Ground on the former Washington Elementary School site in Eastlake has recently been broken for Washington Place, which will be a 33-lot, single-family subdivision. The grand opening of Washington Place, which will be built by Ryan Homes, is expected to be sometime in the spring, said Mark Holz, president of Frontier Land Group, the project’s developer. Earlier this year, demolition, asbestos remediation and an environmental cleanup was completed at the site. “Things are going great. We have a great partnership with the city and it’s starting to come together,” Holz said. “The sanitary s ..read more

Three at-large seats on Eastlake City Council will be decided in the Nov. 2 election and they have attracted five candidates — Todd Gulley, Chris A. Krajnyak, Angela Schmidt, Michael Semick and Logan Shreves. All five candidates are running for four-year terms beginning Jan. 1. Members of council receive $721.44 per month while the council president receives $821.44 per month. Gulley and Schmidt are seeking election, having been appointed to fill council vacancies. The third seat is open after Councilman Jim Overstreet filled the Ward 1 seat vacated by Michael Zuren. Dennis Morley is also on ..read more

The Miracle League of Lake County will be hosting its Local Heroes All-Star Game this weekend at Lake Health Miracle Field in Eastlake. The league’s athletes, who all have some disability, will have the opportunity to play with local police, fire, military and medical personnel in games on the hour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 25, at 35200 Vine St. The National Anthem will be performed at 11 a.m., as well as the ceremonial first pitch. The Miracle League uses this game as its signature event of the year. Typically, the athletes will have a buddy with them all the time to help them play from we ..read more

Heading into the future, we hope that Americans never grow weary of paying tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks when the anniversary of that tragedy arrives each year. It’s awesome to see how communities and individual organizations make efforts to ensure that those innocent and brave people in three American cities who died because of the horrific acts of terrorism on Sept. 11, 2001, are never forgotten. In fact, we believe that a couple of efforts that took place in Lake County last weekend in connection with the 20th anniversary of 9/11 deserve some extra attention. On Sept ..read more

Merriment was aplenty at Eastlake’s first annual Oktoberfest, which celebrated German heritage with live music, dancing and, of course, an abundance of beer. The Oktoberfest was held at the Captain’s Stadium in Classic Park on Aug. 1 and featured music from the Cleveland-based Deutscher Musik Verein, or German Music Society in English, who entertained festival-goers with traditional German brass band music. Listeners were treated to — and perhaps surprised to hear — a unique polka-style rendition of Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley said he was pleased to see how we ..read more

2021 at 7:19 p.m. | UPDATED: July 20, 2021 at 9:12 a.m. Eastlake will be holding an Oktoberfest for the first time this year. Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, inspires similar food and music celebrations throughout the world. Eastlake’s Oktoberfest will go from noon to 5 p.m. at Classic Park, located at 35300 Vine St., on Aug. 1. There will be no admission charge. “We’re starting small this year to test the waters,” said Judy Moran, administrative assistant to the mayor and fire chief. “I’d like to make (Oktoberfest) an every year thing. “It’s near and dear to my heart,” she added. “My dad play ..read more

More than 20 boats of all powers and sizes will be on the waters of Lake Erie next weekend — a number that could intensify, says Kris Mendeszoon. “Our main headquarters is going to be the Chagrin Tavern marina in Eastlake, but we’re going to have boats on display in Eastlake Thursday evening (July 15),” said Mendeszoon, one of the organizers of the powerboat race scheduled for July 18. “I believe we are going to have boats on display in Downtown Willoughby Saturday Evening (July 17).” The schedule of events for the powerboat race start July 14 and will go until race day July 18. Boats will sta ..read more

A handful of engineering, utilities and water infrastructure projects have been approved by the Lake County commissioners in unanimous measure, including a resolution for a water main replacement at East Island Drive in Eastlake totaling $191,753.90. As part of the division’s 2021 capital improvement plan, Lake County Sanitary Engineer Randy Rothisberger noted the timeline for the undertaking moved up from 2022 due to Eastlake’s participation, which includes taking up the cost for the design and a portion of the roadway work. “The work covered by the specification includes replacing 630 linear ..read more

From the drumming circle to the showcasing of a variety of instruments and performers, Make Music Eastlake was a “great start” for a first-year event. That was the observation of Jeannie Fleming-Gifford, executive director of the Fairmount Center for the Arts and the organizer of the local event. On June 21 Eastlake became one of more than 800 Make Music Day locations around the world. “The weather held up and it was wonderful to have people from all over come and connect through music,” Fleming-Gifford said. “The city did a great job of sharing social pics and videos throughout the evening ..read more

Eastlake City Councilman Kimberly C. Evers is being remembered this week following his June 15 death. Evers was 64 and had been a resident of Lake County for more than 40 years. “I was proud to call Kim my friend,” said Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley. “He was always there for our city as a councilman, EPAL director and member of the Boulevard of 500 Flags (Committee). “Whatever this city needed, Kim was there.” Evers was born March 6, 1956, in St., Paul, Minn. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army and then had a career as an engineer before retiring. He was currently serving as councilman and ran ..read more