Akron leadership group seeking money for new downtown public art project
After successfully raising nearly $15,000 to paint a mural on the South Broadway retaining walls near the Metro Transit Center last year, the Downtown Akron Partnership’s Emerging Leaders are at it...
View ArticleIndians to put World Series tickets on sale Wednesday
The Indians will put a limited number of World Series tickets on sale exclusively to registered users at Indians.com beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, the team announced.If the Indians advance to the...
View ArticleIndians manager Terry Francona had busy Game 3 dealing with bullpen, dental...
TORONTO: Indians manager Terry Francona had a busy night on Monday. If trying to get through Game 3 of the American League Championship Series effectively without a starting pitcher wasn’t like pulling...
View ArticleMalcolm X Abram handicaps the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced its Class of 2017 nominees Tuesday. Let the grumbling begin!As always, the first question is: Who are the shoo-ins? The obvious answer is grunge...
View ArticleOhio gives Clinton the lead, but it’s close
By Laura A. BischoffDayton Daily NewsThe presidential race in Ohio remains a volatile contest that could break either way depending on how undecided voters and those supporting third-party candidates...
View ArticleFlight crew’s many mistakes largely caused fatal Akron crash, federal board says
Federal investigators determined numerous mistakes by the two-person flight crew primarily caused the Nov. 10 small jet crash that killed them and their seven passengers as they attempted to land at...
View ArticleBrowns injury updates: Doctors don’t believe Robert Griffin III needs...
With the Browns dealing with a staggering amount of injuries, there were medical updates galore about the team Tuesday.Doctors don’t believe quarterback Robert Griffin III needs surgery on the...
View ArticleWizards 96, Cavaliers 91: Cavs finish preseason with loss but in good health
COLUMBUS: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue didn’t enter the preseason with too many goals in mind. In fact, the biggest priority was simply escaping healthy. They did, for the most part. Now they can get on...
View ArticleA. Schulman CEO’s severance more than $3.4 million
The recently released top executive of Fairlawn polymer company A. Schulman Inc. is getting a sizeable going-away package.Bernard Rzepka, who stepped down as president and chief executive officer in...
View ArticleKent City Schools employee charged with impaired driving
A Kent City Schools employee is accused of crashing her car and leaving the scene while driving impaired during her lunch hour last month.Courtney Baliman, 40, of Stow, faces charges of hit skip and...
View ArticleLocal candidates acknowledge drug problem
This election, it’s not just the economy and jobs candidates are campaigning on.“The opioid and heroin overdose epidemic flooding our communities has developed into a pressing impediment to job...
View ArticleThird man charged in robbery, shooting death last November in Green
A third man has been charged in a robbery last fall that left a Green man dead.Summit County prosecutors say Trent P. Turner was the one who pulled the trigger, killing Corey Seibel in what was...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Leaky pipe? Cry me a river
Rick Ripley has been doing a slow boil.He lives in North Hill. As he was driving to work one day, he noticed a stream of water leaking from the ground in the front yard of a house about a mile from...
View ArticlePETA asks Akron Zoo to stop using ‘touch tanks’
As the Akron Zoo makes plans to swap its 4-year-old Journey to the Reef exhibit with a new learning experience, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is encouraging officials not to...
View ArticleChampionship hasn’t changed Cavaliers’ versatile big man Channing Frye
INDEPENDENCE: Not much changed for Channing Frye following his first NBA championship.He returned to his life of relative anonymity in the Pacific Northwest, he enjoyed his same walks to Lewis &...
View ArticleBrowns not pleased with Antonio Andrews posting video on social media of...
BEREA: The Browns aren’t going to add Tennessee Titans running back Antonio Andrews to their Christmas card list anytime soon.Andrews’ decision to post a video on Instagram of his devastating hit that...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Team taking wait-and-see approach with Trevor Bauer’s...
TORONTO: Trevor Bauer’s first attempt to pitch with his lacerated pinkie finger didn’t go so well. The Indians are hoping he’ll have a second try, and that it’ll last a bit longer. Bauer was taken out...
View ArticleIndians championship shirts hit store shelves; Dick’s Sporting Goods extends...
Indians fans can take a collective sigh of relief and head out to buy some American League championship gear.With the final out recorded in Toronto, the championship merchandise can now be officially...
View ArticleIndians 3, Blue Jays 0: Indians advance to World Series for first time since...
Toronto: The Indians are headed to the World Series for the first time in 19 years.Rookie pitcher Ryan Merritt was practically conjured out of thin air to deliver one of the gutsiest starts in recent...
View ArticleReimagining Akron: Could 30 acres transform downtown into place where...
What if Akron flooded part of the downtown Innerbelt and created pop-up ice skating and cross-country ski lanes on cold winter days?Maybe it could re-use earth dredged during the massive sewer project...
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