I am the editor of Lakewood Patch and a local news enthusiast.
I joined Patch because the company is at the forefront of the future of journalism — and I am deeply committed to this changing media landscape. And, I love Lakewood.
I have delivered, printed, packed, stacked, written for, edited and, of course, read newspapers. My first reporting gig came in the fourth grade when Mrs. Williams ordered – since I talked so much — that I report news and weather to begin the class each day. No sweat.
So, the kid with soda-pop-bottle eyeglasses began his career, sharing the latest news and weather forecasts with a room full of confounded classmates.
Since then, I have worked in different media environments, and worn several different hats. I have picked up a camera; learned to handle video equipment and edited my own work. I have kept a blog. I have taped interviews and posted them to the Web. These are a few of the skills that I have acquired in an ever-changing media environment.
After stints in Chicago and Southern California, I returned to home to Northeast Ohio to attend the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University. I held a reporting internship at the Record Publishing Co. by day and worked in the Akron Beacon Journal production department by night, stacking newspapers.
I later worked as a reporter and wire editor at the Record-Courier and received several awards for news and sports reporting.
In my freelance work, most notably for hiVelocity, I have followed the changing economic landscape in Ohio. I have identified start-up bio-tech and biomedical companies as they sprout up around the fertile health-care industry, with area institutions of higher education propping them up. The state's economy is changing.
Not unlike my own industry.
I live in Lakewood with my wife, Kelly Flamos, and our children, Ruby and Clyde.
Kelly co-owns and operates Mahalls 20 Lanes with my brother-in-law, Joe Pavlick.
... In case you're curious, that will never affect my ability to report news professionally and fairly in this city that I love.
Although the zoning change would give the “Office Building” zoning distinction to the property, the council measure is considered a sort of “housekeeping” issue.
Check out our interactive map of police incidents around Lakewood. Click on each marker to see the details.
A 29-year-old Lakewood man was arrested, suspected of shooting his neighbor in the leg.
Brecksville residents know how to party. And from June 28 through June 30, that's what they did on the Square in Brecksville.
The school district recently posted a 3:23-long promotional on its redesigned website.
The following information was supplied by the Brecksville Police ...Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Project expected to break ground this summer.
As emergency crews were leaving the scene, another call came in that a tree had fallen on power lines on Arthur Avenue.
Plans for a renovation are in the works at the popular South American eatery.
Check out our interactive map of police incidents around Lakewood. Click on each marker to see the details.
Check out our interactive map of yard sales around the city, as part of the annual CityWide Sale. Click on each marker to see the details.
This 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 1,640-square-foot home at 12915 Chippewa Road was built in 1943.
This 4-bedroom, 2-and-half bathroom, 2,700-square-foot home at 1477 Arthur Avenue was built in 1907.
He was charged with with failure to comply with the order of a police officer and reckless operation.
The restaurant's manager — who told police that she was held up at gunpoint by two masked men — was part of the plan to rob the restaurant. She faces three years in prison for her involvement.
The measures are meant to get the district in line with state guidelines.
Check out our interactive map of police incidents around Lakewood. Click on each marker to see the details.
Here’s a highlight of the top stories from around Lakewood during the past week.
Here’s a highlight of the top stories from around Brecksville during the past week.
Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.
