Devil’s Dozen | 12 virtual and outdoor events for August August 3rd, 2020 VIRTUAL EVENTS August 8 Streaming Saturday with MLS Trio Unscripted, hosted by Marc Lee Shannon & Jilly’s Music Room Stream the show at JillysMusicRoom.Live // 7:30 – 8:30 pm // Watch talented Akr...
Reservoir Pool 1968 and Now: ‘We Lived in the Pool Every Day, All Summer Long:’ August 3rd, 2020 words by Charlee Harris and Noor Hindi, photos by Shane Wynn It’s the summer of 1968. “Tighten Up” by Archie Bell & the Drells is the song of the summer, playing on every radio. The days are long and th...
From lonely deaths to high funeral costs, COVID-19 has changed the way families grieve July 30th, 2020 words and photos by H.L. Comeriato Dorene Sherman’s phone rings in the middle of the night. On the other end, someone asks for help. They’ve lost a loved one and they don’t have the money to pay for a buria...
Emilia Sykes wanted to be a dancer. Now she’s a powerful Ohio legislator. July 30th, 2020 words by Noor Hindi, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti If you ask representative Emilia Strong Sykes if she always wanted to be a politician, she’ll tell you, “never, never, never.” As a kid, Sykes was a ...
High school students take summer photography camp home July 29th, 2020 words by Allyson Smith, photos by Arts LIFT students When Elisa Gargarella and Marissa McClellan were told that there would be no Arts LIFT program this summer because of COVID-19, they were bummed, to say ...
Why the Summit County Fair is proceeding despite the pandemic July 28th, 2020 by Abbey Marshall Note: After this story was published, Gov. Mike DeWine announced he is limiting all county fairs to junior fair events only, prohibiting all rides, food and grandstand events starting Jul...
The show must go on: How live music is adapting to the pandemic July 27th, 2020 by Abbey Marshall The old adage demands, “The show must go on.” But during the COVID-19 pandemic, musicians are asking: Should it? If so, how? The days of crowded venues with fans packed shoulder-t...
Vintage Structures | The Interbelt Nite Club July 23rd, 2020 words and photographs by Charlotte Gintert In Akron, there are buildings which are precious to us because of what they represent. These structures' architecture may be unremarkable, but their location, purp...
Houseplant business blooms on Goodyear Heights sidewalk July 21st, 2020 words and photos by Abbey Marshall Squeezed onto the devil strip between his Goodyear Heights home and the street lies a flourishing jungle of wide-brimmed leaves of fiddle leaf figs, playful hues of wildfl...
Former Akron Art Museum employees protest as museum reopens July 21st, 2020 words and photos by Kyle Cochrun On July 16, a group assembled in front of the Akron Art Museum to protest its member reopening. (There will be another protest on July 23, the day the museum reopens to the ...
