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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron has agreed to sell the Quaker Square complex in downtown Akron for $800,000 to Ohio River Investments, LLC, the university announced this week.
An April 18 tour of Quaker Square in Akron and additional interviews yielded several insights about what could be coming to the historic property and what will stay put once a newly formed ...
A local group plans to buy Akron's Quaker Square complex for $800,000, ... Ohio River Investments II is working with the city of Akron to try to secure a hotel brand for the site, he said.
It looks like downtown Akron is getting a new hotel, part of a rebirth for a spot that once was the pride of the city and remains an important part of its history. A group of local businesspeople has ...
A reception at Quaker Square will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, featuring work by artists Alyssa Taylor Wendt, ... Akron. FRONT 2022, titled "Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows," will run through Oct. 2.
AKRON, Ohio - Historic circus, railroad and model train memorabilia that entertained people for decades at Quaker Square will be sold by the University of Akron in a May 20 auction.
The University of Akron plans to study converting the landmark Quaker Square complex into university-related offices and student housing following a decision today by its board of trustees to acquire ...
Once a Crowne Plaza hotel, Quaker Sq may yet attract another national chain. Courtesy of Rudell The University of Akron just sold one Akron icon – the 74-year-old Rubber Bowl Stadium. This year the ...
A final farewell for the Quaker Galleries' art exhibits, activated in July by Curated Storefront in Collaboration with FRONT International, will be 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Quaker Square, 35 S ...
Akron's Quaker Square Inn has met its soggy end. The hotel made from 36 old Quaker Oats grain silos is closing. While employing the space for public lodging is out, using it for student housing is ...
UA bought Quaker Square from Akron businessman Jay Nusbaum in 2007 for $22.7 million, ... In mid-November, the city applied for the demolition funds from the Ohio Department of Development.