Food Notes: Sweet Mary’s bakery downtown finally open; Creo’s opens in former...
It is really, really open. Mary Hospodarsky, longtime custom cake baker, is welcoming customers to her Sweet Mary’s bakery and cafe in downtown Akron.She had hoped to open last week but last-minute...
View ArticleFresh Air: Audubon Society sponsors Christmas bird counts; Summit Metro Parks...
Christmas bird countsLocal birders can help out in local Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counts.Summit Metro Parks will participate in the local count sponsored by the Greater Akron Audubon Society from...
View ArticleGun control advocates to march Saturday in downtown Akron
A “March Against Weapons and Fear” is planned at 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Akron.The march, organized by the Rev. John Beaty and Robert Grow, both gun control advocates, will begin in front of the...
View ArticleFalsely accused Akron man sat nearly 10 days in jail after slaying at strip club
A falsely accused Akron man, fearing retribution from the family of a slain gunshot victim, sat in jail for nearly 10 days after investigators cleared his name.Phillip Key has been on the run, lying...
View ArticleRolling Acres Mall deal moves county closer to end of eyesore
Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise hopes an agreement she has reached with the owners of Rolling Acres Mall will stop what essentially has been a nearly two-year game of Whack-a-Mole. That’s...
View ArticleSummit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee to defend her seat despite federal...
Summit County Councilwoman Tamela Lee plans to defend her seat in next year’s election despite facing federal bribery charges and being on suspension from her council position.Lee wasn’t able to file...
View Article‘Star Wars’ fan isn’t just in the house; he booked it
Kent resident Craig Foreman does not have to worry about getting a ticket to Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Thursday. Neither do dozens of his friends.Foreman, director and co-founder of the...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Johnny Manziel keeping up with Josh Gordon, dreaming about...
BEREA: Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel revealed Wednesday he’s been frequently communicating with suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon, and he’s hoping they’ll join forces again soon.“I still talk to...
View ArticleBrowns entertain comparisons between Johnny Manziel, Russell Wilson but...
BEREA: Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel often draws comparisons to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson because of their height, or lack thereof.Manziel is 5-foot-11¾. Wilson is 5-10⅝.Their...
View ArticleCavaliers tighten defensively in time for visit from Thunder
The Cavaliers used their recently concluded road trip to tune up a defense that is now smothering opponents, and just in time for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s only visit to Quicken Loans Arena on...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Development of quarterback Thomas Woodson is...
The development that may have turned the University of Akron football team’s season into a success didn’t come until the third game against Savannah State.That’s when coach Terry Bowden and offensive...
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REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800.NOMINATE ATHLETESCoaches are encouraged to submit...
View ArticleMedina man posthumously honored with Carnegie Heroes medal for swimmer’s rescue
A Medina father of four who died last year while trying to save a 16-year-old girl from drowning in Lake Erie is among 24 people being honored with medals and cash from the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie...
View ArticleRestaurant Depot — food emporium for restaurants and nonprofits — opens south...
Sure, there were lots of free food samples, but restaurant owners and others said they also came to buy.Wednesday morning was the grand opening of a new business on a formerly vacant lot south of...
View Article1 victim shot during string of Akron home invasions
Akron police are investigating several home invasions late Wednesday on Sprague Street, Beacon Journal news partner newsnet5.com reported.One victim was shot during multiple break-ins, police said.The...
View ArticlePolice say suspect wielding machete shot, killed in Kent; listen to 911 call
Authorities say police in Kent fatally shot a man who confronted them with a machete. The man killed has been identified as 25-year-old Douglas Yon. Yon died at the scene of the shooting, which...
View ArticleMan with machete is shot to death by Kent police
KENT: City police shot and killed a 25-year-old man who they say ran at them with a machete early Thursday morning.Douglas Yon died in the road about 3:45 a.m. after leaving a house on Virginia Avenue,...
View ArticleWorkers discover part of old hotel under Canal Park as turf is removed and...
Ah ... the green, green grass of home.The Akron RubberDucks are knee deep in an offseason project that has a lot of activity going on on the field at Canal Park.The minor league club and the city of...
View ArticleIndians designate Chris Johnson for assignment to make room for outfielder...
The Indians on Thursday designated infielder Chris Johnson for assignment to make room for recent free agent signee Rajai Davis on the 40-man roster. The move means the Indians were willing to eat the...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Coach Mike Pettine approves of Johnny Manziel-Josh Gordon...
BEREA: Browns coach Mike Pettine would support a reunion of quarterback Johnny Manziel and receiver Josh Gordon next season, providing Gordon is reinstated by the NFL and Manziel is on the...
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