I was assisted by an officer for a theft case, he was amazing and caring about the situation. I…read morereally enjoyed speaking to him, definitely hope nothing like this happens again but I would love to be helped by him in the future. Hopefully he sees this

My 84 year old wife was driving her 1995 Geo Metro to get me a fathers day card. There was road…read moreimprovements on Wilson Mills being done, so it was a single lane each way. Her car stopped working, she was blocked the traffice. She did not have a cell phone, she doesn't like them. In her words "big buff police officers, from the Richmond Hieghts Police came to help. One calmed her, while the other all by his self pushed the car out of traffic. Then they phoned AAA for her, while she didn't have her AAA card, they were able to verified she had a current account. And a friendly tow truck driver came to take her. home. As her husband I am very grateful to the Richmond Heights police and the AAA tow truck driver.

Officer Brown and Lt Crowley should be fired. I found their behavior to be unprofessional and…read moredismissive. Instead of listening to my concerns, they seemed impatient and unwilling to communicate clearly. It felt like they were more interested in asserting authority than actually helping resolve the situation. I believe officers should serve their communities with respect and empathy, and unfortunately, that was not the case here. I hope this feedback is taken seriously and leads to better training or accountability in the future.

Thank you for finding my son Anthony! He had been missing for a week! Special shout outs to…read morelieutenant Sevel, Patrolman Brown, and I'm sorry I'm forgetting the last name of a young officer that help find and bring him home! God Bless America

I've only recently used the Chesterland Post Office. I've dropped several packages there to be…read moreshipped around the country. They already have a postage paid label on them so I just drop them at the window and leave. The personnel and the service are both fine. If I needed more of their help I might rate them higher or lower but there have not been any negatives so far.

I lived in Lakewood for a little under two years and I operated a business in the area for a little…read moreover two; during this time I joined the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. I found it to be a very supportive group. Not only did joining the chamber help drum up a lot of business, but their events were fun and informative, and I met a ton of interesting people. I always enjoyed the chamber meetings...they offered an opportunity to meet all sorts of interesting and important people in the community, from business owners to local politicians. The staff who run the chamber are a cheerful bunch and are hard workers and are eager to help new businesses succeed. I am very grateful for their support and guidance. The group was also a positive group: Lakewood is culturally and politically very diverse and over the course of my membership I saw a number of controversial and potentially divisive issues arise, including a school tax levy and an issue of eminent domain use that drew national attention. The chamber did exactly what I think any organization should do: they took thoughtful stances on these issues, but were careful to avoid giving the public the impression that their official stance reflected the views of all its members. I would recommend anyone running a business in or around Lakewood to consider joining the chamber of commerce. Compared to other business networking groups that are often dominated by people interested primarily in self-promotion, I found the Lakewood Chamber to be a place full of sincere, honest business owners and community members. Joining the chamber and going to their events can be one of the best ways to get tied into the lakewood community.

It is a razor's edge: You decide to do some home improvement work, add a fence, install a pool,…read moreeven add on to your home. Do you take out the permit, do everything by the book, be a good cub scout? Or do you, as most I think must do, try to cut some corners, hope the neighbors don't squeal and press on regardless, irrespective of trifling things such as building codes, and public safety, and permits? I fall into the former camp. I take out the permit. I pay the fees. I secure the insurance. I do the job right, then invite the City Inspector over for his little look-see. I do everything by the book anyway, so what's the big deal? Here's the big deal. I helped a friend who was installing a pool. He needed a little work done, nothing big, which required a permit. Fifty bucks is the minimum permit. But wait! You also have to register to be a certified contractor in the City. Cha CHING! Another one twenty-five. But wait! In order to be certified, you have to buy a surety bond for the city, that way if you totally screw up the job, the insurance pays for it. Not your liability insurance, which they also require. That surety bond? Another one twenty-five. So far, you're into your "favor" for three hundred, and you haven't even done the work. Here's my suggestion: Make the building permit FREE. Make it so that anyone can take one out, then crack down on the people who have no clue what they're doing and have no bidness doing any kind of contracting. The way it is now, only the cleanest of clean contractors even bothers to take out the permit, drop the money, have the inspection. Make the scoundrels pay.