Pepper Pike News

Sales of new homes nationwide rose more than 6% in October, though the increase was due primarily to strong activity in the South.

Consumers got back in the buying mood in October as their incomes grew modestly, an encouraging sign for the budding economic recovery.

A diamond pendant at Schreibman Jewelers. schreibmanjewelers.com History: Ben Schreibman came to the United States from Russia and in 1917 opened a jewelry store at East 55th and Broadway in Cleveland -- a commercial hub at that time.

Debra Rosen uses sterling silver with diamonds and cabachon stones in her pieces, which will be a part of ARTscape 2009 this weekend.

The Expert: Azim Nakhooda, chief investment officer, Cedar Brook Financial Partners, Pepper Pike.

Federal prosecutors today accused two men who operated granite supply and installation companies of conspiring to bribe public officials in connection with the ongoing Cuyahoga County corruption probe.

ANIMAL ATTACK, FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD: A coyote is believed responsible in the Nov.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health will administer free H1N1 vaccinations at four locations around town on Saturday.

The U.S. economic expansion that began last quarter has a downside: the trade deficit will probably swell as imports jump.

A national and global economic recovery appears to be well under way, two of Northeast Ohio's top economists said this morning.

Traci Felder in a restful Chagrin Falls spot near her Bainbridge Township home. When Traci Felder cleans her closets, she brings all of her business clothes to work.

WASHINGTON: The national unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.

It turned out that the driver was not the owner. The car was towed and the driver taken back to the police station to await a ride.

Outraged by public corruption and economic woes, Cuyahoga County voted Tuesday to dramatically restructure a government that dates back 200 years.

Mayor Lynn McGill will serve a third term as mayor starting Jan. 1, 2010. He was re-elected Nov.

Economist Ken Mayland was not surprised by Thursday's news that the recession might have ended.

THEFT, SOM CENTER ROAD: Police arrested a Willowick man, 27, and charged him with theft in connection with $20,000 worth of missing golf clubs.

The U.S. economy likely will enter a period of strong growth in coming months, but the picture is less clear for northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, a leading economist said in Toledo yesterday.

ARREST, CHAGRIN BOULEVARD: A Cleveland man, 46, who was working on a cleaning crew at a bank was found to be wanted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department.

However you wear yours, Uggs are still a fashion trend. Events in fashion Knuth is hosting a "Stud Your Uggs" event at both its Pepper Pike and Westlake stores.