Cleveland Heights officials are weighing a proposal to bring a Culver’s restaurant to the long-empty Mayfield Triangle. Supporters tout jobs and revitalization, while critics worry about traffic and the impact of a drive-thru on the city’s urban goals. With Severance Town Center struggling, the stakes are high as the planning commission reviews the plan. Decisions expected by fall could shape the area’s future.

Cleveland Heights residents lined up May 7 for the city’s third annual equipment exchange, trading gas mowers and, for the first time, leaf blowers for battery-powered DeWalt replacements at no cost. Officials cite small-engine pollution and local asthma concerns, with a NOPEC grant covering 100% of the equipment.

The Headlands Birding Festival is returning to Lake Erie’s shores Sept. 18-20, 2026, with guided walks, a Lake Erie boat trip, vendors and food trucks, and live bird-banding demonstrations. Organizers say Lake County’s geography creates a major fall migration corridor, with 352 species recorded locally. Registration is set to open July 1.

A Brush High School junior traded the track for a patrol car this week, joining South Euclid police for a ride-along after a medal-winning weekend in track and field. Paige Walker also met with a Lyndhurst K-9 handler and her partner, Sonic, for a closer look at the path she hopes to pursue.