The Lakewood Observer

11/15/2025

20+ Cars get blow-outs in the space of seconds on I-90 East bound. Story and photos

      by Jim O’Bryan –  Tonight, 11,14,2025 at 8pm  there was a mass blow-out event when a loading ramp fell off the back of a semi-truck headed east bound on I-90. As the ramp went sliding down the road, approximately 20 or so cars ran over it causing blow-outs in one or more of their tire...

11/13/2025

Good work Felix DeNicola!

by Jim O’Bryan –  Felix DeNicola, a 6th grader at Garfield School. Thought he heard something than smelled gas. After a little investigation on his part he traced it down to a neighbor’s house. While young, his years of schooling and fire safety paid off. He immediately found an adult and had...

11/11/2025

Veteran's Day, 2025 at Lakewood Park.

by Jim O’Bryan –  What started as Armistice Day, after World War One evolved into Veteran’s Day, after so many more wars. A day to celebrate, and honor all Veterans, alive or dead. In recent years the country has added First Responders to the honors, as they too are now on the front line far ...

11/05/2025

Thank you to all that ran for office, and all that voted.
Volume 21, Issue 21, On the Streets, and online at:

11/05/2025

Congratulations to those that won, and thank you to all thatran.

by Jim O’Bryan –  Thank you to all that ran, and congratulations to all that won. 11.04.2025 Election Results City Council At-Large – 3 Win Sarah Kepple . . . . . . . . . . . 6,963 Tom Bullock . . . . . . . . . . . 6,585 Angelina Steiner . . . . .

10/28/2025

A series of accidents around 8:00am this morning shuts down West 117th South to I-90, and north between I-90 and Carbon Road. Should be cleared by 11 or 12.

by Jim O’Bryan – This morning around 8am a Lakewood Police officer pulled over a red Chevy on W117th. Suddenly the driver took off, and as the officer pulled away to follow, the police officer was hit immediately by another car head-on at W117 and Berea Road. The  police officer and the other d...

10/24/2025

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This afternoon Friends of Lakewood Schools to Lakewood Schools BOE to Court.
Instead of hearing about it here is a link to the entire document.
There is also a comment from Lakewood Schools.
https://www.lakewoodobserver.com/articles/board-of-education/cv-25-127019-state-of-ohio-ex-rel-friends-of-lakewood-schools-vs-lakewood-city-school-district-board-of-education/
CV 25 127019 – State Of Ohio EX REL. Friends Of Lakewood Schools vs. Lakewood City School District Board Of Education - Lakewood Observer

by Jim O’Bryan – This afternoon in Cuyahoga County Common Please Court, Friends of Lakewood Schools entered a lawsuit against Lakewood Schools and the Board of Education for various complaints including: open meeting violations. Instead of giving you my understanding, here is the entire document...

10/23/2025

We are so very sorry that BOE President Nora Katzenberger's candidate's announcement article which was received this past Friday through email instead of the website ended up getting left out of our printed edition. Nora, who is an incumbent on the Lakewood School Board, would have received placement above the fold of the printed paper, on page one, as is our policy with all incumbents.
To make up for our error, Nora's article has been placed at the top of page one on our website, and unlike the others candidates, will be shared through our bluesky, X and Facebook accounts.
This is an oversight of the Observer, and should not reflect on Nora Katzenberger in any way.
Jim O'Bryan

My name is Nora Katzenberger, and I am seeking a second term on the Lakewood School Board. I am grateful to have had the privilege of serving the children, families, and schools of Lakewood for the past four years. As a parent of two Lakewood students, I know our schools offer every child the opport...

10/23/2025

A great chance to buy some great gifts or things for yourself!

by Kathleen Anderson Shop Local at the Annual Fall Art Market at The Screw Factory Looking for unique holiday gifts you won’t find in stores? The Annual Fall Art Market at the Screw Factory is your go-to spot for one-of-a-kind finds from 60+ local makers and artists — all under one historic roof...

10/23/2025

BIG ELECTION ISSUE! Candidates answer your questions, and so much more. We encourage you to go out and pick up a printed version at over 100 locations around town. and/or Download the digital version by following the link.
https://www.lakewoodobserver.com/

10/23/2025

I would like to thank all of the candidates for Lakewood City Council for taking part in our LO Reader's Questions For Council Candidates. Thank you for running.
VOTE - VOTE - VOTE

  For City Council Candidates: This year Lakewood Observer readers submitted more candidate questions than any previous year. We try to represent as many questions as possible in the paper. This year we’ve decided the best way to handle it is to give each candidate two questions with a long form ...