Sharing miles: Akron running clubs form community through training, races
By Mandy Kraynak Many runners wear high-tech running gear to races, but members of the Lawn Wranglers Running...
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Akron’s Pride Festival is back with a debut at Lock 3
By Abbey Marshall The Akron Pride Festival is returning this summer at a new location. The festival, scheduled...
Local food trailer brings açaí to Akron
Reporting, writing, and photos by Melanie Mohler On a hot and humid day at the Jenks Building in...
New statue and oral history project commemorates Akron’s rubber industry workers
Reporting, writing and photos by Melanie Mohler While the seemingly never-ending construction continues on Main Street, a new...
Death positivity can help us die better deaths. One death doula wants to bring the movement to Akron.
Writing, reporting and photos by H.L. Comeriato Angela Laakso traces a name etched in stone with the tip...
How to make a good city flag
Five Principles of Good Flag Design From Ted Kaye’s “Good Flag, Bad Flag” pamphlet, which spells out the...
Can a new city flag really make a difference in Akron?
The Worst-Designed Thing You’ve Never Noticed If you’d like to learn more about city flags and what it...
A year of virtual learning as a high school student: What it’s like playing high school sports during a pandemic
As part of their Report for America service project, corps members and staff reporters Abbey Marshall and H.L....
A year of virtual learning as a high school student: How COVID-19 got teens thinking about politics
As part of their Report for America service project, corps members and staff reporters Abbey Marshall and H.L....
A year of virtual learning as a high school student: How the pandemic gave me renewed confidence
As part of their Report for America service project, corps members and staff reporters Abbey Marshall and H.L....
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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Hoppin’ Frog Taproom is back!
By Emily Anderson After closing for COVID-19 over a year ago, Hoppin’ Frog’s beloved taproom is back and...
Bogs | Living relics of the Ice Age
words and photos by Jennifer Howell I didn’t know how precious and peculiar bogs were until a few...
Marcy Bones tells a strange, heartfelt tale in animated series “The Other Town”
Writing and reporting by H.L. Comeriato Photos and illustrations created by Marcy Bones & H.L. Comeriato At the...
Irie Jamaican Kitchen brings sunny flavors to Highland Square just in time for summer
Nahla Bendefaa For the past few weeks, Irie Jamaican Kitchen’s colorful signage on West Market Street has been...