Lakewood City Council’s public works committee decides to give the 750-foot stretch of the street an honorary title instead of an official name change.
The plan to change the name of a portion of Athens Avenue to Templar Motor Way didn’t really stall out. It just took a detour. Lakewood City Council had considered renaming a 750-foot stretch from Clarence to Halstead avenues, near the Lake Erie Screw Building — the former home of the Templar Motors company. (Actually, Templar Avenue was the original name of what is now Athens Avenue) But members of council’s public works committee decided that it could be a hassle go through with an official name change. Post office issues and search engine flaws were among the concerns for those who would need to change their address. Council instead opted for an honorary name change — not unlike Tony DiBiasio Square along the north entrance to …
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A grand opening event and ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned to take place at Alyssa Wilmot’s new spacious studio at 4 p.m. Feb. 9.
There’s some new life, and a little more “movement” in the building commonly referred to as the Lake Erie Screw Factory. Think dance, Zumba and Pilates. Alyssa Wilmot opened up The Movement Factory — a dance and workout studio — in a former office in the massive industrial building on Athens Avenue. Surrounded by artist studios and other independent businesses in the Lake Erie Building, Wilmot said that The Movement Factory fit right in. The spacious studio used to be office space before Wilmot renovated. She stripped the drop ceiling and exposed the industrial brick walls. The area was once the location where Templar automobiles were painted. “It’s good energy in here,” Wilmot said, pointing to a heart etched into a cement windowsill …
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