Food Notes: Chop & Swizzle opens in old firehouse; culinary grads plan feast;...
Chop & Swizzle, a new craft cocktail bar, quietly popped up in the old fire station at 60 Maple St. in Akron’s West Hill neighborhood.The new bar/eatery is from Dick Kanatzar — known as Chef Dick —...
View Article‘Baby Aiden’ dies after 12 years on life support
A 12-year-old boy who was shaken as a baby and spent the rest of his life on life support has died.Aiden Stein died Sunday at a Columbus hospital. The case drew national attention when the boy’s...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam says he hasn’t been pursuing Peyton Manning, won’t...
BOCA RATON, FLA.: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam insisted he hasn’t been begging his friend Peyton Manning to work for the organization now that he’s a retired quarterback.“I can honestly say I have not...
View ArticleNFL coaches think Browns’ Hue Jackson could help revive Robert Griffin III’s...
BOCA RATON, FLA.: Resurrecting the career of free-agent quarterback Robert Griffin III will likely require heavy lifting, but some members of the NFL’s coaching fraternity believe Hue Jackson has the...
View ArticleFalls man going to prison for beating up girlfriend, killing her kitten
A 39-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man is going to prison for beating up his girlfriend — and killing her kitten.Quinn Wooley pleaded guilty Feb. 3 to domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony, and cruelty...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Eye-opening blind dates with centerfolds
No wonder radio station WHLO (640 AM) drew blockbuster ratings back in the day. The station kept giving away Playboy Playmates.Two readers still have vivid memories of going on dates with centerfolds...
View ArticleActor Ken Howard, TV actor and union leader, dies at age 71
LOS ANGELES: Actor Ken Howard, the strapping , versatile character actor who starred in the 1970s drama The White Shadow and served as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71. The union announced...
View ArticleJose Ramirez making case for Indians; flu bug affecting camp; Tom Hamilton...
The Indians have said this spring that they want to look for opportunities to get Jose Ramirez into games, instead of just waiting for one.It is a fool’s errand to think spring training statistics will...
View ArticleHigh School wrestling: St. V-M hires Justin “Harry” Lester as its leader on...
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School announced Wednesday it has hired Justin “Harry” Lester as its wrestling coach.Lester, a former Akron resident, is a four-time state champion from 1998-2001 while...
View ArticleAkron Public Schools hosts City Series baseball, softball media day
Spring is here, and with it come baseball, softball, tennis and track and field for the seven high schools within the Akron Public Schools.On Wednesday, APS hosted a City Series baseball and softball...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron works to counter declining enrollment; spring slide is...
Spring semester enrollment at the University of Akron is down 3.2 percent from a year ago, giving UA the largest percentage decline for any Mid-American Conference school in Ohio, according to...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Healthy again, Kevin Love looking to rediscover shooting...
INDEPENDENCE: Kevin Love is healthy again, but it remains to be seen whether his ailing jump shot has been cured as well.Love returned to the lineup Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks after missing...
View ArticleOhio man chooses to wear sign saying he’s a thief rather than go to jail
GIRARD, OHIO: An Ohio man chose to wear a sign proclaiming he’s a thief rather than go to jail after trying to steal a 52-inch television.Greg Davenport, of Liberty Township, pleaded no contest this...
View ArticleCavaliers 113, Bucks 104: ‘Big Three’ power Cavs over Bucks
CLEVELAND: The defense is still an issue, but the ball movement seems to be returning for the Cavaliers.Kevin Love returned to the lineup with 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the...
View Article2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at Ohio assisted living facility
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio: Police say a kitchen worker at an assisted living facility in Ohio has shot and killed two housekeepers.The shooting occurred Thursday morning at Hamlet Village in Chagrin Falls,...
View ArticleRolling Acres Mall goes on the sheriff’s sale block again
The long-vacant Rolling Acres Mall is once again on the schedule for a sheriff’s sale — for the fifth time.The inside of the mall has been closed since 2008 and in 2014, Summit County foreclosed on the...
View ArticleMore than 4,000 support petition to allow guns at Republican National...
Support has more than quadrupled overnight for a petition to allow firearms at the Republican National Convention.The petition, filed by “Americans for Responsible Open Carry,” was filed Monday on...
View ArticleBarberton salutes hometown heroes at Founder’s Day ceremony
BARBERTON: It had all the elements of a small-town celebration.High school band members playing the alma mater.Old friends and neighbors gathering among downtown storefronts frequented by their great...
View ArticleBoy, 15, dead in Barberton crash following police chase
By Nick GluntBeacon Journal staff writerA Norton teenager is dead after a police chase that started in New Franklin early Thursday morning ended in a single-vehicle crash in Barberton.Seth Pallone, 15,...
View ArticleBrowns sign Robert Griffin III as team, quarterback aim to reverse fortunes...
The Browns and quarterback Robert Griffin III will reboot together.After hosting Griffin for a free-agent visit last weekend at team headquarters in Berea and publicly flirting with the idea of uniting...
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