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• [29-05-2012] Akron studies whether Cedar, Exchange streets should return to two-way traffic
  
  More student housing is taking shape on Cedar Street.Akron Children’s Hospital plans to begin a major expansion project soon that will include a six-story parking deck on Exchange Street.The city of Akron is marketing the...
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Memorial ceremony honors WWII vet
  
  green: Jeptha “Jep” Crum was 22 years old, out of work and living in Kentucky when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. The year was 1940 — just before the country entered WWII.“I was born and raised in the hills of...
  
  
• [28-05-2012] The Scene — May 28
  
  This WeekSuper Wash Car Washes FoodRaiser — Throughout May, select Super Wash car washes will hold a FoodRaiser to raise money for local food pantries. Super Wash will donate $1 of every “Super Wash” and $1.50 of every...
  
  
• [27-05-2012] Police blotter for Sunday, May 27
  
  Summit CountyAkronArrestsA West Cedar Street man, 21, and a 12th Street Southwest man, 21, were charged with aggravated robbery after two men entered a Circle K on South Hawkins Avenue through a rear door and pulled a shotgun on a...
  
  
• [26-05-2012] St. Vincent wraps up 175th anniversary celebration
  
  The congregation at St. Vincent Parish will culminate its 175th anniversary celebration with a special Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday (Pentecost Sunday) at the church, 164 W. Market St.Bishop Richard G. Lennon of the Catholic Diocese of...
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 26
  
  AKRONLandmark cleanedAKRON: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on Friday gave its blessing to an environmental cleanup of the Landmark Building at South Main and West Bowery streets.Asbestos was removed from the 12-story building,...
  
  
• [25-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 25
  
  AKRONRobbery chargesAKRON: An Akron woman, her brother and a friend have been charged in connection with last month’s home invasion robbery on Lake Street.Tyieshia Shellman, 28, is accused of complicity to aggravated robbery,...
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 24
  
  AKRONPregnant girl hurtAKRON: An Akron man was charged with assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, biting her forehead and firing a gun as she tried to leave his home.Dazaun Coppinger, 18, was being held Wednesday in the Summit County...
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 23
  
  AKRONATM robbery arrestAKRON: Akron police have arrested a teenager wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a woman at a Kenmore ATM.Derek Love, 17, was being held in the Summit County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery,...
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Akron man killed in Bath Township crash
  
  BATH TWP.: An Akron man was killed in a two-vehicle accident at 4:56 p.m. Monday at the intersection of state Route 18 and Hametown Road.Lawrence K. Turner, 53, of South Portage Path was westbound on Route 18 when his GMC Sierra was struck...
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 21
  
  AKRONFight involves gunAKRON: A 19-year-old Akron man is accused of trying to shoot his father during an argument Friday night.Officers were called to a home at 7:30 p.m. over a fight involving a weapon.They said the son was found at a...
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Lively death notices a treat
  
  The vast majority of people who purchase death notices to document the passing of their loved ones subscribe to the Jack Webb School of Communication: “Just the facts, ma’am.”But on occasion, survivors choose to...
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: Hot tea and cool beginnings
  
  A high tea party in a lavish setting, complete with glistening chandeliers and dainty floral centerpieces. That’s what last week’s invitation-only event at the Akron Woman’s City Club may have looked like to those...
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Charity events — week of May 21
  
  This weekWednesdayRising Stars concert — 7 p.m. Wednesday, Tangier, 532 W. Market St., Akron. Four country singers perform to benefit the Medical Transportation Services of the American Red Cross of Summit and Portage...
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 20
  
  HUDSONFire damages bistroHUDSON: A co-owner of the Zeppe’s Pizzeria & Bistro in Hudson said her family is trying to reopen the business by Thursday after a fire Saturday night forced the temporary closing of the...
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Akron area’s air less sooty
  
  Northeast Ohio is moving closer to complying with federal clean-air requirements on particulates, or soot.The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a public hearing for today on the state’s request that the federal EPA...
  
  
• [20-05-2012] Lake patrols might be reduced
  
  NEW FRANKLIN: Just as boating season is getting under way, officials learned they will have to pay a dividend to beef up marine patrols on the Portage Lakes — or to merely keep them at former levels. Earlier this year, the city...
  
  
• [20-05-2012] Middle and high school students race the cars that they built
  
  Daisha Blanch felt something in the pit of her stomach as she sat in the driver’s seat of a soap box racing car at the top of the sweeping hill at Akron’s Derby Downs.“I was scared at first. The hill was steep and...
  
  
• [19-05-2012] Buddhist nun to help others develop a compassionate heart
  
  Ani Palmo Rybicki, a Buddhist nun, will lead a discussion on The Compassionate Heart: Overcoming Obstacles to Practicing Compassion at 6 p.m. May 27 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn.Rybicki, a...
  
  
• [19-05-2012] Flash mob starts celebration
  
  Ed Roth, president and chief executive of Aultman Health Foundation and this year’s Harvest for Hunger campaign co-chairman, had everyone’s attention at the campaign’s closing ceremony Friday afternoon when he was...
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
  
  AKRONBack pay awardedAKRON: An Akron firefighter fired for violating the city’s former residency requirement is owed more than $250,000 in back pay, an arbitrator ruled Thursday.Arbitrator Marc Winters also repeated his...
  
  
• [17-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
  
  AKRONK-9 Challenge setAKRON: Fifteen trained police dogs will compete in Akron this weekend. The second K-9 Challenge will be Saturday at Lock 3 downtown, bringing K-9 units from Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.The...
  
  
• [15-05-2012] People line up for 1962 prices at Rocco’s Pizza
  
  Customers line up at Rocco’s Pizza, 1053 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls, for the chance to buy a pizza at 1962 prices. The Caponi family, who owns and operates the business, were offering cheese pizzas for $1.95 and pepperoni...
  
  
• [15-05-2012] RiverDay to celebrate Cuyahoga
  
  The 22nd annual RiverDay along the Cuyahoga River will be celebrated with cleanups, hikes, tours and parties Saturday.The day includes 19 events in Summit, Portage, Cuyahoga and Geauga counties.The message is that a free-flowing...
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 14
  
  AKRONSuspect arrestedAKRON: Akron police have arrested a suspect in the December shooting death of two people.Dawud El Spaulding, 29, is being held in the Summit County Jail on two counts of aggravated murder and single charges of felonious...
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Fire victim grateful for community support
  
  Kelly Coppinger has been on a nonstop emotional roller coaster since the Kenmore home she shared with her husband and four children went up in flames the night of April 30. They lost everything.“I’ve been going crazy and trying...
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Summit County to launch summer work program
  
  Summit County will launch a summer jobs program for needy youth next month using $1.2 million in federal money.The funding is part of $26 million being handed out statewide through the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for summer...
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Ohio to get decentralized E-Check testing program with new options in late June
  
  Northeast Ohio is getting a new-look E-Check vehicle testing program with more options.Poised to play a key role in the decentralized E-Check testing that begins June 25 is the Lube Stop Inc.The company’s 36 shops in the...
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Summit Head Start child-care centers earn top ratings
  
  Eight of the 10 child-care centers in Summit County that have received the state’s highest quality ratings are Head Start programs operated by Akron Summit Community Action Inc.The other two high achievers are the Goddard School...
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 11
  
  AKRONClothier robbedAKRON: A gunman robbed two workers at an Akron clothing store Thursday morning, taking nearly $2,000 from a cash register and safe, police said.The robbery happened about 10:30 a.m. at TNT Fashions, 887 E....
  
  
• [12-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 12
  
  AKRONClothier robbedAKRON: A gunman robbed two workers at an Akron clothing store Thursday morning, taking nearly $2,000 from a cash register and safe, police said.The robbery happened about 10:30 a.m. at TNT Fashions, 887 E....
  
  
• [12-05-2012] Key downtown streets in Kent will close as $100 million makeover continues
  
  Progress can be painful at times, Kent officials say, and this summer will be one of those times.As part of the city’s $100 million downtown makeover, two key streets and a popular alley, along with their sidewalks, will be...
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 10
  
  AKRONDrugstore robberyAKRON: An Akron couple were arrested Wednesday on charges of robbing an Akron pharmacy of two prescription medications.Levert P. Veal, 37, and Taretha H. Legette, 37, were arrested shortly after the robbery of the...
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Small post offices could have hours cut
  
  Sixteen small post offices in rural areas of Stark, Portage, Medina and Wayne counties are among thousands nationwide that could be open only two to six hours a day.Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said the drastic reduction in hours is...
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 8
  
  AKRONBaseball paradeAKRON: The city’s third annual All-American Baseball & Softball Parade will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday on Main Street.More than 1,500 players will participate from the North Akron, Goodyear Heights, Ellet,...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Akron church to live beyond crumbled bricks, mortar
  
  While the structure of the former Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist came down Monday to make way for a McDonald’s and an office building, the reach of the church will continue. Pews from the sanctuary went to other...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Former Church of the Good Shepherd building razed for McDonald’s
  
  The former Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church at 785 S. Main St. in Akron was razed today. In 2009, the church merged with Church of the Master to form a new congregation, Family of Faith United Methodist Church....
  
  
• [04-05-2012] Mobile Meals serves record numbers, asks for public support to offset loss of federal dollars
  
  These are busy days at Mobile Meals Inc.A new leader is running the nonprofit agency, which last year served more people than ever. And, for the first time, Mobile Meals is asking the public for general operating support following the...
  
  
• [04-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 5
  
  AKRONGun suspect heldAKRON: A second suspect has been charged with stealing an off-duty Akron police officer’s assault rifle and radar.Dhani Conrad, 25, of Akron, was arrested this week on charges of theft and tampering with...
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Northeast Ohio counties fail to meet ozone standards
  
  Nineteen Ohio counties, including several in the Akron-Cleveland area, fail the newest federal ozone limits.Summit, Portage, Medina, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties were dubbed “marginal” nonattainment...
  
  
• [01-05-2012] Summit County announces road projects
  
  Summit County will spend $1.94 million on paving, bridge and culvert projects this year — a 30 percent increase over last year.County Engineer Al Brubaker attributed the increase to a countywide road pavement purchasing...
  
  
• [30-04-2012] Rebuilding Together planting seeds of hope
  
  While some folks were grumbling Saturday about the cold and the rain, 14 area homeowners were literally jumping for joy at the boundless blessings raining down on them courtesy of Rebuilding Together Greater Cuyahoga Valley.Absolutely...
  
  
• [30-04-2012] People answer call to prayer
  
  Millions of Americans are expected to answer the call to prayer during the county’s 61st annual observance of National Day of Prayer May 3 that will focus on the need to pray for America, its leaders and citizens.A prayer vigil...