The Big Idea | October 2017
The Madinah Project
10/18/2017
Name: Ivana Zajkovska
Occupation: Co-founder of The Madinah Project, educator, youth professional and community organizer
Hometown: Bitola, the Republic of Ma...
What’s the Big Idea with Akron Craft + Social Club?
Name: Karen Starr
Occupation: Shop Owner at Hazel Tree Interiors, Interior Designer, Community Dreamer
Hometown: Stow, Ohio
Current Neighborhood: West Hill
Name: Mary Oliver Bethel
Occu...
What’s the Big Idea with Akron ArtWorks?
Name: Karin Coifman
Occupation: Psychologist
Hometown: New Haven, CT
Current neighborhood: West Akron
Name: Micah Beree
Occupation: Artist
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Current neighborhood: West Akron
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What’s the BIG IDEA behind Radio Free Akron?
Kenneth Averiett, 28
Occupation: Freelance Writer & Content Marketer
Hometown: Akron
Current neighborhood: Highland Square
What is your big idea?
Radio Free Akron. It’s non-prof...
Where to find ‘The Next Akron’
Ed. note: Mark gave this as a talk at the most recent PechaKucha Night in Akron. It's not just an excellent example of the reason PK has become my favorite local event, but it perfectly sets the tone for this i...
The Big Idea: The People’s State of the Union
Name: Kenyona “Sunny” Matthews
Occupation: Public Speaker and Deputy Service Bailiff
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Home Now: Cuyahoga Falls
Contact info: kenyonamatthews@ymail.com or Facebook ...
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The Big Idea: Knight Cities Challenge winner Explore-A-Foot
Names: Brian and Tracy Davis
Occupation/s: Brian, Biomedical Engineer and Chairman, Department of Biomedical Engineering at UA; Tracy, Teacher in Euclid
Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa
Home Now: ...
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Big Idea: Hi, Neighbor!
Name: Svetla Morrison
Occupation: Photographer/creator/educator
Hometown: A small town in Bulgaria
Home now: Cuyahoga Falls
Contact: svetlamorrison.com
What’s your big idea?
Hi, Ne...
The Big Idea | Akron Public Market
Name: Melissa Olson
Age: 29
Hometown/Home now: State College, PA/Kent, OH
Occupation: Graphic Designer/Photographer
Contact: akronmarket.wordpress.com; akronpublicmarket@gmail.com
Name: Cory Sh...
Big Idea: The Square Scullery Food Truck
Name: Matthew J. Ulichney
Age: 29
Occupation: Chef, Catering Chef, Cook, food truck owner operator and everything else in between.
Home town: Norton, Ohio
Home Now: Akron Ohio, Highland Square, Th...