The Big Idea | October 2017 October 16th, 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? August 10th, 2017 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? July 31st, 2017 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 ...
What’s the BIG IDEA behind Radio Free Akron? April 4th, 2017 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’ December 23rd, 2016 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 September 9th, 2016 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 ...
0% The Big Idea: Knight Cities Challenge winner Explore-A-Foot August 1st, 2016 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: ...
0% Big Idea: Hi, Neighbor! July 11th, 2016 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 May 27th, 2016 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 May 11th, 2016 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...
