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The community was all ears for last week’s Main Street 101 presentation. A group of over 30 interested community members attended the event, hosted last Friday by the Town of Akron, at their newly acquired facility at 250 Main Avenue, otherwise known as the “old Y-W building”. Danielle Woods, Community Development for the Town of […]

“There is simply no more cost effective economic development program of any type, on any scale, anywhere in the country than Main Street.” – Donovan Rypkema, author of The Economics of Historic Preservation. A group of nearly 15 invested community members came together last Wednesday for “Main Street Colorado 101”.  The meeting, organized by Danielle […]

Akron celebrated Wednesday after LeBron James set the NBAs all-time scoring record, surpassing Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Akron celebrated Wednesday after LeBron James set the NBAs all-time scoring record, surpassing Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Akron personal trainer James Anderson, shown above and below left, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to mark the nine-year anniversary of his sobriety from drugs and alcohol. Photos courtesy of James Anderson AKRON — Likening recovery from drug and alcohol addiction to climbing a mountain could be considered cliché. For Akron resident and personal trainer James Anderson,

For Akron artist Shawn Coss, this is much more than a workspace. It's where he grapples with things.