Akron will celebrate its bicentennial with the Heart of Akron Festival July 3 and 4 downtown. The event will feature Akron’s ...

A group of local businesspeople has received the go-ahead to buy the Quaker Square site from the University of Akron. The ...

The University of Akron will sell the Quaker Square complex at 135 S. Broadway St. to Ohio River Investments, LLC, the ...

The Akron Bicentennial Light the Locks Ceremony scheduled for Saturday has been postponed. Akron Bicentennial officials cited weather conditions affecting canal safety. The ceremony, which encourages ...

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 ...

Like STG's other historic venues in Downtown Seattle—The Paramount and The Moore—the physical 5th Avenue Theatre and shows produced by The 5th are an essential part of the neighborhood's economy.

“We are honored and excited to partner with the Akron History Center and the Summit County Historical Society in presenting and operating this exciting addition to downtown Akron,“ said Pam ...

LeBron James may play for the Lakers, but at his heart he is still a kid from Akron. The basketball superstar has had many homes in his career, but he has never gotten rid of his home in Akron.

the top half of the central downtown green space frequented by tourists, U of T students, TTC riders and more. The park sits a stone's throw away from, among other notable sites, the Royal Ontario ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Akron fire officials are investigating after an apartment fire sent one person to the hospital and displaced nine families Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters were called out to ...

The 12-year-old was identified Monday afternoon as Jadako Taylor of Akron, according to a release from Gary Guenther, chief investigator with the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.