What Were Brecksville’s Biggest Stories of 2011?

This was Brecksville Patch’s first year in the city, and what a busy year it was, filled with ups and downs for the community.

The city this year with a variety of different events and memorials, like the .

The community was taken aback by a crime where a .

The same community came together to mourn the .

The school district made and tried—and —to pass a . New businesses, from a to a to a , opened in the city despite a struggling economy.

So, tell me—what do you think the biggest stories in Brecksville were this year? I’ll use your suggestions in an end-of-the-year story on New Year’s Eve.