Lakewood Observer

08/15/2025

Getting better every day!

08/14/2025

BREAKING NEWS - A bi-partisan group of State Reps/Senators move quickly to hold First Energy accountable for the poor service. Read it here.
https://www.lakewoodobserver.com/articles/business/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-demand-puco-enforce-new-utility-reliability-rules-following-hb-15-taking-effect/

08/14/2025

Lakewood Lawyers urge Ohio Supreme Court To Hear Their Case, Now ("Hanford" the mascot of the Cleveland Kennel Club appears with their permission)
https://www.lakewoodobserver.com/articles/featured-stories/lawyers-urge-u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-landmark-unclaimed-property-case/

08/13/2025

US Congresswoman for the 11th District Shontal Brown stopped for for a Town Hall meeting hosted by Mayor Meghan George. While we all appreciate what she has done for Lakewood and the 11th District, this meeting was about President's Trump Budget and what it means for the 11th District. Follow the link for more photos and the notes.
https://www.lakewoodobserver.com/articles/city/congresswoman-shontel-brown-stops-by-lakewood/

08/12/2025

First Energy Meeting: A Joke
Having been involved in these sort of meetings for decades, this represents the typical corporate, let's kick the ball down the road, meeting. The promised they would try to deliver 3rd World Power to us and failed. Now after 2 hours, we were told we could call their emergency number next time power goes out. WTF?!
Read my take on the meeting with photos, and a full video with cliff notes and highlight key at our new website. See you there!

https://www.lakewoodobserver.com/articles/city/meeting-with-first-energy-a-joke/

08/11/2025

Last day to register

Today is the last day to register to vote. Make sure your voice is heard! Register in person at the Board of Elections before 9:00 PM tonight or online at VoteOhio.gov.

08/10/2025

This morning at 11 am the 17th Annual Cops Ride is came through Lakewood Ohio. Lakewood Fire Department and Lakewood Firefighters Local 382 raised the flag as they always do when an event honoring first responders come through Lakewood. This event, organized by Cops Ride Cleveland Ohio, is a motorcycle ride that honors fallen law enforcement officers and supports related charities, and in honor four Ohio Fallen Officers:
Ohio Dept of Correction Lt Rodney Osborne
Euclid Officer Jacob Derbin
Cleveland Officer Jamieson Ritter
Ohio Dept of Correction Andrew Lansing
Please come out and show your support!

08/07/2025

Volume 21, Issue 15, on the streets and online!
Check out our new website, this week on your phone. Easy to read, save and share!
We are still reconciling our 100,000+ images of Lakewood, but hope they will be on this week.
21 years of photos, news, stories and observation FREE and easy to search.
Check out the new site today!
https://www.lakewoodobserver.com/pageview/viewer/2025-08-06

08/04/2025

Patron Shannon Y wrote, "A Chorus Line was very well done. I brought some family members from out of town and they were all very impressed with the quality of the production!"
📷Steve Wagner
https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/chorus

08/04/2025

See you there

FirstEnergy/The Illuminating Company is hosting a town hall meeting on August 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM in the Lakewood Civic Auditorium. FirstEnergy will present their plans to improve Lakewood's electric infrastructure, and residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback.

UPDATE, 8/7: The meeting will be streamed for those that are unable to attend in-person here: https://buff.ly/COdhiTa