Jason Segedy is Director of the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study. What is it that animates a religious congregation? What role does its building and its specific site play in furthering its mission? How are people of faith responding to scarcity - in both their own congregation and in the community at large? Is it possible to effectively minister to urban … [Read more...]
Working Class Vegan Man: Lessons from Toy Soldiers
That’s right, I still buy toys. I ordered some green army men the other day, only these little soldiers are not fighting for the end of Nazi domination. They practice yoga. My Yoga Joes showed up on my doorstep with their boots and canteens ready to display their best form in sun salutations. For me, these little dudes represent a number of positive things. They symbolize … [Read more...]
Happy Hour: Homebrewer exemplifies Akron’s industrious spirit
Dean Kinkoph slides me a paper with long calculations and percentages written in neat rows - surely the most mathematical recipe I have ever seen. The heading reads, Citra Cascade Imperial IPA. "It's about consistency," he says, pointing to the plan for his newest concoction. The smell of another homemade concoction (roasted chicken with some sort of cream sauce) … [Read more...]
Top Six Green Trends for 2015
(Editor's note: Tom Crain is an Akron blogger who writes as Goin' Green Guy.) What’s the best news about Green Trends in 2015? Nearly every industry seems to be trending toward environmental responsibility, more companies than ever are setting up or adding to their in-house “greenprints” and most consumers are demanding green products and services at home and in their … [Read more...]
Dina’s Days: Unplug and unwind
Dina Younis is a local lifestyle blogger. You can follow her on the Akronist each month. Between my day job as communications manager, Dina's Days and my personal networks, I spend a lot of time online. Truly, I'm connected almost all day. Although I appreciate and value all of these aspects of my life, as soon as I get home at night, I often reach a point where I'm … [Read more...]
Notes from the Underground: A series of smaller places
Understanding Akron's neighborhoods in 30 maps Jason Segedy is Director of the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study. I have written before about the important of rejecting false choices when it comes to discussing our places. Most urban places are large and diverse enough that they cannot easily be pigeonholed or painted with an overly broad-brush. Is Akron … [Read more...]
Working Class Vegan Man: Undie-niable Fun
How does Working Class Vegan Man prepare for running through the streets of Cleveland in his underwear? With a smile. This will be the third straight year my cousin Louis and I have run the Cleveland Cupid’s Undie Run. What’s the point, you may be asking. The funds raised by the ridiculously generous participants go toward research for neurofibromatosis (NF) -- a genetic … [Read more...]
Happy Hour: Aqueduct brewing builds on craft beer tradition
The owners of Aqueduct Brewing Co. know they are building on a strong and storied foundation of beer making. Robert Hernandez and Dale Dorn opened Akron’s newest nano-brewery last October in the back corner of the former Burkhardt Brewing Co. complex on 529 Grant St. (the same building now occupied by Thirsty Dog Brewing Co.), hoping to bridge the city’s past to its … [Read more...]
Notes from the Underground: Confronting Urban Population Decline
In every culture, you have a “creation myth” – a story you tell yourself (that may or may not be entirely true) about where you have been, where you are, and where you are going. In Akron (the city that I live in and love) our “creation myth” goes like this: We were a world-renowned city, the global center of the rubber and tire industry, for roughly the first … [Read more...]
Working Class Vegan Man: Healthy greens aren’t accessible to all (Article and Video)
Nothing is better for you than whole foods. The closer the apple is to its true self, the more doctors you'll be able to keep away. An apple-filled PopTart won't have the same effect as the real thing. Our grocery stores are filled with great produce options, and organic labels seem to be a growing trend. More and more farmer’s markets are popping up around Akron. Our … [Read more...]
