We all know that moms wear many “hats.” When one of the “hats” is being an essential worker — especially over the last year — that mom deserves to be recognized and celebrated. “Hats off” to Jennifer DiGeronimo, mom and nurse manager of obstetrics at Lake Health, in this month’s Northeast Ohio Parent profile.

The May issue also features a City of Solon Community Focus! Learn more about this community through the eyes of residents, city officials, schools and businesses.

Get ready for the warm season by checking out these regional activities, toddler games and playground safety, explore Ohio’s destinations, summer gadgets and more!

The May issue of Northeast Ohio Parent has arrived! Check it out on newsstands or view the digital edition. It includes the Summer Fun Guide, last chance for summer camp & programs, local happenings throughout the region, Mother's Day fun and more!

This year, we sent out a call for readers to nominate teachers whom they wanted to thank for going above and beyond. While we only can feature a few of them, we also want to express our appreciation to all teachers — and to our readers who took the time to support their educators.

Have you ever seen a tarantula give a human a high five? Get an extra-hairy, behind the scenes look at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's special exhibition, Wildlife Rescue, in this video.

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Mentor High School’s renovated school library, known as The HUB — thanks to a partnership between Mentor Public Schools and Mentor Public Library — has reopened. It's available for study and quiet tutoring. People can also use its makerspace by appointment.

The walk is a fun, family-friendly activity promoting literacy, fresh air and community. In partnership with Talk On Speech-Language Therapy and Kent Free Library, activities will be more accessible to children of varying abilities for this edition of the story walk. The story, by Drew Daywalt, will be in several downtown business windows from May 1-31.