Carol Kovach

Get ready to party this weekend at the 14th annual Hooley and Kamm's Corners and Taste of Lakewood. Learn more about these popular community events and other local news in this week's A Place in the Sun column.

Westlake Porter Public Library is offering a Bike Rodeo and bicycle safety checks this weekend for children in grades 1-6, just in time for the summer bicycle season. Learn more about this, some of the fun events planned at Crocker Park, who's retiring from Bay Village City Schools and more community news in this week's West Shore Chatter column.

Summer is beginning and that means plenty of fun in the West Shore communities of Bay Village, Rocky River and Westlake. Learn more about the upcoming St. Demetrios Greek Festival, markets and music at BAYarts, the annual Rocky River Recreation Foundation's Parks Scavenger Hunt, free movies at Crocker Park in Westlake and more in this week's West Shore Chatter column.

Learn about a special camp for grieving children and teens, a patriotic library program, the beginning of this year's Seven Hills Farmers Market and more local news in this week's Sun Postings community column.

A celebration is planned for Aug. 6 to mark the 75th anniversary of Bay Village Historical Society. Learn more about the festivities and the society as well as other local news from Bay Village, Rocky River and Westlake in this week's West Shore Chatter column.

Frostville Museum in North Olmsted is the place to go this weekend if you're looking for antiques, vintage items, a farmers market and a taste of local history. Learn more about his and other community news in this week's A Place in the Sun column.

St. Ladislas Parish in Westlake marks its 50th anniversary and welcomes its third pastor with some assistance from Westlake Mayor and parishioner Dennis Clough. Learn more about this and other community news in this week's West Shore Chatter column.

There are many opportunities to enjoy culture and community in the coming weeks. Learn about the St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival set for this weekend, the upcoming 67th annual Hungarian Festival, the Brooklyn Community Fall Festival and more in this week's Sun Postings column.

Learn more about North Olmsted Homecoming, a Lakewood Meet the Candidates event, the new Lakewood Historical Society executive director and more local news in this week's A Place in the Sun community column.

Get a head start on Halloween at this weekend's 16th annual Spooky Pooch Parade, presented by LakewoodAlive. Learn more about this, North Olmsted United Methodist Church's Church Mouse Craft Fair, Lakewood League of Women Voters' forum, "Dealing with Disinformation in a Democracy" and more local news in this week's A Place in the Sun community column.