Lending a Helping Hand
How The Community Can Give Back Year-Round by Sierra Allen 12/14/17 It’s that time of year again. The...
Civic Engagement
Addressing Racial Inequities in American Schools
by Floco Torres 10/16/2017 Recently, I’ve thought of being black in America as being an avatar for...
Akron Pride 2017
Akron Celebrates Its Diverse Community words Claude Christensen, photos by Claude and Noor Hindi Akron has a lot...
The mayor doubles down on Akron’s next wave of innovation, pivoting from AGBA to BOUNCE
by Noor Hindi rom the outside, the old Hamlin Steel building could be mistaken for any other...
Four Week Panhandling Certification Course
by Kelcie Erbse Every Wednesday for the next few weeks, The Homeless Charity, a non-profit charity organization...
The Power of Mentorship
Getting Involved with United Way, VISTAs and iC.A.R.E. by Lia Pietrolungo This summer marks the one year...
Summit County History Organizations Commemorate Centennial of America’s Entry into World War I
The first in a series of local events commemorating Summit County’s contributions in America’s entry into World War...
Scenes from the Women’s March on Washington
words by Heather Roszczyk, special to The Devil Strip; photos by Shane Wynn “This is a...
UPDATE: Rep. Sykes’ dating violence bill gets new life as HB1
UPDATE (Feb. 4, 2017): While HB 392 did not pass the Senate during the 2016 session, members of...
Beyond the Vision Board: DreamUP encourages women to create art that pushes them toward achieving a life goal
by Megan Combs Life goals are often bigger and more complex than any magazine clippings or drawings on...
Where to find ‘The Next Akron’
Ed. note: Mark gave this as a talk at the most recent PechaKucha Night in Akron. It’s not...
Big Idea : Rooted Akron
Name: Caitlin Boyle Occupation: Owner at Rooted Akron, Healing Arts Director at Big Love Network, Reiki Master Hometown:...
How to repair a neighborhood
by Scott Piepho Stephanie Leonardi lives in a difficult neighborhood. A few blocks to the west lies Summit...
Arts collaboration brings monsters to downtown.
by Scott Piepho When two different groups independently arrive at the same idea at the same time, it...
Random Cushing, Hip Hop Cartoonist
actually by Scott Piepho The artist who led the APS/Akron Arts Prize creative crosswalks project could get an...