Merchandise marks Cavs victory; T-shirt designs, sweets, special cans...
Akron’s Rubber City Clothing got a jump on its competitors, posting its unique Cavs victory T-shirt designs on Saturday, the day before the Cleveland team won the NBA championship.“We knew it was going...
View ArticleAkron school and city officials to quickly ponder future of construction project
Members of the Akron Board of Education and Akron City Council are reviewing five options presented Monday by Akron Public Schools Superintendent David James for configuring the district to incorporate...
View ArticleSummit Metro Parks taking new look at swim operations at Munroe Falls, Silver...
MUNROE FALLS: Aracelis Torres of Silver Lake is a big fan of the swimming beach at Munroe Falls Metro Park.It has been a great summer spot for the 42-year-old Torres, her husband and their four...
View ArticleUninitiated Costco shoppers will notice twists on retail culture at new...
You have to go online if you want to buy a casket from Costco, but store shelves at the warehouse store giant’s new area location are full of everything from cereal to vacuum cleaners to beach towels...
View ArticleCavs front page is big draw, Beacon Journal prints more copies
High demand for the Beacon Journal’s Monday “Won for all!” front page caused many high-volume outlets to sell out.An additional 35,000 papers were printed Monday afternoon and were to be on news stands...
View ArticleThousands at airport cheer for the Cavs — on big screens and in person
Some wore NBA championship shirts. Some were still in Eastern Conference gear. In the new wine and gold or the old orange and blue. One boy, topless, had player names and numbers written in marker on...
View ArticleJim Brown to bask in championship parade, says LeBron deserves statue as...
Browns legend Jim Brown cannot wait to celebrate with the Cavaliers during their championship parade Wednesday in downtown Cleveland, where the iconic running back says LeBron James should be...
View ArticleJason Lloyd: 52 final thoughts on the Cavs ending Cleveland’s 52-year...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: 1. Before the start of these playoffs, James Jones came up with the idea of a puzzle. Sixteen pieces in the shape of the Larry O’Brien trophy — one for every win the Cavs needed to win...
View ArticleLeBron James returns to suburban Akron home after delivering Cleveland title
A crowd of more than 2,000 excited fans welcomed home three-time NBA champion LeBron James on Monday afternoon.The atmosphere around Northeast Ohio was electric all day after James, an Akron native,...
View ArticleFans, family welcome home NBA champion LeBron James and plan larger reception...
An estimated 2,000 jubilant fans lined the streets of LeBron James’ neighborhood in Bath Township on Monday afternoon, awaiting their hometown hero’s victorious return after leading the Cavaliers to an...
View ArticleWorker crushed to death in hydraulic press at Ohio plant
Associated PressColumbus police say 60-year-old Timothy Underwood was working in a press area with a co-worker early Monday at a Core Molding Technologies plant when he fell into a hydraulic press....
View ArticleBob Dyer: Columnist keeps promise to LeBron
Dear LeBron,Thank you.You kept your end of the deal, so I kept mine.Sunday night, after you carried the Cavs to a 93-89 win over Mouth-Guard Guy and his highly touted Warrior teammates, bringing The...
View ArticleFood Notes: Akron’s venerable Bob’s Hamburg celebrates 85 years; pierogi and...
Before the Golden Arches and before Akron’s iconic Swensons, there was Bob’s.As in Bob’s Hamburg, the little joint in an out-of-the-way spot on Akron’s East Avenue, with the plucky slogan: “Famous...
View ArticleRolling Acres Mall may soon be Akron’s property
Before summer ends, Akron could own long-vacant Rolling Acres Mall after no one offered to buy the mall for nearly $1.3 million in back taxes at a sheriff’s sale Tuesday.“There were no bids today,”...
View ArticleEpic traffic jams expected for Cavs victory parade; officials ask fans to...
We waited 52 years for this parade, and if you don’t plan ahead, it might take you that long to make the trip from Akron to Cleveland.A typical commute from downtown Akron to Quicken Loans Arena should...
View ArticleCavs forward Tristan Thompson will sign autographs on qualifying merchandise...
The first 200 customers to make a $25 purchase of officially licensed caps, clothing or tees from the Locker Room by LIDS Shop in Macy’s at the Summit Mall when the store opens Thursday morning will...
View Article‘D’ in high school, resulting benching becomes key in Tyronn Lue’s coaching...
Tyronn Lue’s path to coaching an NBA champion wasn’t marked only by Doc Rivers’ entry-level job offer with the Boston Celtics in 2009 or the Cavaliers’ decision to promote him when David Blatt was...
View ArticleAkron to host own LeBron James celebration on Thursday
Akron and the LeBron James Family Foundation will host a celebration for LeBron James at 8 p.m. Thursday at Lock 3 in downtown Akron.The city announced the event Tuesday, saying that James and students...
View ArticleKasich declares Wednesday Cleveland Cavaliers Day in Ohio. Asks Ohioans to...
With seven whereases and one therefore thrown in for good measure, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has declared Wednesday as Cleveland Cavaliers Day in Ohio.In the lengthy resolution, Kasich recalled the shared...
View Article‘Believeland’ 2.0: New ending, but still the same basic film
The Cavaliers winning the NBA championship is leading to a new ending for the 30 for 30 documentary Believeland. But most of it will be the way people remember it.The original film, which focused on...
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