City and neighborhood leaders are looking to a new restriping and repaving project on Kenmore Boulevard to provide a safer experience for bicyclists and other travelers, along with a connection between the (Kenmore) business district and the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail at Summit Lake. Boulevard Bikes & Brew, Saturday, Sept. 22, will help celebrate this transition … [Read more...]
Guitar prodigy takes Live Music Now! stage for free concert March 14
Show sponsored by The Summit FM, proceeds benefit Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance -- As an early teen, guitarist and songwriter Ray Goren shared the stage with an impressive lineup of music legends, from B.B. King and Buddy Guy to Robby Krieger, from the Doors. He’s also written and recorded songs with Leon Russell, who served as an irreplaceable mentor for this young musician … [Read more...]
Knight Foundation announces $720,000 in urban investment grants for Kenmore, North Akron, Middlebury
Organizations receiving support include The Well Community Development Corporation, North Akron Community Development Corporation and Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance -- Two community development corporations and one neighborhood alliance will launch a plan to improve neighborhood life, keep and attract talented people and advance new investments in Akron with $720,000 from the … [Read more...]
Kenmore Better Block bolsters boulevard, focuses on music, art, local business Sept. 1 and 2
After years of challenges, Akron’s Kenmore neighborhood is ready for a renaissance. This movement is being led by a core of committed residents, and at the forefront are music industry professionals, performers, instrument makers and producers. So it’s fitting that “Kenmore Rocks” be the theme for the upcoming Kenmore Better Block Sept. 1 and 2. From customized guitars known … [Read more...]
Kenmore hosts kickoff event for fall Better Block
May 25 community forum and kickoff planned at the Rialto Theatre -- Akron’s Kenmore neighborhood will undergo a two-day transformation Sept. 1 and 2 as it hosts Better Block, a neighborhood engagement effort in which residents will reshape and reactivate their community’s built environment. Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance will host a kickoff meeting May 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. … [Read more...]
‘The Stories of Kenmore’ melds neighborhood’s past with its present
Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance and Wandering Aesthetics partner to present "The Stories of Kenmore" at the Rialto Theatre. "The Stories of Kenmore" will be held on Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Rialto Theatre at 1000 Kenmore Blvd. • Akron, OH. This event will feature live storytelling, Pierre’s Brooklyn Pizza and cash bar. Doors open at 6 p.m., stories begin at 6:30 p.m. This … [Read more...]
