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A focused plan to redevelop a decommissioned mile of the Innerbelt now owned by the City of Akron has become a 30-year p...
10/24/2025

A focused plan to redevelop a decommissioned mile of the Innerbelt now owned by the City of Akron has become a 30-year proposal to remake a swath of property from downtown to Sherbondy Hill.

Plan to redevelop a decommissioned mile of the Akron Innerbelt has become a 30-year proposal to remake from downtown to Sherbondy Hill.

Picking a natural gas supplier in Ohio? If you find locking in your natural gas rates complicated or confusing, the City...
10/24/2025

Picking a natural gas supplier in Ohio? If you find locking in your natural gas rates complicated or confusing, the City of Akron offers a natural gas aggregation program that may make it simpler for you.

Trying to lock in your natural gas rates for 2025? The City of Akron offers a natural gas aggregation program.

Why we wrote this article: We believe voters deserve to know how closely two candidates for the Akron Board of Education...
10/23/2025

Why we wrote this article: We believe voters deserve to know how closely two candidates for the Akron Board of Education align with Moms for Liberty, a national organization that is both influential and controversial. More great work from Andrew Keiper! 👇

Akron school board candidates say they won't withdraw pledges with Moms for Liberty. The Southern Poverty Law Center labels group extremists.

How does Akron Public Schools respond when tragedy visits a school? What’s the role of adults when children are forced t...
10/23/2025

How does Akron Public Schools respond when tragedy visits a school? What’s the role of adults when children are forced to confront tragedy? We talk through the process of how APS is helping students deal with grief and loss ❤️

After recent tragedies, Akron Public Schools deployed crisis response teams and leaned on trusted adults to support grieving students.

NEW SCHOOL 🏫 Architects share designs for Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts and Pfeiffer Elementary...
10/22/2025

NEW SCHOOL 🏫 Architects share designs for Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts and Pfeiffer Elementary’s 750-seat theater, gym and modern classrooms on the site of the former Kenmore High School.

Architects shared amenities scheduled to be part of the new Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts and Pfeiffer Elementary.

BEST BAKERY: Sweet Mary's Bakery 🍮 🧁 🎂 Congratulations! Sweets with a sprinkling of social justice. Nearly a decade late...
10/22/2025

BEST BAKERY: Sweet Mary's Bakery 🍮 🧁 🎂 Congratulations! Sweets with a sprinkling of social justice. Nearly a decade later, Sweet Mary’s is thriving, with new customers and regulars who stop by for a pastry and a cup of coffee on their way to work.

Sweet Mary’s is thriving, with new customers and regulars who stop by for a pastry and a cup of coffee on their way to work.

MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE 🥁 🥁 🥁 Leaf removal in Akron starts Monday, Nov. 3, in Ward 3. We have the full schedul...
10/22/2025

MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE 🥁 🥁 🥁 Leaf removal in Akron starts Monday, Nov. 3, in Ward 3. We have the full schedule for you as well as information on the leaf removal dashboard that the city launched last year 🍂

Leaf pick up in Akron starts Monday, Nov. 3, in Ward 3, with the rest of the wards in the city are scheduled thru Dec. 10.

The agreement includes wage increases of 5% in 2025, 4.5% in 2026 and 4.5% in 2027. According to the city’s press releas...
10/22/2025

The agreement includes wage increases of 5% in 2025, 4.5% in 2026 and 4.5% in 2027. According to the city’s press release, the 14% over three years is the largest wage increase in at least the last 30 years.
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Akron’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7, the police union, voted last week to approve a new three-year contract with the city.

ANNNDDD NOOOOWWW...YOUR WINNERS 🏆 With a few close races and a couple of knockouts in 12 categories, YOU have spoken — t...
10/21/2025

ANNNDDD NOOOOWWW...YOUR WINNERS 🏆 With a few close races and a couple of knockouts in 12 categories, YOU have spoken — these are your most-favored food and drink spots in Akron. Starting today, we’ll showcase two winners each weekday for you to check out

From best burger to best brewery to best bakery, here are your favorite food and drink spots in Akron, serving up plain ol’ good eats.

On the Nov. 4 general election ballot, Summit County residents are being asked to vote on Issue 1, a proposed tax levy i...
10/20/2025

On the Nov. 4 general election ballot, Summit County residents are being asked to vote on Issue 1, a proposed tax levy in support of the ADM Board. We spoke with Dr. Doug Smith, Summit ADM’s chief clinical officer, about Issue 1.

Summit County residents will vote on Issue 1, a tax levy renewal and increase in support of the ADM Board's treatment programs.

The clue is "property taxes." What is Issue 2? That is correct! The property taxes you pay in Summit County fall into tw...
10/18/2025

The clue is "property taxes." What is Issue 2? That is correct! The property taxes you pay in Summit County fall into two categories: There are those voters get to approve and those the county can assess without your vote. Now, the county is asking to change that dynamic.

Proposal would eliminate one kind of Summit County property tax, unvoted-on inside millage, and replace it with charter millage.

Be informed before you head out to vote! Get to know the candidates and issues.
10/16/2025

Be informed before you head out to vote! Get to know the candidates and issues.

The 2025 Voters' Guide for Akron and Summit County contains information about candidates and issues on the Nov. 4 ballot.

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