Jennie Koomar, of Bay Village, has become the first female in Scouts BSA Troop 40 to complete the rank of Eagle Scout. To receive this honor, Jennie worked closely with the Village Project to design, ...

Over Memorial Day weekend, a sinkhole measuring 25 feet in width, 50 feet in length and 25 feet in depth opened up on 30532 Detroit Road, adjacent to Fifth Third Bank’s parking lot in Westlake. Days ...

My family and I have called Bay Village home for seven years. We have two boys: a sixth-grader attending Bay Middle School and a preschooler. We love this amazing community and have a vested interest ...

40 years ago, my husband and I chose Bay Village because of its excellent schools and its commitment to the whole child. Our daughter attended Bay Schools through graduation and today, she and her ...

Westlake City School District believes that education is much more than a classroom activity. ALL students should have the opportunity to experience the social and engaging activities that make school ...

For the Observer's annual last-issue-of-the-year feature, students from Mrs. Sarah Gency and Mrs. Kate Gallo's first-grade class at Westlake Elementary School share favorite family traditions. My ...

Special education assistant Mr. Jim Egan and biology teacher Mrs. Melissa Crist make history as the first educators to ever walk the runway at the WHS prom assembly. Photo by Carol Maat ...

After two years of closures and pared-down activities due to the pandemic, the Bay Village Senior Center is back in March with so many activities that it feels, dare I say it, almost “normal.” We have ...

Are you or a loved one living with ADHD, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum, bipolar disorder, dementia, major depression, personality disorders or schizophrenia? Healing Hearts and Minds is a ...

For the Observer's annual last-issue-of-the-year feature, students from Mrs. Julie McArn's first-grade class at Normandy Elementary School in Bay Village share favorite family traditions. The night ...

The Guys are back for Halloween again this year – on display at 1988 Sperrys Forge Tr in Westlake. They enjoy visitors. Helping to put them out are Jeff Maurer; his sons, Alex and Eric; Eric's kids, ...

We knew going into the season that the Guardians wouldn’t be great this year. Frankly, you don’t exactly need to be a Nostradamus-type when you see that the Guardians have been in (what feels like a ...