Four Week Panhandling Certification Course July 18, 2017 by Kelcie Erbse Every Wednesday for the next few weeks, The Homeless Charity, a non-profit charity organization...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityEducationfeatured·1 min read·187 views
Introducing: Baseball Now! June 6, 2017 by Dave Daly Baseball is best enjoyed with friends but there is no shame in going to...City of AkronCommunityfeatured·2 mins read·34 views
Leadership Akron’s Civic Solutions Lab examines the local and national landscape of early childhood education June 1, 2017 by Laura Ofobike and Kirsten Toth, Civic Solutions Lab class participant Leadership Akron’s Civic Solutions Lab continues...City of AkronCommunityCulture·3 mins read·31 views
Civic Solutions Lab – Field Journal | Leadership Akron May 31, 2017 Since 2015, Leadership Akron has been pursuing a strategic priority to more proactively and directly connect the...City of AkronCommunityfeatured·3 mins read·26 views
Summit County History Organizations Commemorate Centennial of America’s Entry into World War I March 27, 2017The first in a series of local events commemorating Summit County’s contributions in America’s entry into World War...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityCultureEventsLocal history·1 min read·89 views
Beyond the Vision Board: DreamUP encourages women to create art that pushes them toward achieving a life goal January 12, 2017by Megan Combs Life goals are often bigger and more complex than any magazine clippings or drawings on...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityfeatured·2 mins read·52 views
What I wish I knew: If wunderkind Courtney Gras had a do-over… December 22, 2016Courtney Gras is a graduate of the University of Akron and was recently named by Forbes Magazine as...City of AkronCommunityCultureEntrepreneurshipfeaturedSmall Businesses·3 mins read·232 views
Big Idea : Rooted Akron December 9, 2016Name: Caitlin Boyle Occupation: Owner at Rooted Akron, Healing Arts Director at Big Love Network, Reiki Master Hometown:...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityCulturefeatured·2 mins read·85 views
How to repair a neighborhood December 9, 2016by Scott Piepho Stephanie Leonardi lives in a difficult neighborhood. A few blocks to the west lies Summit...ArtsCity of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityCulturefeatured·3 mins read·203 views
Wanna be startin’ something: Akron makes a play to host NEO’s biggest startup conference November 15, 2016How’s the largest startup conference in Northeast Ohio taking place in Akron sound? That’s what Launch League, which...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunitySmall Businesses·1 min read·19 views
The Corner Pocket May 10, 2016When a neighborhood is a neighborhood unto itself words and photos by Mark Schweitzer The pocket neighborhood. If...City of AkronCommunityfeatured·6 mins read·565 views
Sweet Mary, It’s Equal Pay Day! April 12, 2016Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, David Pepper and other leaders speak out in downtown Akron on pay...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityfeatured·7 mins read·78 views
Dinner with Dan and the Fam March 31, 2016Talking about the city’s past, present and future over a meal the mayor made words by Chris Horne,...City of AkronCommunityfeaturedFood·5 mins read·1062 views
#Akron2Columbus: On the road to making Akron great(est) again March 16, 2016 Words by M. Sophie Hamad; Photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Akron is already awesome. At least, we at...City of AkronCommunityCulturefeaturedUncategorized·3 mins read·100 views
Senator Bernie Sanders Feels the Big Love Akron Has to Offer March 15, 2016‘The American people understand that based on the teachings of every religion—Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism—that love always trumps...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityfeaturedUncategorized·4 mins read·136 views