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Millennial Theatre Project brings “Rocky Horror” back with a glam rock edge
By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Millennial Theatre Project is ready to welcome audiences back to the bizarre...
Akron’s Very Own | Making sense of Akron’s Black history
By Ile-Ife Okantah for TDS When I was 5 my parents decided it was time to move cities....
Day Trip | Firestone Metro Park
Plan an outing around your Fall Hiking Spree By Charlee Harris for TDS Photos by Jessica Goldbourn Day...
Arthur Treacher’s: A life’s work kept alive
An Ohio original and the best fish and chips in the area By Ken Evans for TDS Photos...
Review: Folk Songs of the American Wood Elf offers something completely different
by Michael Roberts for TDS “And now for something completely different,” said John Cleese of Monty Python’s Flying...
Independent Urban Horror returns to Akron
By Derek Kreider, General Assignment Reporter At the conference table sit two detectives discussing the latest transgression in...
Tenants at two East Akron housing complexes form unions to fight poor living conditions
By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by H.L. Comeriato In the six years Angela Garcia and her...
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Grown-up Trick or Treat: Wine and candy pairings
By Jessica Goldbourn, TDS Director of Membership Maybe you think, “I just drink what I like.” No problem,...
For students, COVID-19 is the new normal. Meet two young people facing big pandemic challenges in the new academic year
By H.L. Comeriato, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by H.L. Comeriato Over the last 18 months, COVID-19 has shaped...
Akron Eatery Reborn: Your Pizza shop is now LeeAngelo’s Pizza
By Emily Anderson for TDS It was time for some upgrades. Ten years after opening Your Pizza Shop...
Highland Shoe Repair, known for its quirky window displays, closes after 28 years
By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by Abbey Marshall In the storefront of Highland Shoe Repair, the...
‘One of the best’: the life and legacy of Ward 1 Councilmember Rich Swirsky
By H.L. Comeriato, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by Shane Wynn and H.L. Comeriato Rich Swirsky knew a good...
Sweet Mary’s Bakery reopens after a year and a half on Oct. 1 with tasty new additions
By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by Abbey Marshall In the days leading up to the reopening...
Weathervane’s “Kinky Boots” at last struts the stage — nearly a year and a half later
By Abbey Marshall, TDS Staff Reporter Anthony Woods-Mitchell recalls the first time he saw Kinky Boots on Broadway...