Mission Statement -

The mission of the Lakewood Observer is to attract, articulate, and amplify civic intelligence and community good will in the city of Lakewood and beyond.

Our goal is to help Lakewood residents and neighbors learn as much as possible about the city. In its efforts to know Lakewood par excellence, the Lakewood Observer will illuminate the many facets of culture, arts, business, education, religion, and lifestyle this diverse city has to offer.

The Lakewood Observer will capture Lakewood life in the present, imagine its promising future, and celebrate its rich urban history.

The Lakewood Observer shall provide a sounding board for charities, institutions, schools, children, families, events, and City Hall. We intend to open a space for long running dialogue with everyone who works, lives, or plays in the great city of Lakewood.

In this twenty-first century urban experiment, the Lakewood Observer will strive to construct for the city an open and unbiased ensemble of white papers for mapping community solutions, advancing responsible economic development and sustainability strategies, and tracking results.

Finally, the Lakewood Observer will invite the entire community to celebrate the vibrant mosaic of culture, nature, history, and personality we call Lakewood.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

December 3, 2008:
6:00 AM - Adult Swim

2:50 PM - Adult Swim

December 4, 2008:
2:50 PM - Adult Swim

7:00 PM - Open Swim

7:00 PM - LEAGUE PUBLIC FORUM FEATURES CHRIS RONAYNE, PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, INC.

7:00 PM - Parent Advocates for Lakewood Students Meeting

December 5, 2008:
6:00 AM - Adult Swim

2:50 PM - Adult Swim

6:00 PM - Puma Yoga First Annual Holiday Open House

7:00 PM - Coles Dusenbury Choral Festival

7:30 PM - Peter Pan

7:30 PM - Open Swim

8:00 PM - Talking Heads 2

9:00 PM - The Volta Sound, Vernon Dent, Floorian @bela dubby

December 6, 2008:
12:00 AM - Light Up Lakewood

9:00 AM - Breakfast With Santa

10:00 AM - 3rd Annual Vendors Fair

10:00 AM - Christmas Sale on the Grounds

10:00 AM - bela dubby's 4th Annual Holiday Art Bazaar

10:00 AM - F.A.T. City Learning Disability Workshop

2:00 PM - Adult Swim

2:30 PM - Kids Yoga Workshop

3:00 PM - LIGHT UP LAKEWOOD FAMILY MOVIE -- Home Alone

3:00 PM - Kayak Open Roll

4:00 PM - Mommy/Daddy & Me Yoga Workshop for Toddlers

5:00 PM - sa-lon blue OPEN HOUSE

6:00 PM - Light Up Lakewood

7:30 PM - Peter Pan

8:00 PM - Talking Heads 2

8:00 PM - Mud In Yer Eye Contra Dance

9:00 PM - Pale Hollow, The Plastic Hearts, Apostrophe Catastrophe @bela dubby

December 7, 2008:
2:00 PM - Sunday with the Friends-Sugarcoat

3:00 PM - Talking Heads 2

3:00 PM - Peter Pan

7:00 PM - Christmas Sale on the Grounds

December 9, 2008:
2:00 PM - "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

December 10, 2008:
11:30 AM - International Partners in Mission (IPM) 6th Annual Luncheon

7:00 PM - Joe Rizzi Trio w/ Marilyn Holderfield @ 7 pm Wine Bar