🌱 Lakewood Home Sold For Over $1 Million + Local Columbus Crew Player

Hello and happy Saturday. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

Cooler; an afternoon shower. High: 44 Low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories today in Lakewood:

1. In October, seven Cuyahoga County homes sold for more than $1 million including one in Lakewood. The home located at 1129 Forest Road in Lakewood sold for $1,100,000. (Subscription: Cleveland.com)
2. On Nov. 10, midfielder Darlington Nagbe of Lakewood was named the Columbus Crew's Most Valuable Player. Nagbe was the only crew field player to appear in all 34 regular-season matches this season. He scored three goals this season and had a 92.7 percent accurate pass percentage. (ABC 6)
3. Megan Robinson, the owner of Blossom Cleveland Flower Bar, said the business is moving to a larger location "to host workshops, showers, birthday parties, and more." The florist will move from 17008 Madison Ave. to 14526 Detroit Ave. in Lakewood. (Subscription: Biz Journals)

Today in Lakewood:

• Pet Food Donation Drive At Lakewood Community Services Center (10:00 AM)
• Illusions The Drag Brunch At 5 O'clock Lounge (1:30 PM)
• Acathla Clothing LLC Presents Land of Panda At Mercury Music Lounge (6:00 PM)
• Live Music: Static Dress At Mahall's (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Cuyahoga Arts & Culture awarded LakewoodAlive a $5,000 grant to support the 2023 Front Porch Concert Series! Click here to read more about the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture grants. (LakewoodAlive via Facebook)
• Lakewood Community Services Center partnered with the City of Lakewood to collect dry dog and cat food for families receiving food delivery due to economic hardship. To help, drop off unopened dry pet food donations today, Nov. 12, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the center's parking lot off Roosevelt Avenue. (Lakewood Community Services Center via Facebook)

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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.