How many volunteers does it take to repaint a mural in Akron?

For two years, my granddaughter paid little attention to the mural on the Northside Marketplace parking lot, right in front of my loft. This young lady can detect a missing game piece from across the room, but apparently an asphalt masterpiece outside my window — not so much.

Yet Abby Dadich and her mother, my daughter, Kelly VanNatten, volunteered with me on a Saturday morning in early April to repaint asphalt art.

When I read the call to bring back the Northside Green Mural — originally painted by artist April Couch then wiped clean by fresh pavement — I raised my hand…

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