22+ hour, 48+ min ago  (10+ words) Akron school board grapples with $4M transportation cost overrun'signalakron.org...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1142+ words) Emma Sovacool wore a wide smile while pounding her bamboo stick, also known as a tamboo-bamboo, on the stage floor of the Akron Civic Theatre." Sovacool stood next to her percussion peers, equipped with empty tin cans and glass bottles,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (816+ words) Funny Stop Comedy Club " believed to be the Akron area's lone dedicated space for jokes, comebacks and punchlines " is closing its doors after more than four decades." The last show is March 30." On a recent weeknight, comedians gathered to mock…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1539+ words) A rooftop restaurant. A path carved through historic grain silos. A glassy new exterior." The proposal to remake Quaker Square will put a modern sheen on the historic complex, adding a hotel, apartments and plenty of retail and restaurants to…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (472+ words) Through her writing, Lorain native Toni Morrison changed the way American history is viewed. She gave us a more accurate image of events like the Harlem Renaissance and the origins of slavery. In her stories, she highlighted lesser-known details of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1584+ words) After more than a year of interviews, workshops and community discussions, the City of Akron has released a master plan that aims to repair the harm caused by the construction of the Innerbelt and the destruction of the neighborhood in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (438+ words) While some in Akron celebrate St. Patrick's Day with lively traditions " from wearing green to raising glasses of green beer " others recognize its deeper historical significance." Long before the rubber factories, Irish immigrants dug the canal that made the city…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (690+ words) The following item is a written record of the Akron City Council Ward 9 meeting from March 3, compiled by Akron Documenter Rebecca Ritterspach. It is not a reported story. Documenters are residents who are trained to observe and document local government…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1017+ words) This article was also reported by Derek Kreider, Akron Beacon Journal. Akronites trying to "Live M's" in the vicinity of the University of Akron's campus will have to find another Taco Bell to satisfy their late-night cravings until later this…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1245+ words) Franklin Brown, emcee, host and poet, was the first at the mic. The doubled red Solo cup in his hand slowly dropped to his side as he turned his attention to the crowd." He opened with "Falling in Love," a piece…...