🌱 Harding Middle School Recognized + Scholarship Winner's Essay

Hello all. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Lakewood Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening around town...

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 81 Low: 67.

Here are the top three stories today in Lakewood:

1. Harding Middle School received the Stop the Hate School of the Year Award presented by the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. The award aims to celebrate students committed to creating more accepting and inclusive societies within their schools. Principal Joe Niemantsverdriet said "...we need to help our students understand how to appreciate different cultures, different strengths that we all as individual people bring to our school and bring to Lakewood.” (cleveland.com)
2. A small business in Lakewood is responsible for keeping hands clean and smelling fresh in Northeast Ohio and beyond. STEM Handmade Soap is celebrating its ninth year next month after partners Dave Willett and Steve Meka started the business in their Lakewood basement. Currently, the small business produces 50,000 bars of soap each year. (cleveland.com)
3. The League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland Lakewood Chapter presented the Mary Warren Impact Scholarship to six Class of 2022 graduates at Lakewood High School. One graduate, Teegan McGann, has planned to attend Miami University this fall. McGann's winning essay can be read at the link. (Lakewood Observer)

Today in Lakewood:

• Coffee With A Cop At Westerly Apartments (9:00 AM)
• Buyer & Cellar At Beck Center For The Arts (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• ARTISTS WANTED! A new public art piece is to be located at the Winterhurst Arena building in Lakewood. Interested artists can learn more here. (Lakewood Observer)
• LakewoodAlive’s 15th Annual Spooky Pooch Parade is taking place Oct. 15 at Madison Park. Register your pup here! (Lakewood Observer)
• Five new homes have been listed for sale in the Lakewood area. Available properties range from a 1,278 sq. ft., three-bed, two-bath home for $179,999 to a $424,900 home with four beds, two baths, and 2,108 sq. ft. Get all the details at the link. (Lakewood Patch)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.