Rocky River: A Great Lake Community

There’s a walkable historic retail district, lakefront access, a pier for fishing and sunset gazing, and parks in nearly every neighborhood. Bike lanes abound in Rocky River, where children often start preschool together and turn the tassel as graduating seniors — many of whom move back after leaving the nest to raise their families.

“The kids really become like a family,” says Andrea Mediate, who moved to Rocky River in 2004 for this exact reason. Now, she runs a window treatment cottage business from home called Curtains and is president of the city’s Green Team of volunteer residents.

“We support the community through communication and education,” says Mediate. She also runs a Safe Streets committee, and more than 250 residents participate in

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