Sold-out crowd turns out in support of ‘Taste of North Royalton’, benefiting two great causes
It’s no surprise why all 400 tickets to the annual Taste of North Royalton event sell out quickly each year. Apart from raising thousands of dollars for the North Royalton Educational Foundation and the North Royalton Stadium Foundation, the Taste of North Royalton also does its job of not letting anyone leave even remotely hungry. At this year’s event held Nov. 7, guests eagerly packed into the lobby of St. Paul Hellenic Center before the event even officially got underway. Despite a congested check-in table, all 400 guests eventually found their way to their assigned seats and starte ....
Hometown merchants invite you to shop ‘Small Business Saturday’
There’s something special about shopping locally. More often than not, the owner is on-site and warmly greets you as you walk in the door. If it’s your first time visiting, they’ll be curious to get to know you. If you’re a regular, they surely know your name and tastes. They might ask you how your family is doing or remember something you talked about last time you visited. There will be photos of the high school football team on the wall and other local city sports teams the business supports. There will be fliers on the counter for local events such as a craft show or upcoming commu ....
City’s new Christmas lights, displays to be unveiled at Holiday Lighting on Dec. 1
Residents are truly in for a treat. The city’s holiday lighting display is getting a major upgrade and will be unveiled December 1 at the Holiday Lighting and Christmas Parade on the City Green. The beloved community tradition which includes a lively parade down Ridge Road, complimentary hot cocoa and donuts and visits with Santa Claus will be even more dazzling this year as new displays and LED lights line the City Green along with other city buildings. “We’ll do our usual countdown and flip all the breakers at once,” said Recreation Director Jason Swim. The Christmas Parade will ....
City to receive grant for York Road project
The city recently received notification from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) that they will receive funding for a portion of the York Road Rehabilitation Project. The project includes the area between Wallings Road and Sprague Road. The project was applied for earlier this year. “The scope of work is a simple mill and fill improvement project of the pavement,” according to North Royalton City Engineer, Mark Schmitzer. This would be similar to the Ridge Road project several years ago. Schmitzer said that NOACA had “solicited projects from five counties in lat ....
VETERANS DAY BRINGS A VARIETY OF CEREMONIES FOR VETS
St. Albert the Great Students learn about life from Veterans When Saint Albert the Great School sixth grader Jerrel Rayen interviewed Air Force Veteran Christopher Ginn for a recent Veterans Day project, he learned many new things about the Judge Advocate Officer or, “JAG,” for short. But the thing that fascinated Rayen the most was how much he enjoyed asking the Air Force lawyer questions and learning about the man’s experiences serving overseas. This aspect perhaps, a young person’s genuine curiosity and interest in learning the stories of local veterans – is ....