Free Akron Outdoor Movies announces a free showing of the film “The Karate Kid,” the group’s seventh annual movie at Glendale Cemetery. The movie will be shown Saturday, Saturday, Sept. 8, on the Great Meadow of the historic Glendale Cemetery at 150 Glendale Avenue, near downtown Akron. Gates and trolley service will open at 6 p.m. and the film will begin around 8 p.m. This … [Read more...]
Stray Dog heads indoors to North Hill tavern, serves up inventive Akron-centric menu
The Stray Dog has long been known for its fleet of food carts, but the business now has two brick-and-mortar restaurants in town. Along with the Stray Dog Cafe next to the downtown Main Library on South Main Street, the business has reopened a North Hill staple with the Stray Dog Grill at Akron Tavern on North Main Street, known for many years as the Office Bistro, and then the … [Read more...]
Downtown Laundromat unveils new mural created by Arts LIFT, Art Bomb Brigade
Hundreds of people showed up at the Downtown Laundromat on South Main Street July 8 to celebrate a newly created mural. They came to show their appreciation for the 3,000 square-foot piece created in their community and to thank the artists who painted it. In only eight days, a team of 23 high school and college students turned 40 cans of paint into a colorful masterpiece. … [Read more...]
Akron Bazaar kicks off Night Market in North Hill Oct. 29
Taking its cue from open-air markets and other eclectic community offerings, the newly formed Akron Bazaar will host its first event, a Night Market, Thursday, Oct. 29, from 7 p.m. to midnight. The market will take place on North Main Street, south of the Peoples Bank, in the same spot as the Thursday Night on the Block series of events. “Night Markets exist in many … [Read more...]
North Hill celebrates Kids Day at last weekend’s Outdoor Market
Last weekend at the North Hill Open Fresh Outdoor Market’s First Annual Kids Day, neighborhood children and their families were invited to come together at Bailey Oglesby Park for an afternoon of games and activities, many of which slipped in some information for the children about delicious, nutritious eating. Tested by rain and fire (yes, fire!), neighborhood children, … [Read more...]
