“Band” LED installation at Akron City Center Hotel spurs wonderment Downtown Arts March 17th, 2021 1321
Working Together to Ignite Success and Bringing STEAM to Akron Students Arts April 5th, 2018 7 min read 96
Shop local: Picked Proteins serves up vegan meat alternatives in Akron Community April 14th, 2021 450
Rubber City Renaissance: Akron holds its first annual Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival Music November 8th, 2016 3 min read 69
Just a Dad From Akron founder Kenny Lambert talks parenthood, sobriety and building community in the face of loss Community March 29th, 2021 0 8 min read 1491by H.L. Comeriato Kenny Lambert didn’t always know who he was. Now, he’s absolutely sure of it. At his storefront...
Sober Chronicles | Sober guy v. 2021 Columns December 28th, 2020 0 4 min read 330Writing by Marc Lee Shannon I usually like not to look back. But It’s hard to envision 2021 without at...
Summit Safe Syringe Exchange ‘plants just a little bit of hope’ through harm reduction Community December 7th, 2020 0 8 min read 512Reporting and writing by H.L. Comeriato Photos by Shane Wynn and H.L. Comeriato In 2007, Jackie Pollard watched the beginnings...
Sober Chronicles | Stay Standing Columns January 27th, 2020 1 3 min read 510by Marc Lee Shannon Some will say that they didn’t see it coming. But like that unseen icy patch right...
Sober Chronicles | The Holidays Columns November 26th, 2019 2 4 min read 490by Marc Lee Shannon The holidays. For some of us it’s time to cue the late ‘40s Bing Crosby, or...
Sober Chronicles: The Bottom featured August 5th, 2019 1 3 min read 465by Marc Lee Shannon The Bottom. The moment that is the moment. The Bottom is a tough topic for me...
Sober Chronicles: Volume One Columns July 8th, 2019 4 3 min read 899by Marc Lee Shannon Hi. My name is Marc Lee Shannon. I’m a father, songwriter, business development analyst and chronicler...
‘It’s never too late to recover:’ Nine Akron artists on addiction, recovery and perseverance Arts June 2nd, 2019 2 18 min read 3104interviews by Amber Cullen and Noor Hindiphotos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Recovering from substance abuse is a lifelong journey. Some people...
I’ll be Home(less) for Christmas: A Reflection Columns December 24th, 2018 0 4 min read 380by Clyde Alan Hensley It’s odd how the snow always seems so white and pure on Christmas Eve. The snowflakes...
By putting ‘one foot in front of the other,’ a couple climbs Kilimanjaro to celebrate recovery Community November 8th, 2018 0 4 min read 393by Rosalie Murphy The first day of the seven-day hike on Mount Kilimanjaro took James Anderson and Morgan LaVallee through...
