Artist gets a new job from the LeBron James Family Foundation after mural was vandalized
By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by Abbey Marshall Just across the street from LeBron James’s I...
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ACME’s first Buckeye’s Best contest gives Northeast Ohio food entrepreneurs a spot on store shelves
By Abbey Marshall Photos by Abbey Marshall Brian Reardon used to spend his fall Saturdays scooping his signature...
Cascade Valley Metro Park’s new 200-acre Valley View area opens to public
By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by Abbey Marshall Hikers and nature enthusiasts won’t be able to...
Under new leadership, CATAC will support alternative and experimental Akron theater scene with upcoming season
By Abbey Marshall Photos by Abbey Marshall As Katie Beck, Neema Bal, Tessa Gaffney and Josy Jones sit...
First female Akron Public superintendent takes office ahead of a year recovering from and adapting to the pandemic
By Abbey Marshall, TDS staff reporter Returning to Akron Public Schools was a full circle moment for incoming...
Akron inventor seeks to inspire Black youth with his story
By Abbey Marshall, Devil Strip staff reporter Photos by Abbey Marshall When Sonny Sneed was only six months...
Harmony House opens fourth transitional home for youth in poverty
Reporting, writing and photos by Abbey Marshall Lydia Williams says her life has been pretty easy lately. That’s...
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Here’s how Akron is planning to reach 250,000 citizens by 2050
Since its peak at about 290,000 residents in the 1960s, Akron has lost a third of its population....
Kentcore TV show highlights musicians in Northeast Ohio
Writing, reporting and photos by Abbey Marshall If you’re in search of your next favorite Northeast Ohio musician,...
Akron’s first “selfie studio” aims to be a hub for all creatives
By Abbey Marshall Studio 31 wants to help you take the ultimate selfie. The Babe Cave, located in...
These tenants faced income discrimination when seeking housing. Akron just made that illegal.
Writing, reporting and photos by Abbey Marshall Helen Rea has applied for more than 200 houses and apartments...
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“Internet is a basic building block:” Advocates push for accessible broadband amid growing digital divide
The pandemic exacerbated an existing digital divide, widening cracks in equity and prompting the city and county to...
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Chair-ity furnishes homes for aged-out foster youth in Northeast Ohio
Writing and reporting by Abbey Marshall When De’Jan Wilder aged out of foster care following her 18th birthday,...
Check out the redesign plans for Lock 3 coming next year
“This is not just a good parks project; this is an economic development project,” city officials say of...
Akron YouTuber “Daniellability” shows what it’s like living with spina bifida
Reporting, writing and photos by Abbey Marshall Danielle Marx hopes that on her little corner of YouTube, she...