Why Live In Lakewood? Event Explores Residents' Reasoning

LAKEWOOD, OH — A community conversation about the concept of "place" will be held in Lakewood Park on Sunday. The event is part of a region-wide program talking about how where we are from shapes who we are.

The Lakewood event will be held in the Kiwanis Pavilion in Lakewood Park from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Community members are invited to have a conversation about why they make Lakewood "their place."

Sunday's event will be moderated by Vince Frantz, founder of the strategic design and development firm Sprokets, and the executive director of the Public Square Group, a non-profit dedicated to supporting skateboarding, art, and civics, will be the moderator for the event.

"We invite you to join Vince, who will kick off more intimate discussions with a variety of business owners, residents and nonprofit leaders from throughout the Lakewood community. Please join us to enjoy a meal, engage in conversation, meet new people, share your thoughts and hear about others’ ideas and viewpoints on what makes Lakewood their place, and why place matters. Together we will develop a deeper appreciation of this place we all call home," the city said on its website.

The events are part of the broad Common Ground initiative from the Cleveland Foundation. Community Conversations are being held throughout Greater Cleveland on June 24 as part of the Common Ground campaign.

After the Community Conversation, attendees can enjoy the sounds of the Hillcrest Concert Band, who will begin playing at 7 p.m. Their performance is part of the city's free concert series.

Photo from Rick Uldricks, Patch