AKRON, Ohio -- Keep Akron ... J. Park Alexander, an Akron city councilman and businessman who developed fire-resistant brick, donated a 15-foot fountain to be placed in the park in 1908.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — A late November date has been set for the grand reopening of Lock 3 Park in Akron, ushering in what the mayor calls “a new era” for the city’s downtown area.

Akron Service Director Chris Ludle looks on as Mayor Shammas Malik talks about the completion of Lock 3 Park on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in Akron, Ohio. [Phil Masturzo/ Beacon Journal] PHIL ...

Once complete, the 2.75-mile Ohio & Erie Canal Summit Lake Trail will link the eastern and western neighborhoods surrounding Summit Lake and connect to the 101-mile Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail.

AKRON, Ohio– When 22-year-old Michael Stone died in 2004 of a rare form of heart cancer, his grieving parents placed a fountain of an angel in the front yard of their home in Akron as a tribute.