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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...

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How one Ohio family found peace in natural burial

August 30, 2021

By H.L. Comeriato, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by H.L. Comeriato Jeremy Ferrato loved blackberries. Now, they grow rampant...

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Sober Chronicles | The Muse

August 25, 2021

by Marc Lee Shannon for TDS Most days, I get up very early. I make the usual pot...

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Harmony House opens fourth transitional home for youth in poverty

June 24, 2021

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

June 3, 2021

Since its peak at about 290,000 residents in the 1960s, Akron has lost a third of its population....

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By 2050, community health workers hope the city no longer needs them. This is their story — and their vision for the next 30 years.

June 3, 2021

Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Ericka Malone leans over the edge of a wooden park bench....

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These tenants faced income discrimination when seeking housing. Akron just made that illegal.

May 17, 2021

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

April 28, 2021

The pandemic exacerbated an existing digital divide, widening cracks in equity and prompting the city and county to...

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Akron is moving to protect its tree canopy. Here’s why it matters.

April 28, 2021

Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Jon Malish dreams of trees. “It’s a passion that I have,...

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Chair-ity furnishes homes for aged-out foster youth in Northeast Ohio

April 26, 2021

Writing and reporting by Abbey Marshall When De’Jan Wilder aged out of foster care following her 18th birthday,...

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Summit County has paused its use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Here’s what you need to know.

April 21, 2021

Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Two days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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Check out the redesign plans for Lock 3 coming next year

April 12, 2021

“This is not just a good parks project; this is an economic development project,” city officials say of...

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After hundreds of pandemic evictions, Akron will consider new rules to protect renters

April 6, 2021

Reporting and writing by Noor Hindi On Monday, the mayor’s office proposed two pieces of legislation to City...

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Just a Dad From Akron founder Kenny Lambert talks parenthood, sobriety and building community in the face of loss

March 29, 2021

by H.L. Comeriato Kenny Lambert didn’t always know who he was. Now, he’s absolutely sure of it. At...

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“Cautiously optimistic” for a revitalized Romig Road after Amazon fulfillment center opens

March 15, 2021

Reporting, writing and photos by Abbey Marshall When Kevin Tyler and Derek Fromby heard the city approved plans...

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