Van Aken District limiting unaccompanied minors after 8 p.m.

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – The Van Aken district is a popular spot for people to enjoy food and drinks but an increase in unchaperoned kids in the dozens is causing management to require an adult after 8 p.m.

“There’s also a lot of nights of the year where it’s just a general night. We’re not prepared for mass crowds. And over the course of the last few years, we have seen in the summers a general uptick in the amount of unchaperoned youth that come to Van Aken,” said Jesse Rathner, the general manager of the Van Aken District.

Starting Friday at 8 p.m., all kids under 18 need to have a chaperone 25 years old or older, otherwise they’ll be asked to leave…

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