in the coming weeks.
Last year, Lakewood-based Hotel & Leisure Advisors was commissioned to perform a $7,000 feasibility study to see whether a hotel could work in the city. City council is looking at what’s next.
The goal is to have the project completed by September.
Designated bike lanes on Franklin Boulevard are the next target, in addition to an ambitious bike rack and sharrow plans.
The city of Lakewood created the new position in the building department, to oversee the building department and serve as the city’s architect.
On Wednesday, Evans and about a dozen neighbors showed up to introduce the proposal to city officials.
However, there are a few details that need ironed out first.
Reddit, Tosh.0, Cheezburger.com poke fun at Lakewood Park's Fourth of July rules after 'The Lakewood Citizen' tweets a photo of it
Doctors must now give women seeking abortions information on adoptions and alternative family planning options.
Supreme Court rules that Defense of Marriage Act, which bans same-sex couples from marrying, is unconstitutional.
In a 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court, DOMA has been deemed unconstitutional.
The restaurant's manager — who told police that she was held up at gunpoint by two masked men — was part of the plan to rob the restaurant. She faces three years in prison for her involvement.
As the city switches to an automated system, one of the options is placing the new blue bins, along with the garbage receptacles, on the street for pick up.
Cleveland.com reported that the city is looking to spend the $245,000 in FEMA reimbursement.
Patch offers mosquito prevention tips, and the map below shows the number of West Nile cases last summer.
Proactive Measure Against West Nile Virus