Neighborhoods

International Institute of Akron Flourishes Throughout North Hill Community (Part Two of Two)

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Story By: Katie Cassaro

Unique is one of the best ways to describe Akron’s very own growing cultural district in North Hill.

“There really isn’t anything else in Akron that has such a unique international focus as this,” Susan Wuscher, International Consultant & Contractor, shared.

And the International Institute of Akron (IIA) is watering continuous efforts to support the growth of cultural inclusion in this diverse part of the city.

With that has come many new things springing up, bringing positive change.

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May 14, 2015
Neighborhoods

What Better Block means for your neighborhood

Story by Chris Miller, The Akronist
CFcorner The intersection of North Main Street and Cuyahoga Falls Avenue
in North Hill will be the location of Akron’s
first Better Block event (Photo: Chris Miller)

 

By now, you’ve likely heard about the Better Block event that takes place next weekend in the North Hill neighborhood of Akron, but this program is much more than the sum of its parts. Better Block’s an exercise in civil disobedience and imagination. It’s also a look ahead at what a neighborhood could be. And while it’s happening in North Hill this time, it could happen in your neighborhood, too.

On May 15 through 17, the “Temple Square” block in North Hill (the intersection of Cuyahoga Falls Avenue and North Main Street) will be adorned with temporary landscaping, bicycle lanes and popup businesses in currently empty storefronts, along with live music, art, an open air market and a number of other attractions.

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May 8, 2015
Neighborhoods

International Institute of Akron Flourishes Throughout North Hill Community (Part One of Two)

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International Institute of Akron
Flourishes Throughout
North Hill Community

(Part One of Two)
Story by: Katie Cassaro

Maria Mancinelli and Susan Wuscher know what it’s like to be new to a foreign country.

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Mancinelli, the International Institute of Akron’s (IIA) Community Outreach Coordinator, and Wuscher, International Consultant and Contractor, both have lived overseas and are aware of the challenges that come with living in a new country.

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“We were on the flip side of it once. Maria and I have traveled, worked and lived abroad. We gravitate to these kinds of environments, and for us, the International Institute is really the one place we can be around folks who are like us, speaking different languages and getting excited about different parts of the world,” Wuscher shared.

For this reason, the IIA exists and continues to grow and flourish throughout Akron’s North Hill community, serving 10,000 immigrants and resettling over 500 refugees each year.

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May 1, 2015