Mentor is a suburb full of amenities. Beyond the shops of Mentor Ave. lie an array of activities — ice skating at Mentor Civic Arena (which boasts two regulation-sized rinks), the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve & Marina, golfing at Black Brook Golf Course, cultural arts at the Wildwood Cultural Center, swimming at city pools or Headlands Beach — Ohio’s longest beach or, and shopping at locally-owned stores and restaurants like Gallery One and Melt Bar and Grilled.