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📰 Local News: 🎸 Creep and Hollow Bring a Double Tribute to Mentor Rocks

🚨 Woman Airlifted After Serious Crash on Tyler Boulevard

📆 Mentor Safety Forces Open House Offers Tours and Live Demonstrations

🏠 THE HOME FRONT NEW SERIES: A Home That Works for You.
Why the Smallest Spaces May Matter Most in Your Home

⚾ Sports: ⚾ Guardians-Reds Opener Postponed, Tuesday Doubleheader Scheduled

⚾ Guardians Unable to Sign Second-Round Pick Logan Schmidt

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Two defining sounds of 1990s rock will share the stage when Creep and Hollow perform at Mentor Rocks on Tuesday, July 28.

The free, all-ages concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Mentor Civic Amphitheater in Mentor Civic Center Park, 8600 Munson Road. Food and beverage service starts at 5 p.m.

Creep pays tribute to Stone Temple Pilots, recreating the band’s heavy riffs, melodic hooks and unmistakable stage energy. Hollow performs music from both eras of Alice in Chains, with an emphasis on the layered harmonies and darker sound that helped define the grunge movement.

Together, the groups will present a dual-set show featuring familiar favorites as well as deeper selections for longtime fans. Both tribute projects have been performing for more than a decade.

The amphitheater offers lawn seating, so guests should bring chairs or blankets. Outside food and nonalcoholic beverages are permitted. Coolers, outside alcohol, glass containers, food deliveries and pets are not allowed on the main amphitheater grounds.

Admission is free, and food vendors, beer and wine will be available for purchase.

👉🏻 Before heading to the show, visit the full website article for a closer look at each tribute band, venue rules and the details that can help you plan your evening.

A 35-year-old Painesville woman was airlifted to a hospital after a car and semi-tractor trailer collided Monday afternoon on Tyler Boulevard in Mentor.

Mentor Police said officers responded at approximately 1:13 p.m. July 27 to the crash near 8303 Tyler Boulevard.

A preliminary investigation indicates that a Freightliner semi-tractor trailer was traveling west on Tyler Boulevard when it collided with a Mazda 6 exiting a private drive. Police said the Mazda was attempting to enter Tyler Boulevard at the time.

The woman driving the Mazda was the vehicle’s only occupant. She was ejected during the crash and suffered serious injuries, according to police.

She was transported by medical helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center. Police have not released an update on her condition.

The semi driver was not injured.

The Mentor Police Department’s Accident Investigative Unit is continuing to investigate the collision. No additional details about the circumstances surrounding the crash were available Monday.

Families can meet Mentor police officers and firefighters, explore emergency vehicles and watch live demonstrations during the city’s free Safety Forces Open House on Saturday, August 1.

The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the Mentor Police Station and Mentor Fire Station No. 5 at 8500 Civic Center Boulevard.

Visitors can tour both departments, see fire engines, police SUVs and specialty vehicles, and learn how emergency equipment is used.

Highlights include an auto-extrication demonstration with the Jaws of Life, plus police K9 and drone demonstrations. Families will also find photo opportunities and safety information throughout the event.

Winners of Mentor’s Third Grade Seatbelt Poster Contest will be recognized.

Anyone considering a public safety career can also speak with police officers and firefighters about serving with the departments.

Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. The city has not announced registration requirements, a demonstration schedule or special parking instructions.

Planning to attend? Click through to the City of Mentor’s website for more information or contact contact Tracey Woodward [email protected].

This week, The Home Front begins a new six-part series, A Home That Works for You. Over the coming weeks, we’ll explore how small, thoughtful changes can make the home you already have easier and more enjoyable to live in.

Entryways, hallway closets, laundry areas and overlooked kitchen corners can shape the rhythm of daily life more than the rooms designed to impress.

When people think about the rooms that matter most, they usually picture the kitchen, family room or primary bedroom. Those spaces may be larger, more visible and easier to admire.

But the spaces that shape everyday life are often much smaller.

An entryway can determine whether the morning begins with an easy exit or a search for keys, shoes and bags. A kitchen corner can support coffee, homework and charging devices—or become a crowded landing place for everything without a clear home. A hallway closet can save time several times a day, while an awkward laundry area can add extra steps to an already repetitive task.

These are transition spaces: places where people arrive, leave, change activities, set things down and prepare for what comes next. Because they are used so often, even a minor inconvenience can become a daily frustration.

The goal is not to make every corner look perfect. It is to give each frequently used area a clear job.

Start by watching where friction appears. Where do backpacks land? Where does unopened mail collect? Which doorway becomes crowded each morning? Where do clean clothes wait because the next step is inconvenient?

Then make one practical change. Add a tray for keys. Move everyday shoes closer to the door. Reserve one drawer for charging cords and school supplies. Place a basket in the laundry area for items headed upstairs.

The best solution is often not more storage. It is a better next step.

A small space becomes valuable when it reduces decisions, shortens a routine or keeps clutter from spreading. Square footage may influence how impressive a room feels. Function determines how useful it is.

And in everyday life, the most useful spaces are often the ones that quietly help the rest of the home work better.

👉🏻 To improve one of these overlooked spaces, begin by examining what happens there, who uses it and where the routine tends to break down.

Monday night’s Guardians-Reds series opener in Cincinnati was postponed because of rain and severe weather. The game will be made up Tuesday as part of a day-night doubleheader, with first pitches scheduled for 1:40 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.

Chase Burns and Slade Cecconi will start Game 1, while Gavin Williams is set to pitch Game 2 for Cleveland.

The Cleveland Guardians will move forward without one of the highest-upside pitchers from their 2026 draft class.

Left-hander Logan Schmidt, selected by Cleveland with the No. 59 overall pick in the second round, did not sign before Monday’s deadline. He was one of only two players selected in the first 10 rounds of this year’s draft who did not reach an agreement with their team.

The assigned value for Schmidt’s pick was nearly $1.6 million. Cleveland could offer no more than about $1.68 million without exceeding its bonus pool by enough to risk losing a future first-round selection.

Guardians general manager Mike Chernoff said the organization understood the risk when it selected Schmidt and made every effort to complete a deal.

The 18-year-old LSU commit was ranked No. 45 among MLB Pipeline’s draft prospects. Cleveland viewed the 6-foot-4 left-hander as an advanced young pitcher with a fastball that had reached 98 mph, a strong changeup and the potential to remain a starter.

Schmidt could attend LSU or choose a junior college, which would allow him to become eligible for the 2027 draft. His decision has not been announced.

Cleveland will receive the No. 60 pick in next year’s draft as compensation. That softens the loss, but the Guardians must wait another year to replace a prospect they believed could become an important part of their pitching pipeline.

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