City launches app that rewards Akronites for shopping local during the pandemic August 14th, 2020 by Abbey Marshall With small businesses hit hard financially during the COVID-19 pandemic and local entrepreneurs struggling to bring in revenue, the city on Monday launched “Akronite,” an app that incentiv...
Who was Brian Powers? Family and friends describe him as a “ball of light.” August 13th, 2020 words by Noor Hindi, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Brian Powers, 43, was found dead by the University of Akron on the morning of Saturday, June 13. Lt. Michael Miller of the Akron Police Department says police...
Crooked River Reflections | CVNP’s 17th bald eagle hatchling takes flight August 12th, 2020 by Arrye Rosser When Cuyahoga Valley National Park was established in 1974, it was uncommon to find much more than catfish living in its namesake river. The first sign that things were turning around was in...
Sisters launch ShopLocalAkron.com to promote 330-made goods August 12th, 2020 by Lauren Dangel When COVID-19 took hold of the world, the 330 was not immune to the chaos. But sisters, Northeast Ohio natives and entrepreneurs, Shannon Repp and Lisa Fawcett, saw an opportunity in all of...
Let’s Grow Akron has helped create 70 community gardens in Akron August 12th, 2020 by Zaïré Talon Daniels If you were like me as a child, and believed that food “lived” at the grocery store, ready to be bought and taken home for human consumption, you're not alone. Today, many American...
Students With A Goal Gives Summit Lake Teens ‘Layers of Support’ August 10th, 2020 words by Noor Hindi, photos by Chris Harvey It’s a cool July day in Akron. Past the drumming of construction on Main Street is a group of teenagers huddled together at Lock 3. There’s a football flying unde...
Love letters from the 1930s reveal a uniquely Akron romance | Chapter 1 August 10th, 2020 by Jami Meeker Editor’s note: This is a shortened version of a much longer work by Jami Meeker, which the writer hopes to publish in the future. It will appear in five chapters, in print and online, between...
The election is three months away. Register and make your voting plan now. August 5th, 2020 by Steve Van Auken With a presidential election coming on Nov. 3, in the middle of a health crisis, Summit County residents are considering how best to go about casting their ballot. In Ohio,...
Summit County needs poll workers for the November election. Here’s how to help. August 5th, 2020 by Ken Evans As the November general election begins to come into view and the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, a call is going out across Summit County for people who are at lower risk from the disease to get i...
‘You get panic:’ Changing student visa orders confuse international students August 5th, 2020 by Nahla Bendefaa While the world is grappling with the ongoing public health crisis, international students in the United States find themselves facing a struggle of their own. In early July, the ...
