Saturday, May 3 marks a significant day in eco-conscious shopping as GreenSmartGifts, an earth-friendly shop, will open in Lakewood. Located at 14534 Detroit Avenue, directly across from Lakewood Hospital, the shop will promote “living green and giving green”...

As Observer readers know, Main Street Lakewood is a volunteer-based organization. From streetscape design to events like Light Up Lakewood, Band2Gether and Walk+Roll Lakewood, to working with City Hall to encourage investment in our downtown, resident volunteers make it all happen. On Thursday, April 19, four students from Lakewood High School’s freshman class came by to help collate material for Main Street Lakewood’s first-ever merchant membership drive...

The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and the Lakewood City Schools Community Education and Recreation Department announce the addition of antique identification to this year’s Home Show!

The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce is always a busy place and the past year truly reflected our mission to promote Lakewood businesses in a positive light to the community...

Pet Pastries has joined the Lakewood community and has kicked off this month with new and exciting gourmet pet pastries...

Lakewood CertifiChecks are the perfect gift for teachers, coaches, employees, friends and family. Don't forget to put Lakewood CertifiCheck gift certificates on your holiday shopping list!...

The Grand Prize winner for Lakewood Shops Main Street was Garfield Middle School 6th grade student, Mitchell Gregg...

First Federal of Lakewood, sponsor of the 15th annual Classic at Mastick 5K Run, has awarded Classic at Mastick Scholarships to local high school senior runners, based on nominations from high school cross country coaches..

Diane Helbig, Founder and President of Seize This Day Coaching, has joined the team of Top Sales Experts at the behest of its creator Jonathan Farrington. Top Sales Experts is a team of some of the world's best and brightest in the sales coaching and training arena.

“This is indeed a huge honor...

Main Street Lakewood, in collaboration with Lakewood Hospital, welcomes all residents and guests to kick off the holiday season by shopping the old-fashioned way...

Lakewood is a prime community in Northeast Ohio for people making creative arrangements, moral commitments and smart purchases to preserve and strengthen the city’s economy through buy local initiatives.

Spend it here. Keep it Here.

Who says fun and politics don't mix? The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business After Hours at the Winking Lizard, 14018 Detroit Avenue, on Wednesday, September 26th from 5:30 -8:00 p.m.

All Lakewood merchants are encouraged to start considering how they would like to participate during Light Up Lakewood activities, Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. Main Street Lakewood and LakewoodAlive are collaborating to encourage residents and visitors to shop and play throughout Lakewood throughout the weekend.

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Education is very important in our community and it is a long standing tradition that local businesses invite all new teachers and administrators in Lakewood to a banquet in their honor. This year the the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce invited 35 new public and parochial teachers to the 51st Annual New Teacher Luncheon.

Call it fate - a Manor Park resident with “step” in her name won the grand prize basket at the Lakewood Walks Main Street event on August 22. Catherine Step was convinced by her neighbor to participate in the event as part of their weekly trek to the Farmer’s Market. With kids in tow, they did the two-mile walk.

Clean energy and socially conscious investing have been on a tear lately, even allowing for equity market volatility. Last year Wal-Mart became the largest seller of organic milk, the world’s leading buyer of organic cotton, and its CEO says he wants the company’s Sam’s Club gas stations prepared to sell E85, the 85 percent ethanol/15 percent gasoline fuel that can reduce automobile carbon emissions. U.K.-based Tesco, the world’s third largest retailer, is spending more than $200 million on environmental technologies designed to reduce its overall energy use by 50 percent—and it’s paying customers not to use new plastic bags.

First Federal of Lakewood is proud to sponsor the 15th annual Classic at Mastick 5K Run on Wednesday, August 8th at the Mastick Woods Picnic Area in the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. The men’s race is set to begin at 6 p.m., while the women’s race will begin at 6:45. The entry deadline for runners is August 2nd, 2007.

There are defining moments in a city’s development. Some are good; some are bad. Lakewood has been enjoying a pretty good summer in 2007. On the public side we have a new Library designed by a top architect, the largest new school building program in the state, the L.E.A.F. Community, residents developing ways to deliver farm fresh healthy foods to Lakewood tables, the Lakewood YMCA and Lakewood Hospital.

Is the outside of your home starting to peel or look run down? It’s probably time for paint! Usually a home needs to be painted every six to eight years due to weathering and water damage. Before you decide to paint, make sure you ask yourself the following four questions:

Lakewood Community Progress Inc. named Mary Anne Crampton Executive Director effective June 19. LCPI is a nonprofit economic development corporation devoted to facilitating revitalization and economic development in the City of Lakewood.

Madison Avenue Merchant's Association (MAMA) is a group of dedicated and passionate Madison Avenue businesses owners who are working together to build a vibrant and thriving shopping/dining experience in Lakewood. Each owner is a hard-working visionary committed to bettering this unique city with their family owned business. While they each value the uniqueness and charm of small city shopping, they recognize the enormous benefits of working together to beautify Madison Avenue and energize the entire area.

Color is energy—energy made visible. As human beings, it's the only energy we can actually see. Choosing the right color for a room can be an intimidating experience. Most of us lean toward white and beige because we know it will match our furniture and décor. However, when you add color to your walls, it transforms your rooms into energizing spaces. Use these ten tips when choosing color for your home and you soon will feel inspired and energized by color!