Derek Kreider

1 week ago | beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider

With extreme heat in the forecast, the city of Akron will extend hours at Summit Lake Community Center on Sunday, June 22 as well as the 23rd and 24th to provide a cooling center for residents in need.  The center at 380 W. Crosier St. will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on those days.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Anthony Thompson |Derek Kreider

U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes was among the politicians named in an alleged target list made by a man who is accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband over the weekendA statement released from Sykes' office June 17 confirmed Sykes' name was on Vance Boelter's list of targeted public officials. Boetler, who was arrested June 15 near his Green Isle, Minnesota, home, killed former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their Brooklyn Park home on June 14.

1 week ago | beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider

OPC Cultivation, LLC., wants to move a marijuana dispensary called the Landing into a building on Market Street. Residents living in the adjacent Dodge Avenue neighborhood are largely opposed to the issue, citing traffic and safety concerns, and more. Representatives of OPC insist that their business will be a good neighbor, saying that they intend to be positively involved in the community.

1 week ago | beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider

Jenn Kidd didn't anticipate becoming the executive director of The Nighlight, Akron's non-profit art house cinema located downtown at 30 N. High St., but she made the leap when the job opened up. Previously, Kidd ran Musica, supplementing her income with freelance gigs — creative consulting, photography and wardrobe work. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, she found herself between jobs, and the Nightlight found itself wanting a new executive director.

2 weeks ago | beaconjournal.com | Derek Kreider

Farhad Sethna said he's heard from all kinds of people that the atmosphere created by ICE's crackdowns on immigrants are making them afraid. ICE attorneys, he said, are getting charges dismissed as a way to trap immigrants. Sethna offered several pieces of advice, including storing pictures of important documents on your phone, and not speaking to someone claiming to be an ICE agent until they've produced a badge.