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Jan 28, 2025 | 
signalakron.org | Arielle Kass |Kassi Filkins
When Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah chaired the Akron Heart Walk last year, she was struck by a statistic she heard about the high number of people in Summit and Portage counties who didn’t have access to fresh food in grocery stores. Yeboah-Amankwah couldn’t verify the figures, but the idea stuck with her: There are a lot of people in the area who live in food deserts. She wanted to help make a difference for them, improving their access to fresh food.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Kassi Jackson
As extreme cold weather continues in Northeast Ohio, know the signs of hypothermia and frostbite and how to stay safe. Anyone exposed to cold temperatures for lengths of time is susceptible to frostbite, which is skin damage caused by below-freezing temperatures and can lead to permanent, irreversible tissue damage called necrosis. Frostbite can leave its mark in as little as 30 minutes (sometimes less) when temperatures are -15 degrees or colder.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Reegan Davis Saunders |Brittany Moseley |Andrew Keiper |Kassi Jackson
In the almost two years Melody Hale has lived in her house on Storer Avenue, she has never experienced flooding like what happened Thursday night. “It was like somebody had just taken a hose and stuck it under the door, and water was just coming in,” said Hale, who lives in the home with her daughter, CC Mathis, and her granddaughter. As heavy rain pummeled the west side of Akron, Hale’s basement filled with two feet of water.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Kassi Jackson
The Akron Zoo plans to break ground in 2025 on a nearly 12,000-square-foot veterinary hospital. The facility will be located behind the Landon & Cynthia Knight Pride of Africa and is intended to help meet the needs of the zoo as it continues to grow — it will open in 2026. Ohio House Bill 2 earmarked $2 million toward the projected cost of nearly $12 million. The remainder of the funding will come from donors and the zoo’s budget.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Kassi Jackson
The vibrant, Kenmore Cardinals shade-of-red building on the west end of Kenmore Boulevard, once home to a sheet metal company, is the new headquarters of the Better Kenmore Community Development Corporation. With its new home, the agency, founded in 2016, can continue to support a Kenmore revival, its core mission. “It’s very, very important for us to have a presence here on the Boulevard – a physical presence,” said Josh Gippin, executive director of Better Kenmore.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Kassi Jackson
Nervous Dog Coffee Bar1530 W. Market St.Phone: (330) 864-2326Open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Website: https://www.nervousdog.com/An anxious-looking dog that’s peeking above the rim from the inside of a cappuccino cup is the face of Akron’s Nervous Dog Coffee Bar. Opened in 2006, Nervous Dog is a spin off of a previous coffee shop – Coco’s Cafe – after a dog named Coco, said Adam Bonomo, one of the Nervous Dog managers.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Kassi Jackson
From fresh produce to homemade jams, to local textiles to raw honey and more, Akron-area farmers markets offer shoppers a large selection of in-season items. “It’s nice to see what’s in season at the right time,” Keara Gleason said. Gleason, who is a Kent resident, has been coming to Kent’s Haymaker Farmers’ Market for more years than she can remember. She said that the market offers a way for humans to work more symbiotically with nature.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Kassi Jackson
Oops! If you notice a tag stuck on the un-emptied recycling cart left on your curb, it’s probably because the City of Akron and Keep Akron Beautiful launched their Recycle Right campaign this week. The initiative is aimed at helping educate Akron residents on what they can and can’t recycle. Now through Friday, Aug. 9, your blue cart will be checked for non-recyclables such as clothing or linens, yard waste, foam packaging and plastic wrap, among other items.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Kassi Filkins |Kassi Jackson
Did you know Akron is the birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous? This weekend — June 7-9, 2024 — marks the 89th Founders’ Day celebration. Friday kicks off a weekend of festivities. The Akron Area Intergroup Council of Alcoholics Anonymous will hold events Friday through Sunday at the University of Akron, and Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens will hold self-guided tours, among other activities.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
signalakron.org | Arielle Kass |Reegan Davis Saunders |Kassi Filkins
Before he departed for a birthday party, LaTeris Cook told his childhood friend he wasn’t sure about the East Akron gathering. Something didn’t feel right. “He told me he had a gut feeling he shouldn’t have went,” said Gary “Acee” Smith, who knew Cook for more than a decade. “He knew something was going to end up happening.”Cook, 27, a son, father and friend of many, was killed early Sunday morning in the mass shooting on Kelly and Eighth avenues. Twenty-four people were also injured.
