Streetsboro, That's My Town!

Recorded November 5, 2026: In this episode Bob Long talks with Streetsboro Mayor Glenn Broska.(Click on the time stamp to move to that segment.)TOPICS(1:04) - Fall leaf pickup(2:33) - Winter road salt(6:48) - The Gateway Green Pavilion(10:36) - Holiday lighting event to be held at the Gateway Green(13:02) - Route 14/303 intersection update(15:45) - Traffic light timing system(19:19) - New coffee shop coming to town(24:02) - New Circle K to be built at Frost Road and Route 43

Description: (Recorded October 6, 2026) In this episode, Bob Long talks with Mayor Broska about happenings in the city. (Click on the time code to move to that segment.)(0:33) - Paving Routes 43 and 14; manhole covers on Route 43(2:09) - Route 303 and Ranch Road project update(2:39) - “Traffic is moving through town again”(3:18) - Seasons Road repair update(4:50) - City street paving project(5:42) - Market Square Plaza transformation & “America’s Antique Mall”(9:24) - Texas Roadhouse, Winking Lizard, and the former Walgreens property(12:43) - Abandon buildings: Tai Wah and the old BP property(14:20) - Future growth on Route 14(15:12) - “People want to be here”(17:12) - Trunk or Treat, Trick or Treat night, Gateway Green events(19:53) - Chrissy Motz inducted into the Special Olympics Ohio Hall of Fame

Description: (Recorded July 22, 2026) The historic Singletary House and Museum was built in1828. In this episode Bob Long talks with local Streetsboro historian Mike Kuhstos about themultiple successful efforts to save the wooden frame house over nearly 200 years.TOPICS(0:49) - The beginning adventures of the house in 1928(1:42) - John Singletary, the original owner(3:11) - Ownership changes over the decades (Singletary, Porter, Hannum, Collins, Klaus, Defer)(4:35) - It was a house of many uses (tavern, stagecoach inn, post office, telephone switchboard,antique store)(6:58) - The Defer family saves the house and moves it to their farm on state Route 14(11:12) - Walmart purchases the land, saves the house, and moves it to its current location(13:00) - The house is now a museum open to the public(14:!0) - What’s in the museum (including the 1972 bicentennial tIme capsule)(17:23) - The highlights of the museum including the nationally recognized famous front door(18:49) - When and how you can see the museum

Description: (Recorded September 8, 2026) In this episode, Bob Long talks with Mayor Broska about happenings in the city. (Click on the time code to move to that segment) (1:17) - The end of construction in the square and on state Route 303 at Diagonal Road (6:18) - State Route 14 and Route 303 construction by Mapco (8:08) - Seasons Road construction update (9:22) - Discussion about several communities dropping FLOCK cameras (13:01) - The Mayor’s vision for the city in early 2026 and how things actually turned out. (15:47) - Trunk or Treat, BBQ Bash, and Christmas events 

 Description: (Recorded August 5, 2026) In this episode, Bob Long talks with Mayor Broska about road construction, FLOCK cameras, and other legislation. TOPICS (click on the time stamp to jump to that segment) (0:34) - Road construction project updates (5:22) - Right turn lane for Aldi and Chick-fil-A (5:49) - FLOCK camera legislation (13:17) - e-scooter and e-bike legislation (15:44) - What about a digital sign for town square? (17:07) - What happened to the plans for an amphitheater? (18:58) - The Brew and BBQ Bash on August 15th