A vision for an annual market rooted in a section of Highland Square is evolving into a series of pop-up events ranging from dinners and a show to local chef tastings that will rotate throughout the year.
Brent ‘Wes’ Wesley, founder of Akron Honey and the Yellow Brick Road District on Jefferson Avenue just north of West Exchange Street, already participates with his family of seven in several markets across Northeast Ohio, but he became more intentional with the idea of his market “solving problems.”
“So, maybe it was we found a way to make the food super affordable for the folks who live in this neighborhood,” Wesley said. “And especially to the south of this neighborhood where it gets Black and brown, where food, education and health isn’t as prevalent as it is over on the north side,” Wesley said.
Every summer, Wesley invites the community to Highland Square for Akron Honey Market Day. The event is equal parts neighborhood block party, vendor fair and foodie experience. (This year’s honey-centric collabs included honey cornmeal cookies from Baked AF and the Akron Honey Dog from FrankieLynn Hot Dogs.)…