Diana Simeon

By Lyndsey Brennan | Photogtaphy by Robert Muller “Would you buy this cookbook, accept it as a donation or light it on fire?” That’s the question that often opens discussion at Shaker Library’s Cook the Book, a book club that meets monthly to discuss a cookbook and share a meal together. Bertram Woods Manager Lynne Miller and Circulation Manager Jim Bagwell started Cook the Book in October 2016 after hearing about other libraries that had success hosting similar groups.

By Diana Simeon Public transportation has been at the heart of Shaker Heights from its earliest days. “When the Van Sweringens developed the city, the street plan was woven in with rapid transit,” explains Joyce Braverman, the City’s planning director. “The neighborhood stops on the Rapid are positioned to maximize how many residents could get to those stops.

By Sue Starrett Flash Gordon, the protagonist of a popular space adventure comic strip, made his debut in 1934. Four years later, Joe “Flash” Gordon, a successful car salesperson for the past half century, was born. While neither of the Messrs. Gordon possesses typical superpowers, both have had brave and grand adventures.