Akron OH

Akron has always punched above its weight when it comes to food, and the city’s restaurant scene in 2026 is proof that underestimated cities often eat the best. From legendary drive-in burgers to upscale steakhouses to tucked-away neighborhood spots, there’s a version of Akron dining for every kind of appetite.

West Market Street, Conger Avenue and Edgerton Road form a triangle around Mustard Seed Market & Café’s red-brick home in Highland Square. While the Mustard Seed family brand has been an Akron mainstay for over 45 years, the Highland Square grocery store and cafe opened in May of 2015.

At nearly 100, Swensons has nailed the longevity game. Maybe it’s the consistency of its signature Galley Boy burgers or the novelty of having food delivered right to your car window after you’ve parked. But in the chain dining category of food service, novelty and consistency are a dime a dozen.

FAIRLAWN, Ohio – Angelica George is carrying on an Akron tradition built on entertainment, hard work and a rich history. The Tangier West event space is opening today - Tuesday, Aug. 25 – complete with a restaurant and multiple-sized rooms for weddings and private parties. It’s at 3150 W. Market St., in the Holiday Inn

BEN PATTERSON SPEAKS – 1997 Alliance High School graduate Ben Patterson will speak at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 on the Brush Hall stage at the Giese Center for the Performing Arts at University of Mount Union. Patterson will present “Documenting the Journey: Stories, Cuts, Conversations and Coming Attractions.” Patterson is a doc

The Pop-Up Pantry from the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank will make its file summer stop in Alliance when it arrives at 11 a.m. Aug. 26. The first two stops in June and July were a big hit, with more than 170 people stopping by each month to get food. Food will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The pantry again wi

Although the Stark County Fair annual grandstand high school band show has been canceled this year, several area bands will perform throughout the fairgrounds during the 175th annual fair, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 1, and continues through Monday, Sept. 7. Area band directors were informed about the band show cancell

AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Children’s Hospital is meeting the need for crisis stabilization units by adding 20 inpatient behavioral health units. “The new unit will not only expand Akron Children’s capacity for inpatient behavioral healthcare, it will reshape how that care is delivered,” said Dr. Eva Szigethy, the Lois C.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - All lanes of I-77 north at White Pond Drive were closed around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Akron police said the highway needed to be closed to clean-up an accident. It is not known when the highway will re-open. This is a developing story. Return to 19 News...

Police responded to a report of a man “hitting a child’s head against [a] car” at 7:49 p.m. Aug. 23. Reports did not indicate if any arrests were made, but the report was forwarded to Medina County Child Protective Services. Property damage, North Court Street. Police reported...