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11/17/2025

Oncology-hematology department partners with Beads of Courage to help young patients. The hand-blown glass beads vary in size, shape and design, and each one represents a milestone in the health journey of Caroline and other young patients enrolled in the Beads of Courage program.

Four strands of colorful beads hang from Caroline Martin's IV poles — each one is part of a program by the nonprofit Beads of Courage.

11/17/2025

A gas station with green space? 🤔⛽ For the Brittain Road Circle K, officials hashed out an agreement that will mean green space with benches and a trash can will fill the triangular portion of the lot, at the Six Points intersection.

Portion of the property that faces busy, Six Points intersection will be configured as a park, not a parking lot.

11/14/2025

The holiday season is kicking into high gear this week, and we rounded up more than 20 events and bazaars happening in and around Akron from now to New Year’s. TOMORROW: The Akron Symphony Orchestra performs Handel’s “Messiah” at E.J. Thomas Hall at the University of Akron!

Signal Akron has rounded up more than 20 events and bazaars happening in and around Akron from now to New Year’s.

11/14/2025

Children in need of homes are on the increase. Are you interested in becoming a foster parent? What is the difference between foster care and adoption? What is the role of a foster parent? Our Akron Documenters walk us through the process to help ease the shortage ❤️

Summit County Children's Services provides step-by-step information for anybody interested in becoming a foster parent

11/13/2025

LOVE a good shrimp cocktail 🦐 🍸 TASTE THIS: Chef Latrice Walters of The 1 Food and Spirits serves up a light, tequila-laced take on a classic shrimp cocktail.

Discover Chef Latrice Walters' Mexican-style shrimp cocktail at The 1 Food and Spirits inside BLU-tique Akron.

11/13/2025

This Akron business will deliver boxes of banned books to your door. 📚 💨 Banned Books Box shares censored volumes that ‘celebrate the power of stories that make readers feel seen and understood.’ https://signalnews.info/440zzkr

11/13/2025

Tuition at four-year public universities in the United States has increased more than 36% since 2010, according to the Education Data Initiative. Private school tuition is even steeper. Dozens of college scholarships are available for Akron and Summit County teenagers preparing for college, job training or other pathways after high school.

Looking for college scholarships for Akron and Summit County students? Learn how to apply, what you'll need, where to find them.

11/13/2025

An Akron police officer is on paid administrative leave after shooting a man who had been kicked out of an Ellet bar shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday. The man shot by police has not been accused by authorities of firing, or possessing, a gun.

An Akron police officer is on paid administrative leave after shooting a man who had been kicked out of an Karam's Lounge in Ellet Tuesday.

11/12/2025

Who doesn't want to save money? 🤔 💰 Looking for ways to lower your costs? The Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and FirstEnergy offer tips and strategies to help you lower your electricity usage.

The Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and FirstEnergy both have tips and strategies to help you lower your electricity usage.

11/12/2025

A proposal from the city and the Summit County Land Bank is asking architects to draw plans that anyone could use, free of charge, to build a house in the city. The goal is to make it easier for people to put new houses in areas where homes had previously been demolished.

Akron and the Summit County Land Bank are trying to make it faster and cheaper to build homes in existing neighborhoods.

11/12/2025

A week after passing legislation to award Akron’s police union the largest wage increase in decades and the highest wages in department history, Akron City Council approved raises for every non-unionized employee in the city, including City Council members, the mayor and his cabinet.

Akron City Council approved raises for every non-unionized employee in the city, including City Council members, the mayor and his cabinet.

11/10/2025

We reviewed data for all of the candidates in the 118 precincts in Akron that are in the Akron Public Schools’ district boundaries — most have between 750 and 1,159 registered voters — and found which neighborhoods most strongly affected which of the candidates were elected in the school board race.

Fewer than 20% of registered Akron voters weighed in on the eight candidates running for the Akron Board of Education.