Behind the Bar | April 2018 April 10th, 2018 The Getaway Pub, More Home Than Home by Claude Christensen 04/10/2018 Down in the valley, near Merriman and Portage, is The Getaway Pub. Host to a pool lounge, an island bar, and live music almost ever...
Until Name Becomes Prayer February 14th, 2018 Polynesian Poet Will Giles Brings His Poetry to Akron by Claude Christensen 02/14/18 What does it mean to live in a country founded upon colonization, and what are the lingering effects, especially in rega...
Akron Permaculture Convergence February 13th, 2018 A Social and Environmental Movement Seeking Change words and photos by Claude Christensen Booths line the cafeteria of the church, run by enthusiastic twenty-somethings wearing Keen hiking boots and flannels,...
Together We Grow January 3rd, 2018 Michael Marras’ new Cascade Park sculpture honors local philanthropist Judith A. Read words and photos by Claude Christensen 01/03/2018 On a steel pedestal in Cascade Park, near the corner of North Howard ...
Behind the Bar | Meet Stephanie Tomaiko of Nuevo Modern Mexican and Tequila Bar Restaurant November 13th, 2017 You Don’t Know Enough About Tequila by Claude Christensen You won’t treat tequila the same after sitting down at Nuevo’s tequila bar. Serving an extensive array of artisanal tequilas, the bartende...
Main Library Speaker Series: Malu Halasa November 6th, 2017 A Jordanian Filipino Journalist Traverses Family Ties by Claude Christensen 11/06/2017 A small, predominantly Christian town in Jordan grapples with an overwhelming influx of Muslim refugees and tourists....
Akron Public Art | Jay Croft, Back in Akron October 26th, 2017 by Claude Christensen 10/26/2017 If you’ve licked an ice cream cone over at Chill Ice Cream on Maiden Lane, you’ve seen them. The colorful figures having fun on the exterior of Chill. More tha...
NEOMFA Student Spotlight | Bill Soldan September 3rd, 2017 Dark Stories with Grit by Claude Christensen Two boys loot the still-warm corpses of two unlucky private airplane pilots. A recovering alcoholic struggles with making the right choice, over and over. A story...
Mac Love: Fueling Akron Expression August 31st, 2017 Akron Neighborhoods Creatively Express Community Identity by Claude Christensen photo courtesy of Dale Dong photography Akron burns with creative expression and its unique history glim...
Akron Pride 2017 August 27th, 2017 Akron Celebrates Its Diverse Community words Claude Christensen, photos by Claude and Noor Hindi Akron has a lot of pride. The 2017 Akron Pride March began at 11am on Saturday, August 26, a day with a cle...
