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Friday, May 24, 2013

Lakewood Hospital Employee Appears on Gordon Ramsay's "Master Chef"

Mark Famiano is not only saving lives locally, but is also serving up meals to Gordon Ramsay as a contestant on Master Chef, a competitive cooking reality show on Fox Television Network.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Woman Punches Officer in the Face During Courtroom Kerfuffle

After returning to court to face jail time for violating the terms of her probation, a Lakewood woman allegedly attacked an officer assigned to the court. She now faces a felonious assault charge.

A woman facing a stint in jail for misdemeanor charges is looking at a much more serious charge after allegedly attacking a courtroom officer in Lakewood Municipal Court on Monday.  The 28-year-old Lakewood woman was hauled back to court for violating the terms of her probation, after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct, public intoxication and giving false information to police officers in January. When she “aggressively” approached Judge Patrick Carroll, an officer tried to restrain her and she punched him in the face, according to officials at city hall. “Due to continued disruptive behavior in court, (the) defendant (was) remanded pending further court order,” according to court records. She was charged with felonious assault …

Cherie Simpson

1:43 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Let's all hope and pray this woman doesn't have a driver's license. Obviously, she is an alcoholic. Is mandatory detox legal? How about a psych eval?? I hope Judge Carroll gives her the maximum sentence for what she has done. After serving the jail time she deserves, she also needs to be sentenced to court ordered AA meeting attendance. Maybe somewhere along the line, she will finally reach her …   more ›

Monday, May 20, 2013

"Cleveland's West Side Market: 100 Years and Still Cooking" Book Signing

Check out the presentation and learn a little history at the Lakewood Public Library Wednesday

Bike for Beck Event is a Fun, Smooth Ride

With warm weather, hundreds turned out for the second-annual event at Beck Center for the Arts on Sunday.

Thomas Wagner

9:20 am on Monday, May 20, 2013

I was a fun event joining two great Lakewood/West Shore assets: Biking and The Beck.   more ›

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Bike for Beck Rolling Into Town

Second-annual event slated to take place all day today.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Treat Yourself To a Night Out at Vosh (and Help Others)

Thursday's event includes happy hour, a fashion show and live music — and proceeds will benefit the Lakewood Community Services Center.

See the attached PDF above to find out more about Thursday's event.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Lakewood Chamber Hosts 10th Annual Taste of Lakewood

Gather your foodie friends for an afternoon of great food, live music, fabulous raffles, and Screw Factory Artists' open studios.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Help Lakewood High School Win $50K

Students have custom designed shoes in national contest.

Lakewood High School is one of 50 schools from across the country named finalists in Vans Custom Culture art competition that includes a grand prize of $50,000 for the winning high school’s art department. The contest was created by Vans to inspire high school students across the United States to embrace their creativity and draw attention to the importance of art as an integral part of our schools’ focus in the face of shrinking budgets. The contest started off with 1,500 schools and is now down to the top 50 from five different regions. LHS is one of 10 schools selected in the Northeast Region, which includes 16 states. The contest entails creating a custom shoe design for four pairs of blank white canvas Vans, each adhering one of the …

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Kevin Costner Spends His Saturday Night in Lakewood

Superstar enjoys his Saturday night at Vosh, the new jazz club on Riverside Drive, while taking a break from shooting "Draft Day" in Cleveland.

Who needs Hollywood when you’ve got Lakewood? Kevin Costner, the superstar actor of “Field of Dreams,” “The Bodyguard” and “Dances With Wolves,” spent his Saturday night at Lakewood’s new jazz club, Vosh. Costner, a two-time Academy Award winner, was taking a break from shooting “Draft Day," currently in production in Cleveland. Vosh co-owner Ryan Krivosh said that Costner dropped in with a couple of friends to check out the live music. “Of course, he enjoyed himself,” said Krivosh. “He thought it was a cool place.”

marie kilbane

3:29 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013

dang, I didn't know it he came to lakewood area, aww shucks, missed meeting famous star here :(   more ›

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Ceramics Classroom Opens in the Screw Factory

Artist Gina DeSantis expanded her studio in the Screw Factory to include a classroom focusing on clay.

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