Community & Events

• Garfield family clothing exhibition closes this weekend at the Mentor historic site

  The actual garments worn by James A. and Lucretia Garfield, seldom shown publicly, are displayed throughout Lawnfield only through Monday, Sept. 21.

• Mentor Recreation Center draws families with Just Kids' Stuff Garage Sale reset

  The Sept. 19 sale ran 9 a.m. to noon, not the listed 2 to 6 p.m., with gently used kids' clothes, toys and baby gear at resale prices indoors.

• Just Kids' Stuff Garage Sale returns to Mentor Community Recreation Center with corrected hours

  The city’s Fall 2026 special edition listed the sale as 2 to 6 p.m., but it actually ended at noon, leaving families who trusted the print hours locked out.

• What Mentor Ice Arena’s east-rink chiller replacement could mean for local ice sports

  Mentor has put the East Rink chiller replacement out to bid but hasn't told skating families the cost, timeline, or impact on hockey and homeschool ice time.

• Edgar Allan Poe performances will bring after-hours history programming to Garfield site

  The Sept. 24-26 run is sold out; each $40 ticket includes refreshments and an open-house tour of the Garfield home for guests 16 and older.

• Popular demand keeps Mentor Lagoons kayak rentals open through September weekends

  Walk-up rentals start at $10 an hour, with life jackets required and the final launch at 5 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 27.

• Registration opens for 2026 Headlands Birding Festival at Mentor’s lakefront

  Attendees must buy a $20 general ticket before choosing walks, boat and kayak trips, workshops and other Sept. 18–20 programs.

• Mentor-Native Photographer Johnny Joo Honored at Free Wildwood Reception on Aug. 27

  Joo, who began photographing abandoned buildings as a Mentor High School student, showed work spanning Rust Belt decay and digital compositions at Wildwood.

• Mentor's Working Families Are Lining Up at Food Pantries. The Numbers Show Why.

  Federal SNAP cuts have driven pandemic-level demand at Mentor's nine food pantries, even as the city's median income tops $89,000.

• Mentor PD Bets a Monthly Story Hour Can Build Trust Across 28 Square Miles

  The eight-session series launches Sept. 17 at the Main Branch only, leaving three other library locations untouched across Lake County's largest city.

• Mentor's Comprehensive Plan Puts Residents' Top Demands — More Housing, Fewer Car Washes — to the Test

  The draft plan aims to reshape Mentor Avenue and Great Lakes Mall into walkable mixed-use districts, but car washes remain allowed under current zoning.

• Taste of Mentor headlines chamber's fall lineup, connecting businesses across Lake County's largest city

  The Oct. 22 food showcase is part of a three-event fall slate that includes a business luncheon and glow golf, all aimed at bridging gaps in the 27.80-square-mile city.