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The National Center for Choreography-Akron (NCCAkron) will present Inside the Dancer's Studio: Live with Ryan K. Johnson, a free public event at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, OH.
For a time in their 20s, they shared group houses in Clifton, where they now joke that they “survived the lesbian commune together.” They were young and idealistic. They wanted to “turn being an ...
The Bomb Shelter in Akron, Ohio isn’t just another dusty antique store – it’s a full-blown time machine disguised as a ...
Cooper Flagg made history on Wednesday night, becoming the second-youngest player to be selected first in the NBA Draft.
Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Kaulig Companies Championship on Sunday for his fourth PGA Tour Champions victory of the season, rallying to force a playoff and beating Steven Alker with a 20-foot ...
This week in Akron history, Gen. Simon Perkins bought 160 acres southwest of present-day intersection of Main and Exchange ...
Though Akron became well known for being the birthplace of rubber tires and Alcoholics Anonymous, and for being the location where Sojourner Truth gave her famous “Ain’t I A Woman?” speech, Akron’s ...
The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved the University of Akron's $800,000 sale of its Quaker Square property to Ohio River Investments, the firm's president, Kyle Craven, confirmed on Monday.
The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved the University of Akron's $800,000 sale of its Quaker Square property to Ohio River Investments, the firm's president, Kyle Craven, confirmed on Monday.
Craven is also known as "Bad Luck Brian" for a yearbook photo of his that went viral in 2012, according to the official Bad Luck Brian website. UA officials expect the Quaker Square sale to be ...
The history center’s lower level overlooks Lock 4 and highlights the city’s topography, the Ohio & Erie Canal, and Akron’s founding on Dec. 6, 1825, by General Simon Perkins and Paul Williams.