Together With Bridge Rehab & Performance

When Your Body Wakes Up Grumpy 📍 Westlake

If your body has started making little comments lately, like tight hips, a shoulder that’s suddenly “opinionated,” or stiffness that doesn’t disappear after coffee, you’re in good company. Most of us just push through and hope for the best.

Jodie and I recently did a Performance Tune-Up at Bridge Rehab & Performance, and it clicked why people rave about them. It wasn’t a rushed appointment or a cookie-cutter plan. Kyle and Emily watched how we moved, explained what was going on, and worked on the spots that have quietly been annoying us for years. My golf swing feels looser, and Jodie’s back has officially stopped throwing temper tantrums.

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Short Takes

The full column lives on our blog but here are the highlights worth your coffee break.

Avon

For sale: Great Finds Estate Liquidations has started Part 3 of the Jameson Homestead Antiques Liquidations. If you missed out on purchasing something from the House & Barn at Jameson Homestead Antiques (closed last month), 36675 Detroit Road, you now have an opportunity over the next several weeks to bid online for items at Great Finds Auction.  Part 3 auction for items in the House began last week. Register to bid

Summer fun: Maybe signing up now for a pool pass will make it feel warm for just a second. Residents can renew or sign up for a pool pass for the upcoming summer season at the Avon Aquatic Facility. Dive right in here.

Avon Lake

Another levy coming: The Avon Lake City Schools Board of Education recently approved a resolution to place a 1.5 mill Renewal Levy for permanent improvements on the May ballot for consideration by voters. ‍

The Renewal Levy will not increase your taxes, and renews approximately $750,000 in funding that goes towards such general capital improvements throughout the district.

Bay Village

Soups on!: The annual Soup Supper at Bay United Methodist Church, 29931 Lake Road, takes place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

Crockpots of your favorite soups, rolls, relishes and desserts will be available in the Fellowship Hall.

House calls: MobileMD is a new service that offers same-day, in-home urgent care visits for Cleveland westside families. No more waiting rooms, no insurance headaches…just one flat $150 visit fee.

Schedule an appointment

North Ridgeville

Garden Club meeting: The Garden Club of North Ridgeville will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at Sandy Ridge Reservation, 6195 Otten Road, and includes a presentation from Naturalist Josh Michalski.

Reading challenge: Could you read 1,000 books? That’s the challenge posed to children as they prepare for kindergarten.

The Lorain Public Library System (Avon and North Ridgeville are included) is rolling out a 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative to challenge caregivers to read to and with their children (ages birth to 5-years-old).

The challenge is themed with fun images of Browser, the Lorain Public Library System’s Golden Retriever mascot. More details

Rocky River

Hall of Fame honors: The Rocky River High School Hall of Fame honors alumni, educators, coaches, and community members whose achievements and service have left a lasting impact on the school and its programs.

Six individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame Feb. 7. The Class of 2026 includes Laura Brabant, Lindsay Buckingham, McKenna Sperli (née Klodnick), Gary Nash, Ava Rauser, and Michael Shoaf.

Westlake

New restaurant: Lopez Taqueria will be opening soon at 27020 Center Ridge Road.

The restaurant will offer tacos, burritos and other Mexican items. A liquor license is coming soon.

Follow the progress on Facebook.

Warm the Westside

You all did something incredible.

We asked Buzz Nation to open your hearts (and your closets) for our 2nd annual Warm the Westside Winter Coat Drive and did you ever deliver.

Over the past week, we collected 135 winter coats and more than 100 other warm items that are now on their way to The City Mission, where they'll directly help neighbors who need them most.

Fun fact: 135 coats is exactly how many you can stuff into a 2021 Subaru Forester Sport.

Big shoutout to Gingham Market and Rozi’s Wine House for being our community dropoff locations.

When we started The Buzz, our goal was simple: spotlight the best of the Westside—local gems, great events, people doing good things. What we didn’t expect was just how strong the hunger for real community would be. How much people want to show up, give back, and make this place better together.

So from the bottom of our hearts: thank you. We’re so proud to be building this with all of you.

🫶 Tony + Jodie

Community Blend

Shining a Light on History 📍Avon

Members of the Avon Landmarks Preservation Commission recently applied to the Ohio History Connection for consideration of an Ohio Historical Marker to recognize the significance of the Avon Center Cemetery.

The Commission’s application aims to acknowledge the cemetery’s deep historical roots, from its geological origins to its significance as a community burial ground for over 200 years. ‍

Although once believed to be a prehistoric burial mound constructed by the Woodland Indians and later used as a cemetery by white settlers, no formal archaeological investigations have been conducted to validate it was used by aboriginal Indians, according to the press release. ‍Pioneers and those who followed have been laid to rest for over two centuries in the cemetery. The oldest gravestone dates to 1818.

Two noteworthy individuals buried there are Avon’s founder, Wilbur Cahoon, and Dr. Norton S. Townsend, a noted physician, politician, pioneer in agricultural education, and one of the founders of The Ohio State University (Ohio Marker 6- 47). Veterans from five wars, the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, WWI, and WWII, have their final resting place in the Avon Center Cemetery. —An excerpt from Short Takes

🗓️ Mark Your Calendars

Salmon Dave's Launches Annual Taste of New Orleans

Salmon Dave’s is bringing Bourbon Street to Rocky River. Starting on Fat Tuesday (Feb. 17) and running through the Guardians’ home opener on April 3, the annual Taste of New Orleans returns with gumbo, jambalaya, bourbon shrimp, and the fan‑favorite Voodoo Salmon. Live music kicks things off on Fat Tuesday and continues on Sundays, when the restaurant also offers a three‑course prix fixe dinner. Mardi Gras beads encouraged. Details

Wallace Lake Winterfest at Cleveland Metroparks

Cleveland Metroparks invites families to celebrate winter at the Wallace Lake Winterfest on Saturday, February 7, from noon to 4 PM. Come and embrace the cold and explore the season in all its beauty through activities and programs designed to help visitors appreciate the natural wonders of winter. Learn how to build a fire, lose yourself in a scavernger hunt, and experience an ice fishing demonstration.

🍽️ Business & Restaurant News

Oyster-and-Martini Bar Coming to Ohio City Hangars

Niko Atheneos and Ian Barrie are set to open "Bar" in early February at the Creative Hangars (2808 Church Ave.) in Ohio City, bringing a sophisticated new dining option to the neighborhood. The 700-square-foot space will feature a rotating selection of cold-water oysters paired with an assortment of martinis, champagne slushies, and a concise menu including shrimp cocktail, tuna tartare, and the signature Voodoo Salmon with lobster nachos. The timing is ideal for diners waiting for tables at nearby restaurants Amba and the soon-to-open Rosy, creating a neighborhood spot for snacks and wine. (Cleveland Scene)

Today in Cleveland History

The Great Blizzard of ‘78

We got hit hard these past few days but it could always be worse. Ohio’s most infamous blizzard hit before sunrise on Jan. 26, 1978—and left the entire state paralyzed.

Some of the worst parts

With wind gusts topping out at an astonishing 82 mph and wind chills plunging below -50°F, it felt like the Midwest got sent back to the Ice Age. The atmospheric pressure dropped so low it set state records and rivaled some hurricanes. Snowfall totals were less important than the 20-foot drifts that buried roads, flipped semis, and shut down the entire Ohio Turnpike for the first time in history.

At least 51 people died. Many of which were found in stranded cars or homes without heat—while National Guard helicopters dropped bread and Coast Guard planes flew in emergency food rations. Major General James Clem of the Ohio National Guard compared the shutdown to a statewide nuclear attack.