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·October 21, 2021·1 min read·816 views

Millennial Theatre Project brings “Rocky Horror” back with a glam rock edge

Arts featured Theatre

·October 14, 2021·3 mins read·636 views

Akron’s Very Own | Making sense of Akron’s Black history

Columns Community featured Local history

·October 13, 2021·8 mins read·754 views

Day Trip | Firestone Metro Park

Columns Culture featured Parks & Rec

·October 13, 2021·2 mins read·232 views

Arthur Treacher’s: A life’s work kept alive

Community featured Food Small Businesses

·October 13, 2021·6 mins read·1064 views

People & Stories

Explore Akron

Tenants at two East Akron housing complexes form unions to fight poor living conditions

October 11, 2021

By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by H.L. Comeriato In the six years Angela Garcia and her...

Community Culture economic development Equity & Inclusion featured Housing Public Health Understand

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For students, COVID-19 is the new normal. Meet two young people facing big pandemic challenges in the new academic year

Community COVID-19 featured People Public Health Understand

·October 6, 2021·434 views

Akron Eatery Reborn: Your Pizza shop is now LeeAngelo’s Pizza

Community featured Food Small Businesses

·October 4, 2021·1941 views

Highland Shoe Repair, known for its quirky window displays, closes after 28 years

Community Entrepreneurship featured Small Businesses

·October 4, 2021·1230 views

Challenges & Solutions

Understand Akron

Right to counsel could save hundreds of Akron residents from eviction. Will the city fund it?

September 24, 2021

By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter, and Conor Morris, for The Devil Strip The city is considering a...

City of Akron Community Culture economic development Equity & Inclusion featured Housing Understand

·6 mins read·294 views

How one Ohio family found peace in natural burial

Culture featured Public Health Understand

·August 30, 2021·3004 views

Sober Chronicles | The Muse

Columns Recovery

·August 25, 2021·263 views

Harmony House opens fourth transitional home for youth in poverty

Community Culture economic development Equity & Inclusion featured Housing Understand

·June 24, 2021·1726 views

Akron Arts, Music & Entertainment

Review: Folk Songs of the American Wood Elf offers something completely different

Arts featured Movies Music

·October 11, 2021·262 views

Independent Urban Horror returns to Akron

Arts featured Movies

·October 11, 2021·1087 views

Weathervane’s “Kinky Boots” at last struts the stage — nearly a year and a half later

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Arts Entertainment featured Fun Theatre

·September 29, 2021·548 views

New BOOM! Theater company presents Cabaret with cast over 50 years old

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Arts Entertainment Events featured Fun Theatre

·September 24, 2021·480 views

Oh Snap Photo Lab founder wants to offer a safe, creative outlet for youth Downtown

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Arts Black Businesses Community Entertainment featured Small Businesses

·September 22, 2021·391 views

Artist gets a new job from the LeBron James Family Foundation after mural was vandalized

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Arts Community featured People

·September 14, 2021·4767 views

Food & Drink

Eat in Akron

Grown-up Trick or Treat: Wine and candy pairings

October 6, 2021

By Jessica Goldbourn, TDS Director of Membership Maybe you think, “I just drink what I like.” No problem,... Read More

Columns featured Food

·2 mins read·226 views

Sweet Mary’s Bakery reopens after a year and a half on Oct. 1 with tasty new additions

September 30, 2021

By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by Abbey Marshall In the days leading up to the reopening... Read More

Community Entrepreneurship featured Food Small Businesses

·3 mins read·1232 views

Totally Baked Pizza announces ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 4

September 27, 2021

By Derek Kreider, General Assignment Reporter Akron will soon (officially) see a new addition to its thriving pizza... Read More

Community Culture featured Food Small Businesses

·3 mins read·849 views

Opinion & Humor

Reflect on Akron

Trouble with Old People: Let’s Get Normal

September 16, 2021

By Steve Van Auken for TDS While most of us were in pandemic isolation this past year, America’s... Read More

Columns Trouble with Old People

·5 mins read·270 views

Crooked River Reflections: Beyond Our Wildest Dreams

September 7, 2021

By Arrye Rosser for TDS Imagine the river in Cuyahoga Valley back in the 1970s. Detergent bubbles clogged... Read More

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Urine Luck | Jamaican me crazy, Irie Kitchen

September 1, 2021

By Emily Dressler Upon first walking into Irie Kitchen a few months ago, I knew I would love... Read More

Columns Urine Luck

·2 mins read·364 views