Local Shopping Guide

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...

Top 10 Weird & Quirky Gifts to Buy from Northside Market this year

December 8th, 2017

words by Noor Hindi, photos by Soumaya Hindi Okay, fine, I admit it. I was probably the jerk kid that told your child Santa isn’t real. I didn’t mean to be such a Grinch; I’m sorry. In my defense though, my par...

Local Shopping Guide: Akron Boutiques, Vintage Shops & The Coolest Gifts You Can Give

December 22nd, 2016

The Akron Eight: Our Picks for the Coolest Gifts EQD pedal EarthQuaker Devices makes quality effects pedals, one-at-a-time, by hand right here in Akron. Even if you aren’t a musician, you can still rock...

Local Shopping Guide: Akron Art, Books, Coffee Beans & Experiences

December 21st, 2016

AKRON ART Akrona Gallery Offers sculpture, original paintings, blown glass, jewelry and fine art reproductions with custom framing for everything from cross-stitched textiles to fine art photography...

Local Shopping Guide: Stocking Stuffers

December 19th, 2016

Last-minute shoppers, rejoice! Not only is Crafty Mart hosting a procrastinator-friendly pop-up at Goodyear on Fri., Dec. 23, but they've posted their own guide to Stocking Stuffers here. See ours below! ...

T-Shirts of Akron

December 15th, 2016

Akron Rubber Ducks Logo shirts for the reigning Eastern League champions in a full range of colors and styles. $10 and up The Team Shop at the Canal Park, 300 S. Main St, Akron, or online at rubberdu...

The Black Box | April 2018

Muralist Caleb Aronhalt brings ‘minions’ to surprising places

In new book, David Giffels travels Ohio to understand the U.S.

The Nightlight to host outdoor film series at Stan Hywet

In Summit County’s courtroom for veterans, “I can let my guard down”

International Jerk brings something new to Summit Lake

Civics Essential: What do judges do and why is it important?

Love letters from the 1930s reveal a uniquely Akron romance | Chapter 2

On The Record | The Conway Brothers tried to tell us

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

‘I can be your Antidote at the end of a hard day:’ Madison Cummins releases sophomore album

When classic rock heroes made headlines at the Rubber Bowl

Ways to be actively anti-racist as a parent in Akron

Create-your-own support group

Social development worries? Yeah, we’ve been there.

That’s “Autistic” with a capital “A,” thank-you-very-much: 5 Things I Wish I Would’ve Known When We Got Our First Diagnosis