Abolishing The Lakewood Lip + Dancing At Daytona 500

Good morning, neighbors! It's the Saturday version of the Lakewood Daily Digest!

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 56 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Lakewood Ranch dance company super charged to perform during Daytona 500 weekend (YourObserver.com)
2. The "Lakewood Lip" will soon be no more. The Lakewood Schools are looking for bids to handle the renovation of Foxx and Usher fields. (Lakewood Patch)

Today in Lakewood:

• Thomas Merton’s Key to Grace for an Impossible World (1:00 PM)
• Sounds of St James Shostakovich String Quartet No 8 (6:30 PM)
• The Exonerated (7:30 PM)

Lakewood Patch Notebook

• Lakewood City Schools: "At Lakewood City Schools, our amazing staff are the stars of the show. We invite you to take an opportunity to get to know Garfield Middle School paraprofessional Rachel Vuyancih as we shine the spotlight on her in LAKEWOOD’S LIMELIGHT! ..." (Facebook)
• LakewoodAlive: "Happy Friday, Lakewood! Here’s to yesterday’s striking autumn sunset. ☁️ ☀️ 🍂 #LovingLakewood #LakewoodOhio" (Facebook)
• LakewoodAlive: "Are you or somebody you know facing energy disconnection? Ohio Department of Development has a program that might help! Learn more and start your application at EnergyHelp.Ohio.Gov #LovingLakewood #EnergyAssistance" (Facebook)
• Lakewood City Schools: "Harding students in Amanda Vargas' class enjoyed creating their own "playbooks" of advice for teens like themselves after reading legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz's book, "A Teen's Game Plan for Life." Students were tasked with comin..." (Facebook)
• Lakewood City Schools Community Recreation and Education Department: "Sign up for youth basketball today - leagues available for kiddos grades 1 through 12. A valid physical is required at time of registration. http://bit.ly/lkwdrecbasketball" (Facebook)
• Lakewood Public Library: "The exclusive video from Heather McKee Hurwitz is here! Are We the 99%? is available for checkout from the Main Library." (Facebook)

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