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.
Gregory Duncan, 22, and Jayve Jackson, 21, both pleaded guilty to a host of charges, including burglary, theft and possession of criminal tools.
This 3-bedroom, 3-and-half bathroom, 2,100-square-foot home at 1595 Waterbury Avenue was built in 1918.
This 4-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 4,200-square-foot home at 5245 Miller Road was built in 1994.
The school releases its honor and merit rolls for 2012-13.
The following information was supplied by the Brecksville Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The restaurant — specializing in high-end steaks and other meats — is expected to open within the next four months.
Check out our interactive map of police incidents around Lakewood. Click on each marker to see the details.
The following information was supplied by the Brecksville Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Police and RTA are keeping a tight lid on details after the No. 26 bus ran over Joe Milan, 46, of Lakewood, on June 10. He died less than a week later.
Dozens of cases have been closed. Anyone with information about the location of the third suspect is asked to call the Lakewood Police at 216-521-6773.
A spokesman for the congresswoman told Lakewood Patch that she is looking to have a presence in Lakewood.
Between June 11 and June 13, about 20 cars were broken into. The items stolen range from tennis shoes to a gun.
Check out our interactive map of police incidents around Lakewood. Click on each marker to see the details.
As the city switches to an automated system, one of the options is placing the new blue bins, along with the garbage receptacles, on the street for pick up.
Cleveland.com reported that the city is looking to spend the $245,000 in FEMA reimbursement.
The city will be eyeing the next “Brecksville Entertainer of the Year” as part of the annual Brecksville Home Days event, slated from June 28 through June 30.
The annual event is slated to take place on the Square in Brecksville from June 28 through June 30.
