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11/23/2024

What is the most interesting museum you have been to?

Culture and Arts Reporter Brittany Moseley recently checked out the National Museum of Psychology at the University of Akron. Click the link below to take a tour with her.

Extensive archives offer guests at the National Museum of Psychology a real-world view, highlighting the history of mental health care.

11/23/2024

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown won 106,000 more votes in Ohio this month than his Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Kamala Harris.

So, how did Brown lose to Republican Bernie Moreno? Signal Statewide Reporter Andrew Tobias breaks it down:

People inside and outside the race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio share their views on why a champion of the workers lost.

11/23/2024

Today Shelton Temple Church of God (9:30 to 10:30 a.m.) and the Remedy Church (Noon to 3 p.m.) will give away free food for Thanksgiving.

Akron-area organizations will provide Thanksgiving meals at no cost for residents, from take-home baskets to sit-down dinners.

11/22/2024

Starting Saturday, local organizations will provide Thanksgiving meals at no cost for Akron residents.

Options include take-home baskets with all the trimmings to sit-down dinners on Thanksgiving Day.

Akron-area organizations will provide Thanksgiving meals at no cost for residents, from take-home baskets to sit-down dinners.

11/22/2024

How do you give back to the Akron community? Tell us in the comments ✍️

There are plenty of ways to volunteer or donate in Akron during the holiday season. Here’s a list of local opportunities.

11/21/2024

This weekend in is packed with theater and music performances.

Check out Culture and Arts Reporter Brittany Moseley's roundup:

Plus, "“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” opens at Weathervane Playhouse and the Millennial Theatre Project stages “Say it Loud."

11/21/2024

What do cornflakes, Wonder Woman and the telephone keypad have in common? All of them have ties to psychology.

These are the things Jennifer Bazar, the assistant director of the National Museum of Psychology at the University of Akron, wants to introduce to visitors.

Take a look at a museum that is the only one of its kind in North America:

Extensive archives offer guests at the National Museum of Psychology a real-world view, highlighting the history of mental health care.

11/21/2024

“What self-respecting university has no physics department?” a University of Akron professor asked in an interview with Signal Akron.

More than 30 faculty positions across eight University of Akron departments are on the chopping block, including the total closure of the anthropology and physics departments.

The proposed cuts are part of a process to save money as the university sees falling enrollment and financial problems.

More than 30 faculty positions across eight University of Akron departments are on the chopping block; two of the departments may close.

11/20/2024

Lock 3 Park will receive a sculpture by acclaimed New York artist Chakaia Booker as a part of its redevelopment.

Known for her large-scale works utilizing repurposed tires, organizers envision her installation as a complement to the Rubber City legacy.

A plan to include a sculpture by acclaimed New York artist Chakaia Booker for Lock 3 Park was approved by the Akron Public Art commission

11/20/2024

Akronites can look for a new drive-up window at the Firestone Mini-Mart in the near future, despite the city's evaluation, which recommended denying the application due to a lack of consistency with historical character and use of the property.

The Firestone Mini-Mart, part of the Aster Avenue historic district won approval to install a drive-up window on the side of the building.

11/20/2024

Bridgestone plans to use more than $9 million in federal funds to help build a plant in Akron.

The company plans to study ways to make butadiene, the largest component in synthetic rubber used in tires, from ethanol instead of from fossil fuels.

Bridgestone Americas plans to build a plant in Akron to help find a more sustainable and cheaper way to produce butadiene from ethanol.

11/19/2024

Four Akron School for the Arts students received top honors at a regional theater competition and will go on to compete at the international level next summer 🎭.

The four students will compete at the International Thespian Festival next summer at Indiana University in Bloomington.

11/19/2024

The citizen's group backing the proposed "Ohio Voter Bill of Rights" amendment is free to begin collecting the 442,958 voter signatures they would need to get their proposal on the ballot.

Details:

A spokesperson for Ohio Organizing Collaborative, the group backing the Ohio Voter Bill of Rights, said the group has not set a timetable.

11/19/2024

Two ex-FirstEnergy lobbyists refused to answer questions during back-to-back days of depositions last week in Columbus.

The case is considered the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history, stemming from House Bill 6.

Two former lobbyists for FirstEnergy refused to answer questions during a hearing conducted by the Ohio Consumers' Counsel.

11/19/2024

"My blood is about boiling" — Ward 2 Council Member Phil Lombardo told members of Akron’s police oversight system Monday.

As four key members of Akron's CPOB shared their accomplishments with City Council’s Public Safety Committee, Lombardo criticized that they had questioned the actions of police officers.

City Council Member Phil Lombardo criticized the police oversight board's reports that disagree with the actions of Akron police officers.

11/18/2024

Over the weekend, Akron firefighters helped to welcome hundreds to the new Fire Station 12’s open house event in Ward 4.

Meet Akron’s present and future first responder leaders:

Lieutenants with the Akron Fire Department — Dominica Pierce and Dante Booker — took unique paths to get to the new Fire Station 12.

11/18/2024

The 23-story PNC Center in Akron’s downtown is to be sold for $2.8 million to an unidentified buyer.

A local developer said he made an offer to buy the building for more than the current bidder, but his proposal was rebuffed.

Developer Joe Scaccio said he offered to pay more for the PNC Center building at 1 Cascade Plaza in Akron, but his proposal was rebuffed.

11/17/2024

Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that honors the memory of transgender people who were killed in acts of anti-transgender violence. Trans Joy Akron is sponsoring two events next week to commemorate the day.

Details:

Trans Joy Akron is sponsoring two events next week on Nov. 20 and Nov. 22 to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance.

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