Broadview Heights repeats as Mind Challenge champions
by Dan Holland Team Broadview Heights, in conjunction with the city’s Human Services Department, won its second consecutive Mind Challenge competition June 15. The team edged out Twinsburg in the championship round held at the Solon Senior Center. The tournament, which featured 90 teams from 51 cities around Northeast Ohio, is modeled after the NCAA […]
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Lions Club awards $5,500 in scholarships to 2022 grads
by Dan Holland The Broadview Heights Lions Club hosted its 46th Anniversary Charter Night Installation & Awards program and dinner June 22 at Burntwood Tavern in Brecksville. The program included a swearing in of new members, installation of club officers, presentation of club awards and a financial grant/scholarship presentation for recent area high school graduates. […]
Council approves purchase of new ambulance chassis
by Dan Holland June 6 city council meeting Members of Broadview Heights City Council at their June 6 meeting approved the purchase of a 2023 Ford E-450 ambulance prep chassis for the city’s fire department at a total cost of $127,598. Fire Chief Jeffrey Hajek explained the department normally reuses the “box” – the unit […]
Mayor addresses future fire station plans
by Dan Holland June 13 city council work session Broadview Heights Mayor Sam Alai addressed plans for a future fire station and headquarters during the June 13 city council work session. Issue 4, a charter millage amendment to build a new fire station and headquarters on the city’s campus, failed on the May 3 ballot […]
Council approves six-month moratorium for town center
by Dan Holland June 20 city council meeting Members of Broadview Heights City Council passed a resolution at their June 20 meeting to institute a six-month-long moratorium on development in the city’s Special Planning Districts A and B, also known as City Center. District B extends out beyond the immediate commercial/retail district located at Broadview […]
Recreation center to adjust membership rates
by Dan Holland Membership rates at the city’s recreation center are on the rise with new rates to take effect Sept. 6. “It has been four years since we have done a rate increase, and we wanted to make the membership options simpler and easy for patrons to choose,” said Director of Parks and Recreation […]
City extends Rumpke contract
by Dan Holland Broadview Heights City Council has agreed to move forward with a two-year contract extension with Rumpke for household waste removal and disposal in the city. The original five-year contract commenced in August 2016, included the option of renewing for two additional extension years. The extension will commence Aug. 1. “They are a […]
Electric vehicle charging station coming to city hall
by Dan Holland Members of Broadview Heights City Council approved a resolution at their June 20 meeting to accept a $49,805 supplemental community development grant from Cuyahoga County that will be used for the installation of an electric vehicle charging station at city hall. Mayor Sam Alai said he expects two to four EV charging […]
Local coach inducted into hall of fame
North Royalton City Schools’ Coach Don Filips was inducted into the Northeast Ohio Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on June 15 at Canal Park in downtown Akron prior to the final All-Star game. Filips built the North Royalton Bears into a baseball powerhouse during the 14 years he served as head coach, 1994-2007. His […]
Residents to contend with bridge closure/detour
by Dan Holland A closure of East Edgerton Road between Broadview Road and Barr Road went into effect June 20, as the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission plans to replace bridge decking along the roadway that crosses over the turnpike. The city of Broadview Heights is also repaving the stretch of road during the closure. […]
The Grapevine
Sophia Morabito and Antonio Pamias were among more than 200 students whose academic work was showcased during the Baldwin Wallace University Ovation 2022 Day of Excellence. Morabito, a graduate of Holy Name High School majoring in digital media and design, presented “Choose Ohio First STEM Scholars Program – Manufacturing Tech Career Trek” during the event. […]
Police Beat
June 13 – Police responded to an East Sprague Road residence after a fire broke out in the home. Police said the home was filled with smoke that came from a bedroom being used for storage. After extinguishing the fire, police spoke with the homeowners who reported that their 4-year-old child found a lighter in […]
Families gather at schools to remember with eye on the future
by Martin McConnell Chippewa, Highland Drive, and Hilton Elementary Schools offered former students and staff alike one last walk down memory lane at their final open houses on June 25. The open houses were a celebration of the three schools, with each building getting a few hours in the spotlight throughout the day. Both students […]
District will not arm teachers despite passage of H.B. 99
by Melissa Martin June 29 school board meeting Members of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education said they will not ask teachers to carry firearms in school, a policy authorized by the recent passage of Ohio H.B. 99. The bill, signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine on June 13 in response to the recent […]
NEO Challenger Baseball scores big with players, fans
by Dan Holland NEO Challenger Baseball, a special division of Little League Baseball for children and young adults with intellectual or physical challenges, is back home in Brecksville after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the national level, the adaptive sports league was founded in 1989, with the Northeast Ohio league being […]
Vote-by-mail, early in-person voting underway for Aug. 2 primary
The Aug. 2 Primary Election will decide the Ohio House and the Ohio Senate candidates who will advance to the Nov. 8 general election. State Central Committee members will also be on the ballot. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is encouraging voters to take advantage of the convenience of voting by mail. Vote-by-Mail ballot […]
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections seeks poll workers
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is hiring 4,000 poll workers to assist voters in the Aug. 2 Primary Election. The base pay for poll workers is $220 with additional incentives that can increase compensation to $250. Voters will elect candidates for Ohio House and Ohio Senate seats. These elected officials make many decisions that […]
Students in the News
Nancy Patel, a senior at North Royalton High School, has been named National Merit Finalist in the 67th National Merit Scholarship Program. Patel will receive corporate-sponsored awards that are financed by corporations, foundations and other organizations. These awards can be renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study and range from $1,000 to $10,000/year. […]
Chippewa Garden Club
Chippewa Garden Club had a very busy June. On June 17, members Bobbi Anderson, Noreen Butano, Debby Compton, Lynne Evans and Sandy Ladebue volunteered at the Broadview Heights Senior Center to assist a group of seniors in creating their individual floral designs to celebrate America’s Fourth of July. The “Firecrackers and Posies” were constructed by […]
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Dealing with Cottonwood
by Tom Olecki, Owner, Broadview Heating If you haven’t had your air conditioning cleaned recently, I can almost guarantee you that the outdoor coil has become plugged with dirt, lint and especially cottonwood. Cottonwood, a type of poplar that is present throughout all of Ohio, is a tree native to portions of the eastern United […]
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Top Celebrity Estate Planning Disasters
by Dan A. Baron, Baron Law LLC When is the last time you reviewed your estate plan and the laws it must follow? If you are like most people, you’ve probably placed what you’ve spent a lifetime trying to build on the back burner. Some of wealthiest celebrities in America are making the same mistake. […]
Ohio Turnpike invites travelers and residents to customer appreciation event
The Ohio Turnpike will host a customer appreciation event at Portage Service Plaza in Mantua from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, July 15. The service plaza is located at milepost 197 westbound on the Ohio Turnpike in Portage County. Staff from the Ohio Turnpike and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will remind travelers […]
Commission grants zoning change
by Dan Holland May 25 planning commission meeting Members of the Broadview Heights Planning Commission unanimously granted final approval to a proposed ballot issue that would ask voters to weigh in on a designation change of an undeveloped 15-acre lot on the northeast corner of Broadview and Boston roads from C-2 commercial to B-1 residential. […]
Mayor’s Corner
On May 30, our city, and many cities around the country held ceremonies and hosted parades to commemorate those who died while in service to America. Speeches were made. Picnics were held. A day off from work was given. The next day, we all returned to work and school and the other activities we normally […]
City officials get update on flood control project
by Dan Holland May 16 service and safety committee/regular city council meeting Representatives of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District gave a short presentation and update to city officials on the Chippewa Creek Flood Reduction at Echo Lane Project during the May 16 Service and Safety Committee meeting. The project, which is being conducted as […]
Mayor calls for moratorium in special planning district
by Dan Holland May 23 city council work session A rather uneventful Broadview Heights City Council work session was capped off with the reading of a statement from Mayor Sam Alai calling on council members to impose a moratorium on future commercial development in the special planning district located at Broadview and Royalton roads, also […]
Krause, MacKeigan King earn Starfish awards
North Royalton City Schools have announced the winners of the second semester’s Crystal Starfish Award have been presented to Emily Krause, first grade intervention specialist at North Royalton Elementary School, and Katie MacKeigan King, the district’s child and family support specialist. Krause earned the Crystal Starfish Teacher Award, which was accompanied by a $250 professional […]
Intervention specialist receives state award
Brittany Troyer, an educator at North Royalton Elementary School, is the 2022 Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award Recipient from the State Support Team Region 3 of the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio. This award is presented to one educator from each of Ohio’s 16 State Support Team regions who has made extraordinary contributions […]
Nights in the Heights kicks off July 1
The first event in the annual Nights in the Heights free outdoor rock concert series will take place at the Broadview Heights Amphitheater, 9543 Broadview Rd., on Friday, July 1, from 7-10 p.m. The concert, which will take place rain or shine, will feature Nostalgia, “the band with music that makes memories.” Nostalgia’s information can […]
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