West Life News

West Life is a community newspaper that serves the residents of western Cuyahoga County. It is published on a weekly basis every Wednesday, with the exception of the final week of the year.

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WESTLAKE: City plans road resurfacing, recreation upgrades for summer

1 week ago | westlifenews.com | Samantha Ann Illius

Summer is here, and that means infrastructure improvements are making driving an orange-cone adventure. The city of Westlake is no exception, and plans are in place this year to resurface a major roadway, revamp recreation facilities and build inclusive playgrounds. “The major project that will impact the traveling public is going to be Hilliard Boulevard. We're going to be resurfacing it from Columbia Road to Dover Center.
AVON LAKE: District expects ‘yes’ vote to be upheld

1 week ago | westlifenews.com | Barbara Mooney

Decision day is here, Avon Lake residents. School officials learn today, Wednesday, May 28, if the slim margin by which an all-important bond issue that passed on Election Day will hold up. Issue 16, an $88 million, 37-year bond issue to fund the construction of a new middle school and repairs to three elementary schools, was officially approved by 20 votes, according to a recount completed by the Lorain County Board of Elections.
AVON: School board faces decisions on superintendent, other fronts

1 week ago | westlifenews.com | Barbara Mooney

With Avon High School’s commencement tomorrow, May 29, the last day of school on June 5, and a Superintendent’s job to fill on its agenda, the Avon School Board has a lot of turf to cover in a short span of time.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE: Gateway project Opens for preview

1 week ago | westlifenews.com | Barbara Mooney

With several infrastructure projects recently either finished, underway or being planned and proposed, the city has quite a run of public construction projects going on. Earlier this month, Mayor Kevin Corcoran led a public forum to unveil the creation of another major project, “Gateway North Ridgeville,” a multi-year project to reconfigure the city’s Lorain Road and Lear Nagle Road corridors.
OPINION: Enjoy redoing your home! I do!

1 week ago | westlifenews.com | Susan Love

As both a homeowner and a decades-long homes and garden writer, I am still addicted to re-doing and re-re-doing and re-re-re-doing my home, inside and out. Lately, the bug has bitten hard. I am in the process of planning painting projects (say that three times fast) in the living room, dining room, kitchen and our master bedroom. Add thoughts swirl into a maelstrom of accent wall colors or possibly wallpaper accent walls.
AVON LAKE: Council green lights town homes rezoning

2 weeks ago | westlifenews.com | Barbara Mooney

The development of a 73-unit attached town homes development that Pulte Homes is proposing for Avon Belden and Walker Roads is a step closer to reality after City Council narrowly approved a hotly debated rezoning ordinance last week.
OPINION: When ‘take a hike’ is a good idea

2 weeks ago | westlifenews.com | Susan Love

We are blessed with an overabundance of parks, trails and natural beauty in Northeast Ohio. The older I get, the more I appreciate what can literally be found outside our front doors. I recently received a news release from the Buckeye Trail Association inviting hikers, paddlers, bikers and trail lovers of all ages to take part in the Biggest Day Hike on Saturday, June 7 — a free, statewide effort that started in 2021 to collectively hike all 1,400+ miles of the Buckeye Trail in a single day.
AVON: City wants to buy BOE building, convert it into new City Hall

2 weeks ago | westlifenews.com | Barbara Mooney

At its Monday work session, City Council heard about the administration’s proposal to buy the Board of Education/Village School building on Detroit Road and transform it into a new City Hall. The proposal would have the city purchase the property, which includes the 101-year-old building and the land on approximately 3.26 acres at 36600 Detroit Road for $1.7 million in “as is” condition and pending due diligence inspections. No timeline is described in the proposed ordinance.
WESTLAKE: ETC program helps seniors connect, thrive

3 weeks ago | westlifenews.com | Samantha Ann Illius

When Donna Feorene’s father passed away, Feorene worried her mother would become lonely without him. "She called me and said 'I have a plan,'" Feorene said. "I thought, 'Oh dear,' but her plan was really solid. She said, 'I'm going to call somebody I know every day.' And within three months, she was never home." Feorene realized that her mother's ability to socialize had a huge impact not only on her health after her father's death, but on her overall happiness.
WESTLAKE: Increased activity raises need for second police captain

3 weeks ago | westlifenews.com | Samantha Ann Illius

City Council members voted unanimously to reinstate a second police captain position within the city’s police department, citing increased police activity as a driving factor for the legislation during its May 1 meeting. The change marks a return to a previous structure and is aimed at improving the department’s operational capacity amid growing public safety demands. The measure, introduced as an emergency ordinance amending the city’s police department composition, passed on a vote of 6-0.