High school students invited to spring Envirothon
Envirothon, a competitive outdoor team event, offers a unique learning experience for high school students. The 2025 Area 2 Envirothon will be held on April 9, 2025, at the Cooke Family Wildlife Conservation Park, 4774 OH-13, in Shiloh. The event is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources. A team […]
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Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Society
The Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. Members and interested public are invited to attend in the Willow Room of the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd.This month’s topic will be “Cooking in the 18th Century,” presented by Karen Kashary.Getting a meal on the table […]
Broadview Heights Lions Club
In his recent column “Doing good is good for you,” Richard Sima of The Washington Post cites research that donating money, volunteering, giving blood and other acts of kindness “feel good.” Both the giver and the receiver of the good deed, he says, benefit from such actions. The Broadview Heights Lions Club is part of […]
Brecksville Road resurfacing extended
by Melissa Martin City officials announced late last month that the third and final phase of the Brecksville Road resurfacing project has been postponed a year and will not be complete until 2027. The affected portion of the roadway, which is located between state Route 82 and Miller Road, was originally expected to be finished […]
Registration open for 2025 master rain gardener courses
Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, Chagrin River Watershed Partners and Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District are offering five Master Rain Gardener courses in 2025. Participants will learn how to design, install and maintain residential rain gardens. Rain gardens are saucer-shaped gardens filled with native, wet-tolerant plants that are designed to collect, filter […]
Mayor to deliver State-of-the -City address Feb. 27
Brecksville Mayor Daryl Kingston will review what transpired in the city in 2024 and detail what is expected in 2025 when he delivers his State-of-the-City address on Thursday, Feb. 27. The Brecksville Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor the event at the Brecksville Human Services Center, located at 2 Community Dr. Doors open at 6 […]
City, American Legion to honor Hometown Heroes
by Emily Canning-Dean Thanks to a partnership between the city of Brecksville and American Legion Post 196, local veterans will be honored and on full display throughout the city later this year. The Hometown Heroes program will feature banners depicting local veterans who served their country hung along routes 82 and 21 in Brecksville. “We […]
Organization provides dream bedroom makeover for local child battling cancer
by Dan Holland For a 5-year-old Brecksville boy suffering from neuroblastoma, receiving a dream bedroom makeover for himself and his sisters was a welcome addition, courtesy of Special Spaces of Cleveland and Shurtape. Special Spaces is a not-for-profit organization that creates custom-designed dream bedroom makeovers for children ages 2-19 battling cancer. The group, founded in […]
Caruso, Savage reappointed to city council leadership
by Melissa Martin Jan. 7 city council meeting Brecksville City Council hosted its annual organizational meeting Jan. 7, as part of which President Dominic Caruso was sworn in to a second year as council’s leader. Councilperson Beth Savage was reappointed vice-president for the second year. In addition, council also approved several appointments to city board […]
Council approves raises
by Melissa Martin All nonunion full-time city workers, along with their union counterparts in the police and fire departments, received 3.5% raises in December. Those increases, which also include raises for city department heads, will cost the city approximately $345,000 this year. Accordingly, Finance Director Laura Starosta will earn $133,515; Fire Chief Mark Bender will […]
High school, middle school course descriptions are now available to public
by Melissa Martin Dec. 18 school board meeting Superintendent Jeffrey Harrison unveiled the district’s new high school course options catalog revisions implemented during the 2024-2025 school year. As part of those revisions, Harrison said the district has elected to update a number of new curriculum frameworks, with the intention that the course guide will become […]
Santa delivers holiday joy around town
by Dan Holland The Santa Delivery Service – a program begun by the Kiwanis Club of Brecksville in the early 1980s – hosted its annual program Dec. 15. Six Santas in sleighs mounted atop flatbed trailers left from the Brecksville Human Services Department at 1 p.m. to make their rounds to more than 300 homes […]
Brecksville welcomes new health & wellness spa
by Dan Holland For Mark and Tracy Knurek, opening Zivel Performance & Recovery, located at 8215 Chippewa Rd., in December was a natural progression for Tracy, who previously worked for a massage therapy studio in Broadview Heights. The spa, which has a partnership with local businesses OrangeTheory Fitness and Higher Heights Fitness, offers holistic, natural […]
Local author set to release new book in fantasy adventure series
by Dan Holland Broadview Heights writer Nick McPherson is eagerly anticipating the release of his second book – Fractured Sky – in late January. The book is the second in an ongoing fantasy-adventure series set in the fictional land of Endland. His first book, published in 2022, entitled, Chosen: The New Order, sets the stage for the continuing […]
Robotics program eyes additional state titles
by Dan Holland The world-ranked Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Robotics team, which is the reigning state champion, kicked off its season this fall with an eye on winning a fourth consecutive state title this year. The reigning state-champion BBH middle school robotics program is looking for its fifth consecutive state title. The Kennedy Group High […]
Chippewa Garden Club
All members of the Chippewa Garden Club wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year. The club hosted its 75th Anniversary Celebration Dec. 5 at Creekside Restaurant, where members elected the board’s 2025 officers and celebrated the CGC’s 75th anniversary. There, the club received proclamations from the cities of Brecksville and Broadview Heights, honoring the […]
Emerald Necklace Garden Club
Foster Brown, naturalist for the Cleveland Metroparks, will discuss “Plants that Changed the World” at the Emerald Necklace Garden Club meeting on Feb. 13. Focusing on chocolate and coffee, Brown will explore the impact, history and science these food products have produced throughout the world. Guests are welcome at all meetings. The club meets the […]
Police Beat
Dec. 12 – Police responded to a Southpointe Parkway residence after the city’s fire department reported that a fire hydrant had been knocked over. Police said there were tire tracks, believed to be from a tractor-trailer, that ran from the grass of the tree lawn and over the fire hydrant. The hydrant, property owners said, […]
Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Society
The Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. Members and interested public are invited to attend in the Willow Room of the Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd. This month’s topic will be “Cooking in the 18th Century,” presented by Karen Kashary. Join us to learn […]
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Community treated to a cool celebration at Winterfest 2024
by Dan Holland Hundreds of area residents flocked to Broadview Heights city campus Dec. 7 for Winterfest 2024, held at the city amphitheater. The event, sponsored by the Parks & Recreation Department, featured pictures with Santa, Santa’s workshop, ice sculpting demonstrations, hayrides, a food truck, a DJ, safety forces and service department personnel and vehicles […]
Avoid unwanted guests this season
Information provided by the Brecksville Police Department The Brecksville Police Department reminds the public that the Christmas season is fast approaching, and residents should take special cautions to protect themselves from becoming a victim of a crime. For example, if someone in your house purchases or receives something expensive as a gift, such as a […]
Team NEO report looks at workforce challenges for future
by Emily Canning-Dean As the population ages, demographics shift and new technology emerges, employers face new challenges when it comes to developing and retaining a talented workforce. For that reason, Team NEO, the region’s economic development partner, has been releasing their annual report, Aligning Opportunities, for several years. The organization recently released its eighth annual […]
BBH twins pen book on diversity, empathy
Submitted by Lilli Rawlin In a world where embracing differences and helping others is more important than ever, two students from Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School have stepped up to make a powerful statement. Sophomores, Arya and Amiya Bindra, have made it their mission to help others by publishing their very own book. The twin sisters […]
Valley View Towpath Trail section temporarily closed
Cuyahoga Valley National Park will close the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail between Fitzwater Road and Pleasant Valley/Alexander Road in Valley View on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Jan. 20. The trail will be open on weekends from 6 p.m. on Fridays to 6 a.m. on Mondays. No detour is available.The […]
In power outages, residents should not call police
Winter winds and ice can cause occasional power outages during the winter months and residents area asked to remember that when there is a power outage to contact the Illuminating Company directly. Do not contact the Brecksville Police Department or 911, as an influx of power outage calls prevents the dispatcher from receiving and processing […]
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints donates 40,000 pounds of food to local food banks
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Cleveland Ohio congregation stepped up in a big way this holiday season, donating more than 40,000 pounds of food to area food banks in Independence, Brecksville, Broadview Heights and Seven Hills. In 2023, the church donated 120,000 pounds of food to the Cleveland Food Bank, according to Mike Snyder, […]
Coming Events
The Akron Zoo offers exhibit called “Celebrating Black History in Perkins Woods”
The Akron Zoo is offering a special exhibit called “Celebrating Black History in Perkins Woods” from Jan. 20-March 7 in the zoo’s Nature’s Theater. The exhibit will focus on three main topics: how Black residents in Akron expanded the John Brown Monument, fought a plan to move the zoo from Perkins Woods and operated a long-lived custard stand at the park’s edge. “Celebrating Black History” is open during zoo operating hours of 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily and is included in general admission. For more information, visit akronzoo.org or call 330-375-2550.
11:00 am - 4:00pm
Akron Snow Angels
Celebrating their 10th anniversary with a fundraiser. AkronSnowAngels@ gmail.com for questions