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What Better Block means

Story by Chris Miller, The Akronist The intersection of North Main Street and Cuyahoga Falls Avenue in North Hill will be the...

International Institute of Akron

International Institute of Akron Flourishes Throughout North Hill Community (Part One of Two) Story by: Katie Cassaro Maria...

JANE’S WALKS MAKE COMMUNITY

Design by imagineCALGARY Story By Dorothy Markulis Exhilarating! That’s how Phyllis Jividen, Akron organizer for Jane’s Walk...

International Institute Brings Cultural

Story By: Katie Cassaro The weekend of May 15th marks a groundbreaking day in Akron where local citizens will take over part...

Shelter aims to keep

Story by Thom Callahan – Akronist Homelessness. The numbers, sadly, continue to rise, and Akron is not immune to that...

Airport pickup completes family’s

 Rohit Biswa (left) came to the U.S. in 2010 after more than 20 years in a Nepali refugee camp. He recently drove to the...

Better Block Sparks up

Story By: Katie Sobiech Something new is coming to Akron on May 16th – Neighbors Day in Akron – gets closer. ...

A Closer Look

Story by Scott Myers and Katie Cassaro   Last week we looked at some statistics about homelessness in Summit County from the...

Homeless in Summit County

As of 2013, the number of homeless individuals living in Akron/Barberton and Summit County totaled 862 (Source: Point in Time...