Business Owners: Want Some Free Social Media Training?

Sign up for Patch’s Main Street U in Strongsville in December. We’ll show you how to use social media and Patch to talk about your business online!

Join Brecksville Patch to Connect with Your Community

Create an account today so you can start commenting and adding photos, events and announcements of your own. And sign up for our free newsletter so you can see your news being shared with the community!

Keeping up with everything going on in Brecksville isn’t easy. Fortunately, Brecksville Patch is here to help! The first step is signing up for a free account on Brecksville Patch. Just follow this link to get “Patched in!” Once you do, you'll be able to do more than just read Patch—you can start commenting, taking polls and adding your own news and events to the site. You can also sign up for our free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts to keep up with local happenings with ease. The Brecksville Patch newsletter features the top headlines on the site, blog posts, events, announcements and even deals from local retailers. If you want to submit news to the site so it has a chance to make in the newsletter, you can do that too! After …

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Planning an Event This Week?

Let your neighbors know—share it on Patch for free.

Business Owners, Claim Your Free Patch Listing

Once you do, you can add photos, events and more.

If you run a business or a nonprofit in Brecksville, keep reading—Patch has a free directory listing for you! We’re just waiting for you to claim it. What can you do if you claim your free directory listing? (And, yes, you read that right: it’s free.) If you run a home-based business, email Local Editor Rachel Abbey McCafferty to learn more about how you can use Patch to share news about your business. If you have a Patch login account, you can already get started by posting events, announcements and blog posts.  And if you don’t see your business in our directory, be sure to email Local Editor Rachel Abbey McCafferty and let us know.  Check out the video above for simple, step-by-step instructions for claiming your listing. 

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Hosting an Event This Week?

Tell the community about it—add it to our calendar for free.

Hosting an Event This Week?

Share it on Patch for free.

Hosting a Holiday Event?

Let people know. Post it on Patch for free.

Brecksville Elections: Share Your Point of View with a Blog on Patch

The election is just about a month away, and Patch wants to know what you think about the candidates, the issues and everything in between.

Whether you’re a longtime Republican, a loyal Democrat, a staunch third-party supporter or a life-long independent, one thing is true: You have an opinion. And Patch wants to hear it.  While the blogs on Brecksville Patch are open to any topic, I thought the month leading up to the 2012 presidential election was a good time to let locals know that politics has a platform here. Wherever you stand on the issues—and regardless of whether your passion is national politics or local issues—you can blog about it on Patch. If you’d like to get started, it’s simple and free. Simply log in to Patch and click the start a blog link on the front page. Blogs can be long or short: it’s up to you. You can also add photos, videos or PDFS, as long as you …

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Hosting an Event This Week?

Post it for free on Patch.

5 Ways Brecksville Patch Can Help You and Your Student

Use our free tools—like our calendar, announcements page and photo gallery—to interact with your school's community.

It's a new school year, and that means new class schedules, clubs and after-school sports practices. At Brecksville Patch, we know it's tough for parents to stay involved, juggling PSO news, soccer game photos and academic awards. Let us help you! Take a tour of some of our features that can help you interact with your school community and have stress-free, happy school year.

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