In this Issue of Mentor Local Buzz 🐝

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 📢 Local Events from Mentor & the Area: MentorLocalBuzz.com/Events!

 📰 Local News: 🤘 Bad JuJu Rocks the Lagoons with Free ’90s Throwback Concert

 🩴 Lake Erie Sand Sculpture Tour to Debut Across Four Lake County Parks

 🏪 Mentor Retail Occupancy Nears 93% Despite Small Q2 Vacancy Bump

 👨‍🌾 Shop Local at Mentor Farmers Market Every Friday This Summer

 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The Event Spotlight: 🥮 St. John Vianney Festival Returns with Family Fun and Live Music

⚾ Sports: ⚾ Guardians & White Sox to Play Split Doubleheader After Rainout

⚾ Late Rally Lifts Captains Over Whitecaps in 5-4 Victory

 🤔 Trivia Question

 🤣 Something Funny

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🤘 Bad JuJu Rocks Mentor Lagoons with Free ’90s Throwback Concert

Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve & Marina invites the community to a free evening concert featuring Bad JuJu, a high-energy band inspired by ‘90s rock icons like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Green Day. Their performance promises to deliver a nostalgic, time-traveling experience packed with powerful hits and electric stage presence.

The event takes place from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM with field seating only—attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Local food trucks will be on-site beginning at 6:00 PM, offering food and refreshments. Guests 21 and over can enjoy a variety of beers and sparkling beverages, with beverage tents accepting multiple payment methods including cash, cards, and mobile pay options.

Admission and parking are free, with accessible parking and traffic assistance provided by on-site attendants. This event is made possible through support from community sponsors including Cleveland Clinic Mentor Hospital, Meijer, Medical Mutual, and others.

The Mentor Lagoons Marina is located at 8365 Harbor Drive, Mentor, OH 44060.

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🩴 Lake Erie Sand Sculpture Tour to Debut Across Four Lake County Parks

Lake County will launch its first Lake Erie Sand Sculpture Tour on Friday, July 12, showcasing large-scale sand art across four lakefront parks. The sculptures, created by award-winning artist Carl Jara, aim to spotlight the county’s shoreline attractions.

Jara—featured on the Travel Channel’s Sand Blasters and Sand Wars—will build original works at Osborne Park in Willoughby, Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor, Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, and Madison Township Park.

A central festival at Headlands Beach State Park will run from noon to 4 p.m., featuring 80+ vendors, food trucks, live music, and family activities, organized by Lake Side Mystic Flea.

While Headlands and Fairport are already popular, the event also highlights quieter gems like Madison Township Park and the evolving Osborne Park, which is undergoing a $10 million upgrade to add beach access.

The tour, organized by Tour Lake County and supported by local and state partners, encourages visitors to explore all 18 lakefront parks in the county.

See tourlakecounty.com for more information.

🏪 Mentor Retail Occupancy Nears 93% Despite Small Q2 Vacancy Bump

Retail occupancy in Mentor finished just under 93% for the second quarter of 2025, based on data from the Cleveland Retail Market Report by CoStar. The report tracks retail space trends across eight Northeast Ohio counties, covering about 195 million square feet in total.

Mentor makes up a significant share of Lake County’s 18 million square feet of retail space, accounting for 7.9 million—or 43%. Lake County’s vacancy rate held steady at 4.7% from the first quarter but improved from 5.5% in Q2 2024.

In Mentor, the vacancy rate rose slightly to 7.2%, up 0.5% from Q1 and 1.0% from last year’s adjusted Q2 rate. Despite this uptick, the city continues to lead the region in retail activity.

Mentor’s largest available spaces include 64,500 square feet at 7721-7723 Mentor Ave., 41,264 square feet at 7960-8000 Plaza Blvd., and 24,282 square feet at 7797-7885 Mentor Ave.

The report was prepared by Mentor’s Planning & Development Department in July 2025.

See cityofmentor.com

👨‍🌾 Shop Local at Mentor Farmers Market Every Friday This Summer

The Mentor Farmers Market is back for the 2025 season, running Fridays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Eleanor B. Garfield Park. The market will be open weekly from June 13 through September 12, offering fresh produce, baked goods, local products, and more.

🥮 St. John Vianney Festival Returns with Family Fun and Live Music

The St. John Vianney Parish Festival returns to Mentor, Ohio, this weekend, offering three days of fun, food, and entertainment for all ages. Running from Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13, the festival will take place at 7575 Bellflower Road with free admission and parking, including shuttle service from Lake Catholic.

Festival hours are 6–11 p.m. Friday, 5–11 p.m. Saturday, and 3–9 p.m. Sunday. A wide array of attractions will be available daily, including giant slides, tunnel and midway games, a pirate ship for children, toy duck races, and a trackless train. Families can also enjoy face painting, hand cars, sports games, and appearances by Jungle Terry and Neverland characters.

Sunday is designated as Family Fun Day, featuring extra entertainment like face painting, character visits, and discounted wristbands between 3 and 5 p.m.

The live music lineup kicks off Friday with Pieces of Eight on the Main Tent stage and a three-hour performance by Soubirous at the Garden Stage. Saturday features Tricky Dick and the Coverups in the Main Tent, Jungle Terry at the Children’s Gazebo, and a split Garden Stage lineup with Wojtila Band and a triple-hour set by Bill Rebol and Flashbaxx. On Sunday, the entertainment continues with performances by Funkology, Ace Molar, Madtown Jazz Ensemble, and Dom Noce.

Other highlights include a Saturday polka Mass at 4 p.m., instant bingo, an air-conditioned Monte Carlo area, and a grand prize raffle drawing.

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⚾ Guardians & White Sox to Play Split Doubleheader After Thursday Rainout

Thursday’s matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to inclement weather, shifting the series schedule into a split doubleheader on Friday.

The makeup game will now begin at 2:10 p.m., followed by the originally scheduled evening game at 7:10 p.m. For the White Sox, Shane Smith is set to take the mound in the afternoon, with Jonathan Cannon handling pitching duties later in the day. The Guardians will counter with Logan Allen in Game 1 and Gavin Williams in Game 2.

This marks the Guardians’ first visit to Chicago to face the White Sox this season in a four-game series that continues through Sunday. The White Sox previously faced a three-game sweep at the hands of Cleveland back in April.

⚾ Late Rally Lifts Captains Over Whitecaps in 5-4 Victory

The Lake County Captains staged a late comeback to edge the West Michigan Whitecaps 5-4 on Thursday night in a tightly contested game. After falling behind in the middle innings, Lake County surged back with timely offense and solid relief pitching to secure the win.

Starting pitcher Jackson Humphries turned in a mixed performance, going 4.1 innings and allowing three runs on just two hits — one of which was a two-run homer — along with two walks and two strikeouts. His effort kept the Captains in the game early, but it was reliever Kyle Scott who ultimately earned the victory. Scott pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and fanned two batters, improving his record to 4-3 on the season.

Lake County struck first in the opening inning, when Ralphy Velazquez launched his 12th home run of the year, a line drive to right field. The Captains added another run in the fifth on an RBI double by Esteban González.

However, West Michigan answered swiftly in the bottom half of the fifth. Austin Murr tied the game with a two-run homer, and Woody Hadeen followed up with a two-run single to give the Whitecaps a 4-2 lead.

Lake County began to claw back in the eighth, when Alfonsin Rosario belted his 14th home run of the season. Later that inning, Wuilfredo Antunez tied the game with a sacrifice fly, scoring Jaison Chourio. In the ninth, Rosario again played a pivotal role, driving in the go-ahead run with a sac fly to left, bringing home González and sealing the comeback.

See milb.com for the box score and more

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🤣 Something Funny 🤣

Why do we do this to our kids? Bahaha