Kaylee Remington

Backyard chickens are allowed in some Cleveland suburbs and banned in others. Local rules for hens, roosters, permits, coops and complaints vary by community.

Shaker Heights approved a $945,000 federal grant to study redevelopment near the Stephanie Tubbs Jones center and Van Aken District.

Euclid firefighters will collect Fill the Boot donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 2-4 near Lakeshore Boulevard and East 222nd Street.

Cleveland and East Cleveland residents can get free vaccines and microchips for cats and dogs at a first-come, first-served clinic Saturday.

Garfield Heights residents can register through Sept. 4 to participate in the citywide Community Garage Sale, scheduled for Sept. 10-13.

Lakewood has released updated Becks Pool renovation concepts featuring lap and recreational pools, water slides and a splash pad. Feedback is due Monday, Sept. 7.

Parma has installed a Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 3, allowing parents in crisis to surrender newborns safely and anonymously.

The Literacy Cooperative is honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy through the Imagination Library, which serves more than 41,000 Cuyahoga County children.

Shaker Heights now expects the $8.3 million Lynnfield/Lomond sewer project to finish in late 2026, with road restoration planned for spring 2027.

Lakewood City Schools is reconsidering a plan to repurpose Lincoln Elementary and reduce its neighborhood K-5 schools from seven to six.