Ohio entrepreneur strives to replace single-use products May 4th, 2020 Single-use items are of no interest to local business Empty Bin Zero Waste by Derek Kreider In 2008, Teresa Mazey was driving a truck. Now, 12 years later, she’s operating her own business with three loc...
Can hedgehogs help protect heads? Local startup designs helmets inspired by hedgehog quills February 24th, 2020 by Skylar Cole The concussion crisis is not a new epidemic. From athletes, both big and small, to soldiers, concussions can dramatically change the way lives look. A 2017 study by scientists at Bos...
The Sassy Sunflower celebrates grand reopening in new Copley Circle location February 17th, 2020 words and photos by Megan Combs When Copley’s Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) approached Jodi Ashe-Crossley about moving The Sassy Sunflower, her boutique, to Copley Circle, she wasn’t sure she was ...
Rubber City Reuse finds 'black gold' in Akron's waste January 27th, 2020 by Colleen Hanke Most of us don’t think twice about throwing away food, like that half of an avocado that’s been sitting in your fridge for a week. But what happens to our food waste? It goes to landfills —...
How personal trainer Javan Shaw defines his fit January 16th, 2020 words and photos by Charlee Harris Javan Shaw has spent the last eight years defining what it means to be a “fit person” to his clients. Javan has trained people from all different backgrounds, some just lo...
The Origins of Everything: JC Comics & Cards celebrates 30 years January 9th, 2020 words and photos by Ken Evans For the past decade, “nerd culture” has made a steady and prolific rise into the mainstream. Today many of our most popular movies and TV shows — like The Avengers, Teenage Mut...
New Downtown Akron company wants to disrupt home sales January 6th, 2020 by Rosalie Murphy A residential real estate brokerage is setting up shop in downtown Akron — and is working on a business model that they believe could change the industry not just in Northeast Ohio, but ac...
‘Yoga for everybody and every body’ at Harvest Yoga in Cuyahoga Falls December 19th, 2019 by Skylar Cole Nici Munyer was born and raised in Cuyahoga Falls, and she always hoped that someone in the community would open up a yoga studio. Eventually, she did. “I knew was something that the ...
At JOBS, Kenmore women are cooking toward careers December 2nd, 2019 words and photos by Colleen Hanke The process of getting your first job might seem simple enough: you apply, interview and begin to flip burgers, deliver pizzas or complete other entry level tasks. ...
UA Professor Developing Terrain to Test 2020 Mars Rover October 14th, 2019 words and photos by Skylar Cole In 2020, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is set to send another rover to the ‘red planet’ to collect soil samples. Currently, NASA is developing new tires ...
