Fall 2019 Catalog

The Fall 2019 Recreation Catalog is now available. Download the PDF to find fall classes; a complete listing of preschool, youth, adult, and senior programs; information about ice skating lessons; and lots more.

Fall Into Fun!

Registration for Shaker Heights fall programs is now open.

There are three ways to register:

• Online
• In-person: Thornton Park (3301 Warrensville Center Rd.) and/or Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Building (3450 Lee Rd.). Proof of residency required: driver's ...

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Find a Recreation Amenity

Explore our parks, playgrounds & recreation facilities.

Doggie Dip

Thornton Park goes to the dogs for the annual Doggie Dip. Have a doggone good time with your dog swimming, wading, and running. Well-behaved dogs are welcome to have fun in the unheated/unchlorinated water. Proceeds benefit the Lynn Ruffner Recre...

Touch a Truck

On Saturday, September 14, 10 am-2 pm, head to the Van Aken District to touch, climb and explore all kinds of trucks and vehicles from Shaker’s Police, Fire, Public Works, and Recreation departments and Shaker Schools and Library. Plus, crafts a...

The Mayor's Report

ShakerPlays ... And You're Invited

The Recreation Department has launched its third annual series of free summer pop up activities — called Shaker Plays. Activities take place in Shaker parks throughout the community and include wellness, art, STEM, sports and more. Activities for children...

Become a Shaker Heights Police Officer

The Shaker Heights Police Department is recruiting new officers. Learn more and view the application.

This is an exciting opportunity to get in at the entry level with the City's internationally accredited Police Department.

A  Cuyahoga Community C...

2019 Deer Questionnaire

The 2019 Deer Questionnaire is now closed. Please subscribe to the Shaker Heights City News email list to be alerted when the 2020 Questionnaire is available. Thank you.

2019 Preservation Month Photo Contest

The Shaker Heights Landmark Commission announces winners of the seventh annual Preservation Month Photo Contest. The contest, created in 2013, honors Preservation Month, which is celebrated each May by preservation organizations across the countr...

Free Smoke Detectors

There's still time for residents to request free photoelectric smoke detectors from the Shaker Heights Fire Department.

Last January, the Fire Department announced plans to install more than 2,000 new photoelectric smoke detectors in the homes of Shaker re...

Warrensville Center Multipurpose Path & Streetscape Improvements

Updated July 31: Work begins this week at the Warrensville/Chagrin intersection and will progress north along Warrensville. The eastbound curbside lane of Chagrin will be closed east of Warrensville for approximately two weeks. Traffic in both directions ...

City ENews

View the August 2019 edition of City ENews at https://cvcpl.us/UnyNPZY 

Julie McGovern Voyzey Named Director of Communications & Marketing

Julie McGovern Voyzey has been appointed Director of Communications & Marketing, Mayor David E. Weiss announced today. McGovern Voyzey has served in the City’s Communications & Marketing Department since 2010.

McGovern Voyzey first joined the City ...

The Mayor's Report

View the July 2019 edition of The Mayor's Report.

City Hires Director of Economic Development

Mayor David Weiss announced that Laura Englehart has been hired as Director of Economic Development. Englehart joins the City from the law firm Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP, where she was a partner and chair of the Economic Development Practice Group....

Ongoing Dam Work: Horseshoe Lake To Be Drained Further

Updated August 22: From August 26-30, a contractor for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will be conducting tests on the dam at Horseshoe Lake. At times during the week, the walkway on top of the dam will be closed, so the contractor can complete...

Gas Main Replacement: South Woodland Rd.

Updated (July 23): Dominion Energy will be installing a new gas main under the eastbound lane of S. Woodland Rd. on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25. 

To accommodate this work, the eastbound lane of S. Woodland will be closed at South Park...

Pavement Marking Starts May 28

Pavement marking starts on Monday, May 28 (weather permitting). Crews will start on the City's main roads, with side streets scheduled for later in the season. The first roads scheduled for repainting are South Woodland Rd., Chagrin Blvd., Warrensville Ce...

Gas Main Replacement: Lomond & Sussex

Dominion Energy will begin two gas main replacement projects affecting the Lomond and Sussex neighborhoods. 

Winslow Gas Main Replacement

Update (July 19): In order to expedite the final phase of this project, there will be no parking on Winslow Rd...

Exit from Lomond Alley to Close Permanently on May 6

Lomond Alley will no longer connect to the parking lot at the Wendy’s located at the intersection of Warrensville Center Road and Chagrin Boulevard, effective Monday, May 6. Access was always one-way in an eastbound direction, but traffic in bot...

Huntington Rd. Water Main Replacement

Crews will begin a major waterline improvement project on Huntington Road — from Onaway Rd. to Coventry Rd. — on Monday, April 8. The project is scheduled for completion by early July (weather permitting). 

For the duration of the project:

• Traffic ...

Shaker Lakes Dam Improvements

Updated August 20: Green Lake (the "Duck Pond") has been drained. Please, stay off the mudflats that have developed on the Lake. They are dangerous and could require a rescue operation.

Updated July 9: The Lower Lake project is now complete. Broo...

Street Resurfacing Starts in April

The City plans to begin its 2019 street resurfacing projects in mid-April (weather permitting). Construction is anticipated to take 100 calendar days (also weather permitting). The City will provide updates as the schedule is finalized.

This year, the foll...

Gas Main Replacement: Boulevard Area

UPDATE (March 26): Dominion will begin installing the new gas main on Shaker Boulevard westbound starting at West Park and continuing west into Cleveland. This portion of the project is scheduled to start on April 1. Traffic will be maintained, but lanes ...

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...

A-to-Z Guide to Living in the City

Wondering how to register a block party? Where to get a bike license? How early you can mow your lawn on Sunday morning? Visit our A to Z Guide, an alphabetical listing of the City regulations and other information our residents ask about most.

Shaker Life Magazine

Shaker Life is the City’s award-winning magazine covering all things Shaker. Read it to keep up with the City’s residents, businesses, neighborhoods, schools, and the stories behind some of our great homes.

To enjoy Shaker Life:

Print

The print edition of Sh...