‘Wolves and Flax’ uses a family archive to illustrate 19th-century Cuyahoga Falls Books February 15th, 2021 458
"…Challenging the Definition of Blackness and Widening the Scope of its Meaning" Arts August 3rd, 2018 3 min read 268
Market House space to empower North Hill women with programs and makerspace City of Akron February 24th, 2021 13
Inconsistent Ballot Application Data Leads to Undercount of Disenfranchised Voters Civic Engagement September 30th, 2020 19 min read 38
Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is COVID-19 September 23rd, 2020 297
Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album featured September 16th, 2020 248
Northeast Ohio Living Room Talent Show aims to bring people together in a fun and innovative way COVID-19 April 20th, 2020 0 3 min read 189by Allyson Smith If this were a normal spring, summer concert and festival season would be right around the corner....
This New Tarot Deck and Essay Collection Celebrate Northeast Ohio Wildlife Arts October 29th, 2018 0 4 min read 232by Rosalie Murphy In Rust Belt Arcana: Tarot and Natural History in the Exurban Wilds, available Oct. 30 from Belt...
Food & Culture | Spirits are alive at Renaissance Artisan Distillers Culture July 29th, 2015 0 4 min read 308Meet the guys behind Akron’s only–and perhaps first–distillery by Brittany Nader The craft beer scene is booming in Greater Akron...
8 Questions with Rust Belt comix creator Derf Backderf featured July 16th, 2015 0 8 min read 480John “Derf” Backderf is a Cleveland-based comix writer and artist whose gritty scenes of life in Ohio have given him...
On the Record | Bluelight’s self-titled debut an excellent addition to Akron’s musical landscape featured July 1st, 2015 0 2 min read 363 by Roger Riddle Bluelight’s debut effort is an ode to city life and all that comes with it. Their...
Pizza & Jojos | On a street like Copley Road… featured June 16th, 2015 0 2 min read 297by Jojo Pizzaface’ I drive through this one neighborhood on my morning commute—to nowhere and back to nowhere. It’s what’s...
In the Kitchen | Tim and Beth Knorr want to keep you cool with Popsmith featured June 12th, 2015 0 3 min read 160story and photos by Abby Cymerman Tim and Beth Knorr never suspected a summertime treat for their kids would turn...
Food Truck Fridays start May 15 at CG&FS lot at E. Market and N. Forge featured May 15th, 2015 0 1 min read 663From May 15 through August 28, you can get your food truck on thanks to the folks at Child Guidance...
Super BIG, Very Important (Formerly SECRET) Announcement featured March 31st, 2015 2 2 min read 804In which Chris reveals the Super Big Secret he’s been not talking about this whole time bonus pub notes by...
What does saying ‘devil strip’ say about Akronites? featured December 19th, 2014 8 2 min read 10031A linguist looks at the city’s most unique phrase You can still catch the flinty reflection of Akron’s hardscrabble grit...