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This Is Akron: Crime, gunfire leave Akron residents shaken

April 8th, 2019

by Amanda Garrett and Doug LivingstonAkron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Jacqueline Easley feels a deepening dread every Thursday."It's the weekend, and I wonder who's going to get shot and killed now," said Easl...

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...

This Is Akron: Do suburban residents pay attention to Akron? Depends who you ask

March 25th, 2019

By Rick Armon and Emily Mills Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Nancy Fay is Bath through and through. She lives on a family farm. She runs The Bake Shop in Ghent. And she sits on the township zoning board. ...

This Is Akron: Crumbling roads are Akron’s number-one issue, poll says

March 19th, 2019

by Amanda Garrett and Doug LivingstonAkron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Jamilya Maxwell stuck her hand into the dirty water of a giant pothole in Highland Square a couple of weeks ago. It was wrist deep. T...

This Is Akron: Residents are drowning in sewer bills

March 19th, 2019

by Doug Livingston and Amanda Garrett Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Akron resident Carla Deiss Dobbins is flummoxed: Why does it cost more to flush her toilets than to heat her Firestone Park home during th...

This Is Akron: Poll says Akronites are most concerned about road conditions and violence

March 18th, 2019

by Doug LivingstonAkron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com What’s the matter with Akron? “I think here where I work it’s probably the crime and then — second — the roads,” Rebecca Atkinson said with a disconcerted ...

The Voice of Akron: Weathervane Playhouse connects volunteers to the art of community theater

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

Door #2 Art Studio brings inclusiveness and positivity to Akron

Barberton’s Magical Theatre Company takes their shows on the road

Running with the Dogs

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

Akron chefs put food on the table for other restaurant workers

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

Akron loses Elender Meinecke, a great teacher and a super lady

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

“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?

Ohio Values | Hsa Win

Ohio Values | Barbara Mitchell-King

The doctor is in | Halloween 2020

Expert Advice: Parenting insights from the ones being parented

Becoming a parent made me a better advocate

Halloween Tips for Children With Autism or Sensory Issues

SOS in search of support, part 2: Connect with the MOPS

The doctor is in | Oral fluoride

The United States is failing its mothers