Akron OH

Ready. Set. Get outside! Akron and its surrounding areas are flush with a plethora of outdoor activities scheduled for the summer of 2026, from concerts at Lock 3, Blossom Music Center and PorchROKR to walking along the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, hiking a trail at Cuyahoga Valley National Park and events and eateries in dozens of neighborhoods.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Danny Basone has seen a lot from his downtown Akron vantage over more than 20 years. Lockview, his comfortable, unpretentious spot along S. Main Street in downtown Akron, has served up grilled cheese sandwiches speared with mini umbrellas, a voluminous array of some hard-to-find craft beers and great wine-by-the-glass pours. Now, he’s facing multi-pronged challenges: What...

LAKEMORE — The second phase of Lakemore Village’s sanitary sewer project is set to begin as Village Council April 20 approved two property easements related to the estimated $2 million project. According to Administrator Tracy Sayers, the easement agreements with the Springfield Local Schools District and Akron Center...

Korean food can make you feel like you have been missing out on something your whole life, and Ohio is exactly where that realization tends to happen. The smell hits you before the menu does. Suddenly you are ordering things you cannot pronounce while a table grill sends smoke curling toward the ceiling.

The multi-year project to remove the Gorge Dam, a nearly 60-foot-tall concrete structure that was built in 1911 on the Cuyahoga River at the border of Akron and Cuyahoga Falls, is slowly moving forward. The dam, which no longer serves an industrial purpose and covers the waterfall for which Cuyahoga...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic announced it was committing millions in funding to Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank after the health system was recognized with an award on Wednesday. What You Need To Know. Akron-Canton recognized the health system with its Guiding Partner Award on Wednesday. Cleveland Clinic announced a new...

Nearly 12,000 FirstEnergy customers in Summit County lost power on Thursday morning, April 23, according to the utility.

MEDINA, Ohio – Working with a consultant to identify tree-related sidewalk issues and purchasing a larger grinder to repair minor sidewalk problems are both under consideration by the city’s streets and sidewalks committee as the body looks to modify Medina’s current sidewalk program. The committee met April...

The operator of Firestone Country Club, the private Akron course that regularly draws national tournaments, is reportedly on the verge of a roughly $3 billion sale that could send shockwaves through the members-only club world. If it closes anywhere near that number, it would rank among the biggest deals in the membership-club market and could change who ultimately pulls the strings at...

Property damage, Highland Drive: On March 25, a Highland Drive resident called police regarding a property damage call. An arriving officer talked to the caller, who observed a woman driving a car back out of a neighbor’s driveway before striking a stone mailbox, which was dislodged from its base.