Brecksville Magazine

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 […]

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, […]

by Dan Holland The number of residential holiday light displays in Brecksville have grown in size and number over the years. One such display listed as “Greystone Wonderland” on the website northeastohiofamilyfun.com – Best Christmas Lights in Northeast Ohio 2024 – is located at 9468 Greystone Parkway. Homeowner Duane Steelman said this is his family’s […]

Celebrate the holiday season by entering the city’s 12th Annual Family Gingerbread House Decorating Contest.  Houses can be as simple as being made out of graham crackers or as elaborate as a homemade gingerbread house from scratch. Houses may be made with kits, but the complete house may not be store- or bakery-bought. Entries should […]

The Brecksville Fire and Police departments remind residents to always have the house number of your address in plain sight from the curb in case of emergency. Every second counts when safety personnel are trying to find your home.The most visible place of course is your mailbox. Make sure the number is large enough with […]

Brecksville City Hall, the Service Department and the Human Services Center will be closed in observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 17. The community center will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Rubbish and recycling pickups will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Whenever there is a city holiday, rubbish pickup will be the next […]

by Dan Holland The holiday season kicked off in Brecksville Dec. 1 as hundreds of area residents turned out for the city’s annual Christmas parade and tree lighting. The parade, co-sponsored by the Cuyahoga Valley Native Sons & Daughters, featured a long line of floats, vehicles and live animals parading down Brecksville Road from city […]

by Melissa Martin Dec. 3 city council meeting Brecksville City Council received its first peek at plans calling for a new layout and state-of-the-art play structures to be installed next year at the city’s Kids’ Quarters playground, located outside the city’s community center. As part of her interactive presentation featuring renderings of the equipment being […]

Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne joined County Treasurer Brad Cromes to introduce the Cuyahoga County Taxpayer Assistance Program.  The program will operate in partnership with CHN Housing Partners, and is designed to provide up to $10,000 in one-time direct assistance to qualified County taxpayers ages 70 or older with an active delinquency.  In addition to […]

by Emily Canning-Dean  Thanks to the generosity of Brecksville’s first responders and the community as a whole, 51 local children spent a recent Saturday picking out Christmas presents and enjoying a pizza party during Brecksville’s Shop with a First Responder event.  Back in November, the Brecksville police and fire associations began selling raffle tickets to […]

by Emily Canning-Dean  When 5-year-old Lamar arrived at the Brecksville Service Department in a limo the morning of Nov. 15, he was met by a long line of Brecksville sanitation employees standing by to applaud him.  “The guys lined up on either side of the drive and then at the end of the drive there […]

by Dan Holland Ohio CAT Corporate Headquarters, located at 3993 E. Royalton Rd., continues a tradition this year with a unique construction equipment holiday display set out front for passersby to enjoy. According to a company press release, each piece of equipment is decked out as a reindeer, complete with a reindeer name and glowing […]

by Dan Holland For the Handcrafters – a group of women who meet up each Monday afternoon at the Brecksville Human Services Department – a lifelong hobby that may include knitting, crocheting and other crafting disciplines provides a social outlet as well as an opportunity to donate needed items to the less fortunate in the […]

by Melissa Martin Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School Health and Life Skills Teacher teacher Maria Schneider has been recognized for incorporating literacy-based skills in health education as part of an article published on #slowchathealth, a global online blog for health education teachers. Schneider authored the article, “Ignite Deep Learning in Skills-Based Health Education” and details how she integrates the instructional approach […]

by Melissa Martin Brecksville voters approved Issues 7 and 8 at the polls Nov. 5. Issue 8 passed by a vote of 5,553 votes (67%) to 2,739 votes (33%), while Issue 7 passed by a vote of 4,747 (57%) to 3,617 (43%), according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Issue 7 prohibits Brecksville businesses […]

Brecksville’s new pickleball courts are located outside the city’s community center next to Kids’ Quarters. Photo submitted.

The annual Halloween Hunter Pace steeplechase took place at Maple Crest Farm Oct. 19. Photo by Dan Holland.

St. Basil’s fifth-grade girls’ volleyball team ended its season by winning the St. Peter’s volleyball tournament. The team was undefeated in the tournament and sported a regular-season record of 7-1. The nine-girl team was 15-2 in competition for the season. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Brecksville hosted its annual Blessing of the Animals service on […]