A new Holiday Spirits Bar Crawl will be hosted by 18 bars and restaurants in downtown Akron Dec. 27, featuring signature ...

GE Lighting ended its 100-year holiday display tradition in East Cleveland and donated the decorations. The city of Akron acquired two truckloads of the historic holiday decorations for free. These ...

Potbelly, the iconic neighborhood sandwich shop, announced today its upcoming opening at Akron Children’s Hospital (One Perkins Square), located in the heart of downtown Akron. Joining several other ...

An annual celebration of the start of spring in Akron is right around the corner. The Downtown Akron Sakura Festival will return April 5 along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. The free festival, ...

The Erie Canal lock in Akron, Ohio. Akron is hoping to promote growth and revitalization of its small downtown with investments in public spaces. Last year it cut the ribbon on a $17 million overhaul ...

While June typically marks LGBTQ pride events nationwide, Summit County residents are days away from Akron's own pride celebration. The Akron Pride Festival kicks off this weekend, with the 5K on Aug.

AKRON, Ohio – Akronym Brewing announced Wednesday that it is closing this month. The brewery thanked its staff and customers in a Facebook posting that said in part: “Although it was our intention to ...

Plans are being finalized for Akron's Saint Patrick's Day parade and festivities. The downtown parade − sponsored by the Mark Heffernan/Margaret Judge Divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians with ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Christopher J. Hardesty will lead efforts to revitalize downtown Akron as the first executive director of the Downtown Akron Development Corporation. In his new role, Hardesty will ...

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Building up a city’s downtown area is no easy feat, but it’s one that Christopher Hardesty is well-equipped to handle, having previously done so in Canton and he's tasked to do so as the inaugural ...

An underground explosion in downtown Akron on Tuesday caused nearby windows to break, according to fire officials.