Muralists use life and art to help revitalize downtown parks November 18, 2020Reporting, writing and photos by Susan Pappas It’s an unseasonably warm November day at Lock 3 in downtown...ArtsCommunityCulturefeaturedUncategorized·5 mins read·541 views
The Innerbelt National Forest is here to stay November 28, 2018words by Noor Hindi, photos by Christine Batten The trees at the Innerbelt National Forest, designed as a...Culturefeatured·2 mins read·912 views
It’s a Beautiful World January 3, 2018An Akron wish list by some of the folks making it a reality 01/03/2018 If you haven’t noticed,...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityfeatured·4 mins read·144 views
Civic Solutions Lab – Field Journal | Leadership Akron May 31, 2017 Since 2015, Leadership Akron has been pursuing a strategic priority to more proactively and directly connect the...City of AkronCommunityfeatured·3 mins read·26 views
Beyond the Vision Board: DreamUP encourages women to create art that pushes them toward achieving a life goal January 12, 2017by Megan Combs Life goals are often bigger and more complex than any magazine clippings or drawings on...City of AkronCivic EngagementCommunityfeatured·2 mins read·52 views
Nightlight Cinema Crowdfunds New Seating November 8, 2016By Michelle DeShon On August 1, The Nightlight Cinema launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for upgraded...CommunityMovies·1 min read·23 views
Knight Does Right by the Nightlight: Cinema awarded $20,000 Knight Arts Challenge grant November 8, 2016by Michelle DeShon A sign glowing with bright white lights on North High Street is all that...CommunityMovies·2 mins read·21 views
#Akron2Columbus: On the road to making Akron great(est) again March 16, 2016 Words by M. Sophie Hamad; Photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Akron is already awesome. At least, we at...City of AkronCommunityCulturefeaturedUncategorized·3 mins read·100 views
Wow. It’s like everything in Akron is happening this Saturday… July 24, 2015This may be the busiest weekend in Akron this summer… Friday, July 24 “Tangerine” Opens July 24 at...Events·4 mins read·352 views
Pub Notes |Beer, Ideas and Escape from Social Impact World June 24, 2015by Chris Horne, publisher When I first proposed we do a story asking “Can beer save Akron?” the...featured·4 mins read·555 views
BIG IDEAS: Carolyn Behrman, Flashbulb and Cops on the Porch May 21, 2015Hey Carolyn Behrman, what’s the BIG IDEA with Flashbulb and Cops on the Porch? photography by Svetla Morrison...Big Ideasfeatured·3 mins read·443 views
NEW/NATIVE | Musician Theron Brown & Square Records owner David Ignizio April 17, 2015in which writer Christopher Morrison chats up jazz musician Theron Brown, who will be portraying Herbie Hancock in...featuredNew/Native·4 mins read·296 views
Pub Notes: How we got a Bat Signal and what we plan to do with it February 19, 2015by Chris Horne, publisher “You are remembered for the rules you break.” – Gen. Douglas MacArthur We, The...featured·3 mins read·304 views
Contest: “You’re so Akron if…” February 2, 2015Last night–that is, Sunday if you aren’t reading this on Monday, specifically Monday, February 2–I clicked “submit” on...featured·2 mins read·217 views
Pub Notes: Shooting tequila with Gallagher January 30, 2015It’s been two weeks since I posted about becoming a Knight Cities Challenge finalist, inviting (begging) anyone and...Communityfeatured·4 mins read·123 views