Story By: Katie Cassaro

The weekend of May 15th marks a groundbreaking day in Akron where local citizens will take over part of the city in North Hill for three days. Can you imagine what that will look like?

Restaurants filling the streets, vacant storefronts decorated with local businesses arts and crafts, along with many other sights to see.

Get ready because your entire view of Akron may change, opening your eyes to a whole new world you might not have known existed.

It’s definitely not a day to miss.

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Story By: Katie Sobiech

Something new is coming to Akron on May 16th – Neighbors Day in Akron – gets closer.  Something we’ve never seen before – a big, bright, vibrant idea that will revitalize life on our streets. Better Block, a neighborhood development effort, was created by forward thinkers who are now blazing a new trail.

This could be a glimpse of the future…

Team Better Block works with cities, developers, and stakeholders to create quick, inexpensive, high-impact changes that improve and revitalize underused properties and highlight the potential for creating great “Complete Streets”. (www.teambetterblock.com) (more…)