housing – THE DEVIL STRIP

How a housing-first strategy could save domestic violence survivors during a pandemic

September 30th, 2020

By Conor Morris Things were finally looking up for Ohio resident Caroline earlier this year. After being forced to leave her home for a time because of domestic violence, she was in her own rental, raising ...

Home In Akron | This landlord wouldn’t make repairs. So his tenant convinced a judge that he shouldn’t collect rent.

February 10th, 2020

by Doug LivingstonAkron Beacon Journal Anthony Williams keeps a pile of pillows on his bed to block a drafty window. But that’s not why he sleeps on the living room couch. The basement wall below his bed...

Home in Akron | A crash course in squatters' rights

February 3rd, 2020

Killing time between the morning pick up and afternoon drop off Tuesday, Laura Speaks parked her school bus and hopped on Facebook. An advertisement flashed on her cell phone for a used side-by-side Kenmore...

This Is Akron: How to flip Akron’s distressed housing market

April 1st, 2019

by Doug LivingstonAkron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com She's staring down six expensive years in medical school and he's working part-time before graduating this summer with a degree in construction management fro...

This Is Akron: Housing is a hundred-year storm

April 1st, 2019

by Doug LivingstonAkron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Now that 20 homes are gone, there's a clear view of Sandra Saulsberry's back porch from any of the public bus stops on Miller Avenue, which runs from Summit L...

‘A Road to Nowhere:’ How the Construction of the Innerbelt Displaced Thousands

November 29th, 2018

About 75 percent of the people displaced by the Innerbelt found themselves worse off than before or about the same, according to Akron’s current director of planning and urban development, Jason Segedy.

Akron is the most affordable city for millennials to become homeowners …so where are they?

December 11th, 2014

Did you see this from the Washington Post on Wednesday? Akron tops the list of cities where millennials can afford to buy a home. On one side of the infographic, you'll see it: The affordable places. Not man...

‘Room’ in the Rubber City | Critically acclaimed film subtly set in Akron

How the pandemic shaped ‘Reely Scared,’ a podcast for horror film buffs

Painter Kariem Farrakhan II: ‘The Black experience isn’t just one experience’

Door #2 Art Studio brings inclusiveness and positivity to Akron

Addressing Racial Inequities in American Schools

‘An experiment in community:’ University Park residents are designing and building a new park

Ohioans retreat into safe groups, crave post-election unity

Ellet’s Gardenias & Grace sells local goods by artists of all ages

Kate Tucker’s Akron Roots Inspire New Album, ‘Practical Sadness’

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

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

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Ohioans retreat into safe groups, crave post-election unity

“If there is anything we can do, please let us know.”

Understanding the Summit County and Ohio races on your 2020 ballot

Inconsistent Ballot Application Data Leads to Undercount of Disenfranchised Voters

‘Women With Issues’ podcast aims to show women over 50 their political power

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

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

The doctor is in | How to discipline your kids

“It shouldn’t hurt” and other myths about feeding babies

5 important financial tips for parents

Parenting SOS | In search of support, part 3: Parent coaching

The doctor is in | Halloween 2020

Expert Advice: Parenting insights from the ones being parented