Around the Patch: Summer Fun and Good Eats From Other Patches

1. Mentor Patch

Mentor Patch Editor Jason Lea said maybe it was just wishful thinking that led him to feature on his website. The restaurant (with the closest to Mentor being the one in Beachwood) is owned by famous restaurant owner Michael Symon and could be coming to Mentor soon — that is, if Symon picks Mentor as his next location.

2. Lakewood Patch

Love Shakespeare? It's a little ways up north, but one option is to check out either Othello or Love's Labour's Lost — or both? — this weekend. Here's what Lakewood Patch reported: 

 is setting up shop this Sunday at  for for two free performances of two well-known Shakespeare plays.

Theater connoisseurs, literature lovers and anyone else who might enjoy a free show in the park can see  at 7 p.m. Saturday and  the same time Sunday.

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3. Cuyahoga Falls Patch

Hey, Lindsay McCoy, that B&K root beer sure looked good! Lindsay, the editor of Cuyahoga Falls Patch, took a trip to the B&K Root Beer stand recently and talked with the owner about what makes his stand a summertime favorite. Maybe it's the never-frozen meat in the coney sauce or the oven-baked french fries? !

4. Stow Patch

Check out about a Stow resident winning $1.1 million in Las Vegas. Joe Ebanks, a 2003 Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate, took first place in Event No. 46, a six-handed no-limit hold 'em tournament with a $10,000 buy-in held in Las Vegas, according to Stow Patch.