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Van Aken District Phase Two

Learn about the new apartment building proposed for Farnsleigh Rd.

2021 Preservation Month Photo Contest

The Shaker Heights Landmark Commission seeks submissions to its ninth annual Preservation Month Photo Contest. The contest was created in honor of National Preservation Month, which is celebrated each May by preservation organizations across the country. ...

City ENews

View the April 2021 edition of City ENews 

Arbor Day Scavenger Hunt

Get outdoors this spring, while learning about our City's trees with the Arbor Day Scavenger Hunt presented by the Shaker Heights Public Library and the Tree Advisory Board. The Scavenger Hunt is for grades K-6 and runs from April 1 to April 30, ...

COVID-19 Testing

Following are two options for free COVID-19 testing in Shaker Heights.

Take Home Test Kits

Through a partnership with the Ohio Department of Health, Shaker Library is distributing FREE rapid, at-home, COVID-19 Test Kits at Main Library and Bertram ...

The Mayor's Report

The Mayor's Report for March 19, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine

Learn more about Ohio's rollout.

Free Front Yard Tree Program

The City's Tree Advisory Board in collaboration with The Heights Tree People is pleased to announce The Free Front Yard Tree Program. The program provides free trees to residents who want to plant a new tree in their front yard. 

Heights ...

Shaker Heights Featured in NEO Parent Magazine

Special section focuses on "why residents love this family friendly town."

Buy a Shaker Heights Face Mask

Show your Shaker pride, while supporting local businesses. Residents can purchase a $5 Shaker Heights mask from nine local businesses. All proceeds benefit the businesses.

Masks are available at:

Core Life Chiropractic (20134 Van Aken Blvd.)Eclectic Eccentr...

City Announces Initial Police Policy and Practice Reforms

UPDATED NOVEMBER 30: Residents are invited to view the new Duty to Intervene policy and the amended Response to Threats policy in the Police Policies & Practices section of this website.

POSTED OCTOBER 3O: The City of Shaker Heights, City Council and t...

Chagrin Blvd. & Lynnfield Rd. Signalization Improvements

The City of Shaker Heights will start the Chagrin Boulevard/Lynnfield Road Signalization Improvements project in the coming weeks. These improvements will make it easier for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross Chagrin Boulevard safely.

The general scope of...

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...

2021 Street Resurfacing

The following streets — or sections of streets — will be resurfaced this year. Residents on impacted streets will receive a letter before the project begins. Learn more about roadwork in Shaker Heights.

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Horseshoe Lake Dam Update

The Horseshoe Lake Dam Rehabilitation project is being managed by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD), which is committed to the modernization of this important structure.

Currently, NEORSD is working with the Ohio Department of Natural Res...

Gas Main Replacement: Moreland Neighborhood

On November 18, Dominion Energy Ohio will start a gas main replacement project in the Moreland neighborhood (see map). Project duration is three months (weather permitting). Work hours are 7 am-5 pm.

Residents living within the work limits will receive fur...

Shaker Heights Wins ‘Best Town to Raise a Family’

Readers of Northeast Ohio Parents magazine have selected Shaker Heights as the winner of the "Best Town to Raise a Family" category in the 2020 Parent Choice Awards. The magazine cites the City’s "walkable neighborhoods, ...

Sewer Project: Warrensville Center Rd.

The City will begin a major sewer project on the northbound side of Warrensville Center Rd., from Almar Rd. to Thornton Park, the week of March 15. The work consists of open excavations in the street to relocate and increase the capacity of the sanitary s...

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...

Lower Lake Spillway Repair

Updated March 9, 2021:  The City will perform maintenance on the Lower Shaker Lake Spillway starting the week of March 22. The contractor, Northstar Contracting, anticipates the project will be completed in 30 days, weather permitting. &...