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What is hormone replacement therapy?

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This might be worth exploring if you’re dealing with:

• Constant fatigue or low energy

• Brain fog or mood swings

• Poor sleep or waking up tired

• Low libido

• Stubborn weight changes

• Perimenopause/menopause symptoms (or age-related changes for men)

And right now, they’re offering a solid incentive:

The first 50 people who move forward with labs get a $200 credit (normally $300).

If something’s felt off and you haven’t been able to pinpoint why, this could be a good place to start.

Mutt Madness

Westside Mutt Meetup & The 16 Sweetest Westside Pups

Three things that we love as Westsiders are:

1. Dogs

2. Beer

3. Patios

Would you be interested in a Mutt Meetup to come hangout with fellow members of Buzz Nation and their dogs? It would be great to have some of the dogs that participated in Mutt Madness attend.

How about 📍Sibling Revelry Brewing on 📅 Sunday, April 11 around noon?

If we get enough interest we will confirm with Sibling Revelry and then send out formal invites!

Onto the madness.

We started with 128 worthy contenders and we are now down to the final 16. They are all winners in our eyes because voting between these dogs is harder than parallel parking without a backup camera.

Here are some highlights from this past round:

Sammie the toothy-grinned mutt garnered the most overall votes in the round of 32.

The matchup of the cat/dog combos Moose and Lucy saw Moose win in a narrow victory.

The closest match saw Truman win out over Finley by 1 vote! Make sure you cast your votes and get to the polls, Westsiders!

If you watched the Duke UConn game on Sunday, you know that every vote counts and you play until the final whistle.

Take 2 minutes today and 👇

Short Takes

The full March 31 column lives here on our website but here are the highlights worth your morning coffee.

Avon

Hoop dreams: Congratulations to Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception School student Aiden Callahan, recently crowned the 2026 Knights of Columbus Free Throw State Champion. He successfully made 23 of 25 free throw attempts.

Play ball: The Mid-American Conference (MAC) Baseball Championship returns to ForeFront Field (home of the Lake Erie Crushers) May 20-24. Teams representing six MAC schools will battle for the MAC Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Locally, two Avon High School alums, brothers Ryan and Troy Sudbrook, play for the University of Toledo.

Tickets are currently available online.

Avon Lake

New police addition: Welcome Avon Lake Police Department’s newest member, Crisis K9 Ruby. She is a two-year-old chocolate lab mix. Ruby and her handler Detective Robert Walborn recently completed training at Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy's First Crisis K9 Certification Class. Residents will see Ruby around town as she is needed at calls for service and community outreach events.

New coffee shop: As mentioned in a previous Short Takes, Love Coffee Company owned by Love Coffee Roasters founders Chris and Landry Schilla, is opening in the former Goonie’s Hot Dog shop space, 33473 Lake Road. The official opening date is April 4.

“My family and I are from Cleveland , and have been here for several generations,” said Chris. “My great grandfather on my mother’s side immigrated to the United States from Sant’Agata di Militello, Sicily in the early 1900s and owned a produce stand at the Westside Market (Cleveland). My great-grandmother is still pictured to this day in the Westside Market cafe and I often go there to see her picture etched into Cleveland’s history.”

After serving honorably in the U.S. Army as a medic from 2019 to 2023, I moved back home to Avon Lake. I served full-time as a first responder, while also running a mobile coffee cart on the side with my wife.”

Love Coffee Company will be the couple’s first brick and mortar location.

Bay Village

Dog whisper: Spend an evening with Sharon Harvey, president and CEO of the Cleveland Animal Protective League (APL) at 6 p.m. April 16 at St. Barnabas Parkside Hall, 468 Bradley Road. The event is sponsored by For the Love of Bay Dogs.

A collection of hygiene items for Community Cupboard, as well as donations for the APL, will also take place.

Bay Days: It’s never too early to start planning for summer. Bay Days, sponsored by Kiwanis, is one of the most popular summertime activities in the community. This year’s event takes place July 1-4 in Cahoon Memorial Park. The Fireworks Gala is July 4. A complete schedule of activities is currently available online.

North Ridgeville

‍Science fun: The second annual Good Friday Science Magic Show will take place at 10 a.m. April 3 at Lorain County Community College University Partnership Ridge Campus, 32121 Lorain Road.  The event is free, but registration is required. Call 440- 366-4800

Rocky River

New principal: Last week the Rocky River City Schools Board of Education approved the hiring of current Highland High School Principal Carrie Knapp to serve as the next principal of Rocky River High School (beginning with the 2026–2027 school year).

Prior to becoming principal, she served as assistant principal at Highland High School for four years. Welcome to the Westside!

Growing business: The Grow Room at River Plant Co., 20145 Lake Road, is officially open and available for booking. Located right inside the Rocky River location, the new event space is ideal for groups of 15–20 people for just about any event.

Westlake

Garden Club meeting: The Westlake Garden Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. April 15 in the Porter Room at Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Road. Kim Hawkins from the Cuyahoga County Master Gardener program will be presenting, "Pruning Your Plants the Correct Way," emphasizing pruning hydrangeas.

Community Blend

Buzz Nation Has Spoken on Burke 📍 Cleveland

Last Friday we asked you what you’d want to see replace Burke Lakefront Airport. 330 of you answered. Here’s what Cleveland’s Westside actually wants:

The results:

• 🥇 A promenade

• 🥈 Forest / wooded hiking trails

• 🥉 A public pier

If there’s one clear takeaway, it’s this: people want real access to the lakefront. And the top three answers back that up.

A public golf course? That one stirred things up. It landed fourth overall, but plenty of you pushed back in the comments. As one reader put it: “A golf course takes up too much space and can only be used by a few people.”

What’s been most eye-opening for us is the sheer scale of this land. We’re talking about 450 acres — roughly two miles wide. That’s not just another development project. It’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and it’s one we can’t afford to get wrong.

The stakes are high.

The write-ins added even more color. Many of you called for restaurants woven into the outdoor space. “Pavilions for festivals” came up more than once. Others imagined something bigger — an aquarium, striking waterfront condos, full-scale dining along the lake. And one perspective we didn’t expect (but respect): keep it as an airport and invest in it. Cleveland is one of the few cities in the country with a functioning downtown airport.

One quick note: the city’s official survey is still open — and your vote there carries more weight than ours.

What do you do with 450 acres of prime lakefront? Cleveland is finally being forced to answer that question.

Westside Pour Over

🚧 Lakewood — Starting Monday, the McKinley Avenue on-ramp to I-90 eastbound closes through early June as part of the $173 million I-90 overhaul running from Hilliard Blvd in Rocky River to West Blvd in Cleveland — detour via South Marginal Road to Warren Road.

🚰 North Olmsted — Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging, a Downtown Cleveland-based senior services nonprofit, just purchased the former Moen headquarters in North Olmsted for $6.6M and will be relocating there. (Crain’s $)

🤸‍♀️ Rocky River — Callie’s Pilates announced they will be opening up a Westside studio right next to the Eleanor and Hobbs boutique on Detroit Road.

🍵 The Long Steep

A Westside Photographer’s Life’s Work 📍 Lakewood

For more than 22 years, David Schwartz has chased Route 66 — over 40 trips, waiting for the right light and that neon glow.

This spring, eight of his photos will become the official USPS Route 66 Centennial stamp series (plus a ninth on the pane). One stamp per state, from Chicago to LA.

The USPS discovered him the old-fashioned way: a Google search and a phone call.

The stamps drop in May. In the meantime, Schwartz is opening his Lakewood studio and offering limited edition prints from the series.

I had the chance to drive Route 66 back in the day and it carries a nostalgic beauty every American should experience. It’s pretty special that one of the people capturing it lives right here on the Westside.

Visit picsonroute66.com for studio dates and prints.