This article is part of a series on local businesses. Photo: Sheilla Reydak Bruce Hill is a strong believer in bringing families together to enjoy ice cream. Not only is the business he owns, Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream in Stow, a community gathering place for families, baseball teams and even pets, it is also a place that caters to people who are allergic or intolerant … [Read more...]
Purpose Driven Therapy pursues new model for patient rehabilitation
Life is better lived with purpose. Many of us feel lost and unmotivated when no longer able to do the activities we love. The teams that work within the traditional medical systems care deeply, but some feel they are sometimes not able to follow a patient through the full cycle of recovery after a life impacting or chronic health event. Photo: Sheilla Reydak The patients … [Read more...]
Ms. Julie’s Kitchen serves up vegan, locally sourced cuisine with community connections
Photo by: Blue Green Ms. Julie’s passion for her community and the future of sustainable food come through in everything she makes at her aptly-named restaurant, Ms. Julie’s Kitchen. The way Ms. Julie talks about a fresh ripe tomato off the vine makes your mouth water for one of her sandwiches, which will certainly have slices of the sweet and salty gems that she picked as … [Read more...]
Mustard Seed Market launches curbside pickup service, installs plexiglass
Local grocery chain Mustard Seed Market now offers curbside pickup service to its customers at both its Montrose and Highland Square locations. The service is available seven days a week during normal business hours, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. “I am very excited to offer this service to our customers. While we continue to uphold extremely high sanitation standards within our … [Read more...]
Akron Rubberducks to host job fairs in February, March
The Akron RubberDucks is hosting three job fairs for the 2020 season-- the Food & Beverage Job Fairs on Thurs., Feb. 26 and Tues., March 9, and the annual Akron Baseball Job Fair on Tues., Feb. 25, for game-day and part-time positions. All job fairs are at Canal Park, 300 S. Main St., and run from 5 to 7 p.m. The Food & Beverage Job Fair on Feb. … [Read more...]
Buy local at Crafty Mart’s Holiday Market Nov. 30-Dec. 1
Crafty Mart will host its 11th Annual Holiday Market, starting on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30, and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 1, at Bounce Innovation Hub, 526 S. Main St., on the second floor. The Holiday Market will feature 70 Akron-area artists and makers selling one-of-a-kind gifts. Throughout the two-day event, Crafty Mart will host DIY workshops, an Iron … [Read more...]
Bounce hosts Startup Showcase pitch event, featuring local CEO Aaron Christopher ‘AC’ Evans
Members of the community will be able to connect with Bounce Innovation Hub’s most promising startups in a live pitch/networking event. The inaugural Startup Showcase takes place Thursday, Nov. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bounce, located at 526 S. Main St. The Showcase features pitches from 16 of the organization’s business startups. Attendees also will hear from Aaron … [Read more...]
Kenmore Boulevard Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places
Photo: Jesse Barton The National Park Service has added the Kenmore Boulevard Historic District to its National Register of Historic Places. Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance Executive Director Tina Boyes announced designation Sept. 6 during the organization’s final Kenmore First Friday event of 2019. It is the first such designation for a neighborhood business district in … [Read more...]
Communications, marketing firm Amp Strategy announces newly expanded team
(L to R): Morgan Lasher, Lindsey Phillips, Becky DeHart, Kat Pestian and Meghan Meeker Amp Strategy recently added two new employees: Meghan Meeker, who joined the team after her work as the social media manager at the University of Akron; and Lindsey Phillips, a specialist in operations with a background in corporate banking and nonprofit communications, added her skills … [Read more...]
Greater Akron Chamber, Women’s Network announce partnership
Collaboration will support women’s leadership programs, gender equity The Greater Akron Chamber and Women’s Network recently announced a formal partnership with the goals of enhancing gender equity and inclusion across the region. (From left) Women’s Network Executive Director Jan Conrad and Greater Akron Chamber President and CEO Steve Millard “We’re thrilled to … [Read more...]
