Pfeiffer/Miller South Project Coming Together | Groundbreaking set for March 19th
It’s been nearly three years since the Akron Board of Education originally approved the Pfeiffer/Miller South construction project that will rebuild an elementary and middle school side by side. Groundbreaking for the new complex will be held at 11 a.m. on March 19 at the former Kenmore High School...
Akron sewer manhole collapse closing road for repairs
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The City of Akron is notifying motorists of a temporary road closure after a partial sewer manhole collapse. According to a Facebook post, Kling Street will be closed to all through traffic between Rankin Street and Cross Street. The city said it will be working with...
Famous Supply Opens 25,000-Square-Foot J-TEC Training Center in Northeast Ohio
MAPLE HEIGHTS, OH — Famous Supply officially celebrated the grand opening of The Jay Blaushild Training & Education Center (J-TEC), welcoming more than 500 customers, vendor partners, community leaders and associates to its new 25,000-square-foot training facility in Maple Heights (Cleveland), Ohio. The full-day...
What It Was: The Mathews Hotel
In 1925, George Washington Mathews opened a hotel on North Howard Street, right in the heart of Akron's jazz district. For decades, it was one of the only hotels in the Rubber City that catered to Black travelers. Several years later, Mathews and his wife, Alberta, added a barber shop...
City of Akron using $100K from ARPA funding to build 2 Esports rooms
AKRON, Ohio – The city of Akron is investing $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to create two Esports rooms in city community centers, with the first scheduled to open in early summer. Electronic sports, commonly known as Esports, are competitive video games where individuals or teams of...
GlenOak will enforce school attendance for those who want to attend prom
“I don’t want to go, I’m not ready for that test, I’m not finished with homework,” are some excuses that students have given for not coming to school. As absences have climbed, the school has decided to implement a strategy to deal with excessive absences. In...
Akron mom frustrated with what she claims are constant leaks inside of home
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron mother’s home has turned into a water park, with leaking ceilings and flooded floors. That mother claims this has been an ongoing issue for years. “I’ve been here for 4 years. It started a couple of months after I moved in,” said Myneasha...
Murder suspect believed to be hiding in Akron area
Reward offered as murder suspect Tion Green believed to frequent
Two Shot at Olive Garden in Warrensville Heights
Two people were shot at an Olive Garden in Warrensville Heights. Police have two suspects in custody.
Breeze Airlines adds 2 flights out of Akron-Canton Airport
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Breeze Airlines announced Tuesday they are adding two new seasonal nonstop flights out of Akron-Canton Airport (CAK). Beginning Tuesday, travelers can book flights on Breeze to:. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (existing route increasing to daily beginning July 1) Portland, Maine (seasonal, nonstop on...
