lock 3 – THE DEVIL STRIP

Main Street reopening: Downtown businesses mourn lost business but have hope for the future

October 14th, 2020

Reporting, writing and photos by Abbey Marshall After more than two years, Main Street is finally fully open to car and foot traffic. But for the businesses that remain, the removal of construction... Read More...

Students With A Goal Gives Summit Lake Teens ‘Layers of Support’

August 10th, 2020

words by Noor Hindi, photos by Chris Harvey It’s a cool July day in Akron. Past the drumming of construction on Main Street is a group of teenagers huddled together at Lock 3. There’s a football flying unde... Read More...

Outdoor Gems | Cascade Locks Park

June 14th, 2019

words and photos by Anthony Boarman In the late 1820s, a small village called Cascade was founded north of the original plat of Akron by Eliakim Crosby. Crosby helped to create a bustling area of industry p... Read More...

LeBron is changing the story of Akron but probably not the way you think

June 30th, 2016

PUB NOTES, A PHOTO GALLERY & OUR LOVE LETTER VIDEO TO LEBRON words by Chris Horne; photos by Shane Wynn and video by Ilenia Pezzaniti Change the story, change the world In wrestling, it’s called a “hee... Read More...

The Devil Strip’s Guide to Summer | July & August

July 9th, 2015

Though our summer selves hibernate all winter, somewhere in the back of the mind of every Akronite there’s the small, comforting knowledge that no matter how bitter the chill or how deep the snow, one day we’ll... Read More...

EVENTS: 14 things to do in Akron over the next week that you can’t do anywhere else

May 29th, 2015

WONE’s Rock The Lock Fridays at 7 p.m. at Lock 3 (FREE) 200 S. Main St., Akron Every Friday in the summer, hit Lock 3 for a great classic rock tribute band. Don’t miss Full Moon Fever, a tribute to Tom P... Read More...

BIG IDEA: Betsy Hartschuh and the Akron Children’s Museum

May 19th, 2015

What's the Big Idea with Betsy Hartschuh and the Akron Children's Museum? photography by Svetla Morrison See more of her work, including her Akron’s Big Ideas series, at her website here Name: Betsy Hartschu... Read More...

Quick n’ Dirty Guide to the 2015 National Hamburger Festival in Akron

August 6th, 2014

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years already. Where has the time gone? How many tons of hamburgers have we devoured? All that melty cheese, the fries… Hmmmm. There’s a rebellion going on around the country, pushb... Read More...

‘Iconically Akron:’ Artists design A-shaped benches for city landmarks

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

Big Idea: The Square Scullery Food Truck

Immigrant family provides its own social net

Colleges fight hunger, fill basic needs to keep students in school

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

On The Record | The Conway Brothers tried to tell us

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

HumanKind: Being a human and a parent

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“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

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