Every summer, Brent Wesley invites the community to the Highland Square neighborhood for Akron Honey Market Day.
The annual 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.)
At the 12th annual Akron Honey Market Day on June 29, visitors filled the small stretch of Jefferson Avenue near West Exchange Street where the company’s production facility sits. The temperature hovered in the high 80s, but no one seemed too bothered by it. (Chilled bottles of Akron Honey’s cold brew tea helped.) Everyone was busy sampling food, enjoying the music and perusing the vendor stalls…