Explore Shaker

There are plenty of Shaker Heights parks and playgrounds for everyone to enjoy and we are excited to share these beautiful spaces with the community through our Explore Shaker program! Visit the links below to learn more about the parks and playgrounds th...

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Learn more about the what makes the Shaker Heights Recreation Department so special. 

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Register Now for the 2022 Spring Ice Spectacular!

The 2022 Shaker Spring Ice Spectacular will take place Friday, April 29th and Saturday, April 30th. 

Registration is open now for USFS members. USFS members should complete the online registration form to participate in the show. ...

View the Fall 2021 Recreation Catalog

Shaker Recreation is pleased to offer a variety of athletic programs and enrichment activities for residents and non-residents of all ages. Browse our Fall 2021 Recreation Catalog online now. Registration opens Wednesday, August 4th. Registration is avail...

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Rotary Club to Honor Police Officers & Firefighters of the Year for 2019 and 2020

The Rotary Club of the Heights of Greater Cleveland will honor its 2019 and 2020 Firefighters and Police Officers of the Year on Wednesday, October 27. Rotary President Adam Davis and member John Sobotincic will lead the awards program. Members of the Rot...

Horseshoe Lake Dam Controlled Breach

Updated October 21 

Please note the following details for the emergency controlled breach of the Horseshoe Lake dam (read more about this project below):

• The project will start November 1; anticipated duration is 30 days (weather permitting)
• Excavat...

Forward Together: Survey Open Until October 31

Help Build the Vision for Shaker's Community Facilities!

Do you have opinions about our community’s facilities and ideas about their future direction? Forward Together is a joint initiative by the City, Shaker Schools, and Shaker Library to create a Coordi...

The Mayor's Report

Mayor's Report for October 15, 2021

COVID-19 Testing Returns to Fire Station

Testing is Drive Thru or Walk Up

  Cuyahoga County Board of Health and MetroHealth is once again offering free COVID-19 testing for individuals age two and older. You do not need to have symptoms to be tested.

Testing will take place at the Shaker ...

Shaker Heights, The MetroHealth System & Recovery Resources Partner on Pilot Mental Health Program

The City of Shaker Heights announced a new Mental Health Response Pilot Program in partnership with The MetroHealth System and Recovery Resources. The program, which launches in January, provides social workers and other support for the City’s fire and po...

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City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Sewer District Recommendation For Shaker Lakes and Dams

By a majority vote, Shaker Heights City Council has passed a resolution in support of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s (NEORSD) recommendation to remove the dam at Horseshoe Lake, restore two stream channels of the Doan Brook, and rebuild the ...

NEORSD's Shaker Lakes Recommendation

Visit our Shaker Lakes page for the latest, most complete information and updates abut NEORSD's recommendations for the Horseshoe Lake and Lower Lake dams. 

Updated Guidance for City Buildings

Guidelines for City buildings effective August 17:

• MASKS REQUIRE IN ALL CITY BUILDINGS: All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask in common areas of buildings. Disposable masks will be available at front desks. This includes...

Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment

The Shaker Heights Police Department will be assessed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) on June 21 and 22, 2021. A team of CALEA Assessors will examine all aspects of the department’s policies, procedu...

City Hires Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Mayor David E. Weiss announced that Colleen Jackson has been appointed the City’s new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. Jackson previously served as Director of Community Partnerships and Programming for Cleveland Play House, where,...

Gas Main Replacement: Lomond Neighborhood

The week of July 19, Dominion Energy Ohio will start a gas main replacement project in the Lomond neighborhood. Impacted streets include Lynnfield Rd., Townley Rd., Winchell Rd. and sections of Newell Rd., Lomond Blvd. and Scottsdale Blvd. (see map below)...

Warrensville Center Rd. Improvement Project

Updated September 16: Starting on Monday, September 20, the contractor will mill and install the intermediate asphalt course for Phase 3 of the WCR resurfacing project; as noted under Phase 3 below, the work area is from the southern City limit to Norwood...

Sewer Project: Brantley Rd./Claythorne Rd.

The City will begin a major sewer improvement on Brantley and Claythorne roads between Brantley and Warrensville Center roads the week of July 12. The general scope of work will include open excavations to make sewer spot repairs and installation of cured...

Northeast Quadrant Sewer Program

Since 2018, the City has been working on sewers in the Mercer neighborhood, specifically on streets in the area between Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Boulevard, Sulgrave Road and Fairmount Boulevard.The general scope of work includes inspecting sewer m...

First Energy Line Clearance Work

(Updated February 4): Starting Monday, February 8, pruning operations will move to S. Woodland Rd. between Warrensville Center Rd. and Brighton Rd. Motorists may experience some delays. Estimated completion time is a week.

(Updated January 26): Th...

Video: Shaker is the Place

Community Focus: Shaker Heights

Mayor's Welcome

Welcome to Shaker Heights!

You will discover quickly that you are living in one of the most beautiful, engaging, and friendly communities in Ohio — or anywhere.

On our website, you'll find plenty of information about our City's unique assets: walkable neigh...