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Coffee in hand, Lakewood? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Need to warm up at the bus stop on Lake Avenue?
  • What did Lakewood actually accomplish in 2025, according to the mayor?
  • How a $2M tax credit is reshaping a Lakewood landmark

Also on today's calendar: TrueNorth Performs Christmas Concert! and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Lakewoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Lakewoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Friday: Very windy; snow showers, temps: high: 35, low: 26.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and breezy, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cove Community Center's Winter Warmup Station returns with the cold weather (cleveland.com) — If you’re waiting for the bus or walking along Lake Avenue, Cove Community Center’s Winter Warmup Station in Lakewood is again offering free hats, gloves, and scarves to anyone who needs them. High school students and seniors are teaming up to knit and crochet roughly 75 items, hanging them outside the center near one of the city’s busiest bus stops for neighbors to quietly take.
   

2. Lakewood mayor says 2025 a year of achievement in city (cleveland.com) — Lakewood Mayor Meghan George is highlighting 2025 as a breakthrough year, with construction finally underway on the $115 million mixed-use redevelopment of the former Lakewood Hospital site and completion of the $28 million Lakewood Interceptor sewer project. She also points to the new Lakewood Animal Shelter and ongoing pressure on FirstEnergy over power outages as key ways the city is improving daily life for residents.
   

3. Historic preservation program saves Northeast Ohio buildings from demolition (cleveland19.com) — A century-old Lakewood Baptist Church on Detroit Avenue is being saved from possible demolition and converted into a childcare center with help from a $2 million state historic tax credit. Nonprofit Horizon Education Centers is restoring the building to meet growing demand from young Lakewood families, while a similar tax credit is backing a hotel project in Cleveland’s Flats.
   

4. West Side Market and former Grain Craft mill in the Flats each win $5 million in state tax credits (news5cleveland.com) — Lakewood readers will notice that the former Lakewood Baptist Church on Detroit Avenue just secured $1.5 million in state historic tax credits to become a daycare and early learning center. The same funding round is also fueling major renovations at Cleveland’s West Side Market, a historic flour mill in the Flats, and several other preservation projects across Northeast Ohio.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Sometimes, after being on your own for a long time, you get used to the quiet.
    It’s been many years since my divorce, and life has found a steady rhythm again I do most things solo meals, movies, grocery runs and honestly, I… (Nextdoor Detroit/WClift/Larchmont)
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    Where might I find the Lakewood holiday trash collection schedule? (Nextdoor Athens Ave)
  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Manager in Lakewood. Apply here.
  • The Centers posted a job opening for Early Childhood Teacher in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.

Ok Lakewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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