LAKEWOOD — After years of delays and failed plans, the site of the former Lakewood Hospital is finally getting the facelift it needs.

It started in 2019, when Lakewood Hospital was torn down, leaving a gaping hole in the heart of the city. Former Lakewood hospital space in final steps before breaking ground

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Since then, plan after plan has been presented—and failed—earning the site the nickname “The Pit.”

At one point, a group even pushed to leave the land empty and convert it into a park.

Now, after years of uncertainty, Lakewood City Council has finally given the green light for construction to begin.

Usually, when Carlos Ramos, owner of Tea Lab, headed to his business off Detroit Avenue near Belle, he

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