Her husband was recovering from hip surgery and was about to begin driving again the next day. She wanted to swing by the post office to pick up some stamps. Sheilla Reydak, of Stow, had just entered the building when she met up with a family friend and struck up a conversation while standing with her back to the entrance. After a few minutes, there came the sound of … [Read more...]
Mountain Line Trolley disaster in Cuyahoga Falls marks 100-year anniversary
One hundred years ago, on June 11, 1918, car no. 350 from the Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company’s Mountain Line Trolley rounded a curve and started to cross over the High Bridge [AKA: Glens Bridge] from the east toward Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls. It never made it to the other side. The Mountain Line trolley car was originally a part of the Akron and Cuyahoga … [Read more...]
Resident opposes Sourek Trail development in Cuyahoga Falls (Guest Editorial)
Tonight, Cuyahoga Falls City Council will consider a proposed plan for Sourek Trail, which is expected to include 88 lots on 65 acres bordering the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Existing residents have expressed concern over the additional traffic to this country road, along with potentially negative effects on the local watershed, including flooding. The meeting will take … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Benjamin Rexroad – Happy F-ing Birthday
This video was filmed at Jilly's Music Room as part of the 2016 - 2017 season. The evening's prompt was "For Every Season". Open to the public, Full Circle open mics revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Thomas Skala – The Drinking Olympics
This video was filmed at Jilly's Music Room as part of the 2016 - 2017 season. The evening's prompt was "For Every Season". Open to the public, Full Circle open mics revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life … [Read more...]
Storytellers summon ‘Gods & Monsters’ to Northside Arts District
Wandering Aesthetics, Jilly’s Music Room and The Akronist are thrilled to announce the second Full Circle Storytelling event of the 2017 – 2018 season! Full Circle Storytelling is FREE and OPEN to the public. This Full Circle Storytelling event will be held on Wednesday, October 25 from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm at Jilly’s Music Room located at 111 N Main St. • … [Read more...]
Neos names new director for Dance Center in Oberlin
The Neos Center for Dance, a new pre-professional and community school at the Oberlin Center for the Arts in downtown Oberlin, is hosting an open house Aug. 22 from noon to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public, the open house will feature tours of the new center, master classes, giveaways, refreshments and opportunities to meet Neos co-founders Bobby and Brooke Wesner and … [Read more...]
‘Swimming with Autism’ offers adapted water safety, one-on-one instruction
The Autism Society of Greater Akron (ASGA) will open registration Monday, July 24 for the “Swimming with Autism” water safety program. The program runs from Sept. 11 through Nov. 16, with 30 minute sessions on Monday or Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Akron YMCA, 477 E Market St., in downtown Akron. Swimming with Autism is a three-month water safety program for … [Read more...]
Western Reserve Playhouse presents ‘Forbidden Broadway’,
Western Reserve Playhouse continues its 2017 season by presenting “Forbidden Broadway,” a musical revue created and written by Gerard Alessandrini, which will be playing July 21, 22, 28, 29 and Aug. 4, 5, 11, 12. In this long-running Off-Broadway hit musical revue, Broadway’s greatest musical legends meet Broadway’s greatest satirist in this entertaining tribute to some of … [Read more...]
Akron Ale Fest highlights local craft breweries, returns to Trolley Barn Aug. 12
Building off the success of last year’s inaugural Akron Ale Fest, the event organizers, with the partnership of the city of Akron, are returning to the Trolley Barn downtown on August 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. The fest, which is focused on promoting and highlighting the creativity and passion of breweries in Akron and in the surrounding region, will include craft breweries from … [Read more...]
