Kassi Jackson

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.