🌱 Lakewood Coffee Shops + LHS Senior Backs Up Machine Gun Kelly

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First, today's weather:

A p.m. thunderstorm in spots. High: 85 Low: 68.

Here are the top three stories in Lakewood today:

1. Multiple Lakewood coffee shops made Cleveland Scene's list of "25 Essential Cleveland Coffee Shops." The Root Cafe, located at 15118 Detroit Ave. made the list for its locally-brewed coffee from Duck Rabbit and Rising Star coffee, and fully vegan and vegetarian menu. Other names on the list include Goodkind, Caffeine, and Brewella’s Coffee, Crepes and Collectibles. (Cleveland Scene)
2. After the success of Lakewood’s Tree Advisory and Education Board Most Distinguished Tree contest, Lakewoodites will have a new chance to win. From Oct. 1 through Oct. 26, The Lakewood Observer Halloween Decorating Contest will be looking for decorations. Voting will take place from Oct. 28 to Oct. 31 and the winner will be announced on Nov. 1. (Lakewood Observer)
3. A Lakewood High School senior backed up musician Machine Gun Kelly. Lydia Kress, an orchestra student at LHS, was part of a Cleveland Contemporary Youth Orchestra quartet that backed up Machine Gun Kelly for two songs during his Aug. 13 concert at FirstEnergy Stadium. Click the link to see a photo from the show. (Lakewood Observer)

Today in Lakewood:

• Community Cook Out, At Harmonic Journeys (2:00 PM)
• HeartBeat Drum Circle, At Centering Space (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Lakewood Municipal Government, LakewoodAlive, and Cuyahoga County are inviting artists to submit qualifications for a new public art piece to be located at the Winterhurst Arena building. Apply and learn more here. (LakewoodAlive via Facebook)
• Cheeseburgers in Paradise, a Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band, will be performing at the Lakewood Park Bandstand this Sunday, Aug. 21 at 7:00 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and join fellow Lakewood residents for a free concert in the park. (City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government via Facebook)
• Join local author Laura DeMarco (Lost Cleveland) on a historic travelogue through Civil War sites. Meet the author on Aug. 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium. (Lakewood Public Library via Facebook)

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• Cleveland Water Lantern Festival (August 20)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you soon.

— 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.