Brittany Moseley

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Writer at Freelance

Reporter at Signal Akron

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Akron Audubon members help with the summer’s bird census

4 days ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

On a recent balmy morning, members of the Greater Akron Audubon Society gathered at Brust Park in Munroe Falls. Armed with binoculars, the group had a mission: the summer bird census. Every June since 1978, chapter members have spread across Summit County for 10 days to count all the birds they see and hear. This year’s summer bird census was June 6-15. The goal of the breeding bird census is to track trends in the types and numbers of species.
Sample local breweries and wineries at Brew at the Zoo

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

Here are three things to do in and around Akron this weekend. The University of Akron Arts Academy will stage three performances of Disney’s “The Aristocats KIDS” Friday and Saturday. The 45-minute production is based on the 1970 Disney film and features students from the university’s Summer Arts Camp. Performances take place on campus at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Guzzetta Hall. Tickets are $11.28.
Musical ‘Dearest Enemy’ returns to Akron, 100 years later

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

Before “Dear Enemy” made its debut in Akron in 1925, the stage was set for the musical to be a smash hit. “The greatest theatrical innovation on record here in the past 100 years,” reads a July 1925 advertisement. “A theatrical attraction … that should attract thousands of visitors,” reads an Akron Beacon Journal article from the same month. But the show — a romantic comedy involving lovers on opposing sides during the American Revolution — wasn’t a guaranteed win, Joseph Rubin explained.
Salvador Dalí paintings to have U.S. debut at Hudson gallery

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

A collection of Salvador Dalí paintings is making its U.S. debut — and Northeast Ohio residents will get to see it first. “Dalí Beyond Time: Fashioning the Future” includes six original paintings by the surrealist master. It opens Thursday at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson. The exhibit is a collaboration between the gallery, Kent State’s School of Fashion Design & Merchandising and the Belgian textile company Scabal.
Kick off summer with a free concert, festival in Ellet

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

Here are three things to do in and around Akron this weekend. The City of Akron’s free Summer Concert Series kicks off this week with shows at parks and community centers around town. In honor of the city’s bicentennial, the first and last weeks of the series will feature festivals before the concerts. On Friday, head to Ellet Community Center for yard games, face painting and food, plus music from Kent band American Steal.
Why Black demonstrators are sitting out anti-Trump protests

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

When Noelle Bowman held the first meeting for what would become Indivisible Akron, she noticed something about the 19 people who showed up. All of them were middle-aged white women. Since then, the group — a local chapter of Indivisible, a progressive national organization founded in response to the reelection of President Donald Trump — has hosted three more meetings. Indivisible Akron, along with Akron Democracy Defenders, also organized “Hands Off!,” an April rally at Hardesty Park.
Swensons latest burger has a Southern twist

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

Taste this: Pimento Burger ($7.99) at Swensons Creator: Vinnie Cimino, head chef at CordeliaCreator’s backstory: TheAkron native opened Cordelia with business partner Andrew Watts in 2022. It quickly became a local favorite, leading Cleveland Magazine to dub Cordelia its best new restaurant of 2023. In 2024, Cimino was a finalist for a James Beard award. Cimino spent his early career years at The Grotto, Russo’s and Ken Stewart’s Grille before landing at The Greenhouse Tavern in Cleveland.
Free concert series at Cuyahoga Valley

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

After a week of less than summer like temps, the weather is finally warming up this weekend. And the timing couldn’t be better as we head into summer and several months of outdoor events. Speaking of events, this roundup of things to do this weekend has something for kids, something for adults and something for the whole family. Even better? Two of the events are free. Here are three things to do in and around Akron this weekend.
Swensons teams up with Cleveland restaurant Cordelia

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

Vinnie Cimino may run one of Cleveland’s most popular restaurants, but make no mistake: He’s a die-hard Akronite. “I scream about Akron as much as I can, even though I work in Cleveland,” said Cimino, head chef at Cordelia. “Akron will always have my heart. And as a kid from Akron [and] somebody who still lives in Akron, Swensons has always been a big part of my life and my culture.”Now, Cimino is making his own mark on the beloved local hamburger chain.
Three Goodyear Blimps to fly over downtown Akron June 3 and 4

4 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley |Susan Zake

If you’re near downtown Akron on June 3 and 4, be sure to look up. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the first Goodyear Blimp flight, three airships will fly over the city Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Wingfoot One, the Akron-based airship, will join its blimp brethren, the Florida-based Wingfoot Two and the California-based Wingfoot Three. Wingfoot One will be decked out in the same black and gray color scheme as Pilgrim, Goodyear’s first blimp.