Keeping Fairlawn Beautiful awards presented
FAIRLAWN — The Fairlawn City Women’s Club selected 30 winners for its “Keeping Fairlawn Beautiful Awards” program this year. The winning homes included 2952 Silver Maple Drive, pictured above, and 3650 Bay Hill Drive, shown below. According to club officials,...
Healthy lawn, garden practices improve water quality
Maintaining your yard and garden with healthy landscaping practices is the most important action you can take toward improving water quality in our streams, rivers and lakes. The first item on your list of healthy practices should be to have...
Flowering freesia a fragrant beauty in the garden
Most people are familiar with freesias as cut flowers, but did you know that you can also enjoy them in your garden? Not only are they beautiful to look at — they’re also delightfully scented. What makes freesias so unique...
Scout commends others working on Eagle Scout rank
As a Life Scout of Troop 1 in Akron and an aspiring Eagle Scout candidate myself, I would like to recognize my fellow troop mates. Since May of 2022, my...
Copley man says “Twister” played on Jacoby Road
Standing back and observing the current events revolving around the proposed rezoning of a property on Jacoby Road brings to mind a contortionist at the County Fair. The subject property...
BVS Tour of Homes a ‘success’
The members of Bath Volunteers for Service (BVS) are gratified to announce the record-breaking success of their 44th Tour of Distinctive Homes. This was the organization’s second professionally filmed and...
Portage Lakes Boat Show
COVENTRY — The Portage Lakes 46th annual Antique and Classic Boat Show will dock at Pick’s on PLX restaurant, 530 Portage Lakes Drive, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Over 50 wooden and vintage fiberglass boats will be on display. Pictured are boats from a previous show. The...
GeekFest Mini-Comicon
DOWNTOWN AKRON — GeekFest Mini-Comicon will be held Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Main Library, 60 S. High St. This event is for fans of comics, movies, manga, gaming, television shows and more. Also, award-winning author Ethan Avery will sign copies of his...
CVNP re-opens Canal Exploration Center
Exploring CVNP CVNP — Cuyahoga Valley National Park has reopened Canal Exploration Center, located adjacent to Lock 38 at 7104 Canal Road in Valley View. Canal Exploration Center is housed in a building that once served as a tavern and grocery for travelers along the Ohio & Erie Canal. When...
Zoo offering rental scooters, awards
AKRON — The Akron Zoo is now offering ScooterPals Fur-Wheelers for guests to rent during their visit. The full-sized electric scooters are for those ages 18 years or older and children over 36 inches in height with an adult. They are available as a lion, giraffe, rhino, leopard or a...
ODOT District 4 (Summit County) weekly construction update
WEEK OF AUGUST 8 AKRON, Ohio (Thursday, August 4, 2022) - The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Summit County next week. All outlined work is weather...
ODOT District 4 (Medina County) weekly construction update
Week of August 15, 2022 MEDINA COUNTY (Thursday, August 11, 2022) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Medina County next week. All outlined work is...
Kleckner Park upgrades approved
GREEN — Green City Council approved a contract with Cavanaugh Building Corp. for the Kleckner Park improvement project Aug. 9. Councilman Richard Brandenburg (at large) explained the $190,993 contract, for...
Copley’s Helen Humphrys receives first Paul Janos Award
COPLEY — Former Copley clerk-treasurer and five-term Trustee Helen Humphrys, pictured above at right with Copley Chamber Executive Director Allison Chrien, received the first Copley Community Chamber of Commerce Paul...
Bath trustees hear updates on recycling
BATH — Bath Board of Trustees President Elaina Goodrich informally christened the Aug. 8 meeting “Recycle Night” as presentations about the township’s recycling program and the Summit County ReWorks program...
Richfield trustees approve no parking zone
RICHFIELD — The Richfield Board of Trustees approved a resolution banning parking on Columbia Road at its Aug. 2 meeting. The resolution makes the entirety of Columbia Road, from village...