Kevin Dilley

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Community Journalism Director at Signal Akron

Community Journalism Director at Signal Akron and Akron Documenters, life-long learner, father of two, husband to one, friend to many.

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What is it like to live in your Akron neighborhood?

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley |Akron Documenters

What is life in your Akron neighborhood like? Akron Documenters are working on a special project about the city’s neighborhoods and want your help in shaping the project. Your short answers to the questions below will help guide Documenters later this summer and fall as they seek to tell the story of each Akron neighborhood from the voices of those who live there.
Is your street on Akron’s resurfacing list?

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley

Akron released its 2025 resurfacing list Tuesday — it includes 48 miles of roads across the city. The list includes 34 new miles of roadway and 14 miles of carryover roads from last year. In addition to the $5.75 million resurfacing program, Ward 6 will see $2.15 million worth of concrete pavement rehabilitation.
Akron-area bike rides abound from May to October

1 month ago | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley

Summit Metro Parks and the South Street Ministries Bike Shop sponsor nearly two dozen group Akron-area bike rides from May through October. Rides cater both to those with joint pains and are looking for a slower roll and to those looking to go fast and through park trails. Other rides celebrate Summit Lake, National Ice Cream Day and the start of fall with pumpkins. Riders should bring their own bicycle and helmet. Go here to learn more, or look below to find the right ride for you.
New Akron fence zoning codes could make property improvements easier

2 months ago | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley

Feb. 14 Akron Planning Commission meeting Covered by Documenter Christina Brunson (see her notes here) Proposed updates to Akron’s fencing regulations could make the rules clearer, reduce the need for special approvals and better reflect the needs of homeowners. A March 17 public hearing will give residents an opportunity to weigh in on the changes with members of Akron City Council.
Candidates for Akron's Ward1, Ward 8 M

2 months ago | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley |Akron Documenters

Feb. 14 Summit County Board of Elections meeting Covered by Documenter Wittman Sullivan (see his notes here) Five candidates in two Akron City Council wards will be on the ballot for the May 6 Democratic primary election. The Summit County Board of Elections approved the candidate petitions Friday along with 50 others for primary races across Summit County. The BOE rejected four petitions for various reasons, including insufficient valid signatures, fraud and technical errors.
what's closed and open in Akron and region

2 months ago | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley

Presidents Day, formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is celebrated on the third Monday of February. The birthday of the country’s first president long before his death. President Rutherford B. Hayes made it official in 1879. At that time, only federal workers in Washington, D.C., got the day off. In 1885 it was decided that all federal workers, in the then 38 states, would get the holiday. Eventually, the holiday included honoring President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is Feb.
Is your Cuyahoga Falls street being resurfaced this year?

Feb 14, 2025 | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley |Akron Documenters

Help us tell more stories for AkronitesWhen Akron’s Merriman Valley area experienced torrential rains and flooding in August, Signal Akron provided free guides on where to find resources. And after we wrote about the work Gary Wyatt does at the North Hill Community House does to ensure people don’t go hungry, supporters old and new rallied around the nonprofit, giving its food pantry enough donations to allow him to purchase an additional deep freezer and refrigerator.
Eight Akron houses approved for demolition by city board

Jan 29, 2025 | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley |Akron Documenters

Help us tell more stories for AkronitesWhen Akron’s Merriman Valley area experienced torrential rains and flooding in August, Signal Akron provided free guides on where to find resources. And after we wrote about the work Gary Wyatt does at the North Hill Community House does to ensure people don’t go hungry, supporters old and new rallied around the nonprofit, giving its food pantry enough donations to allow him to purchase an additional deep freezer and refrigerator.
Akron Documenters shine a light on 260 public meetings

Nov 15, 2024 | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley

A year ago this week, more than 30 people packed the public comment portion of a two-hour-plus City Council meeting. Newly trained Documenters Rick Bohan and Jackie Jantzi, both Akron residents, sat in the wood-paneled City Council chambers on the third floor of the Akron Municipal Building, observing the meeting and taking notes. Their efforts marked the first government meeting covered by Akron Documenters.
Akronites share views on election, politicians and ballot issues

Oct 30, 2024 | signalakron.org | Kevin Dilley |Akron Documenters

Special thanks to Documenters: Rick Bohan, Christina Brunson, Nick Muffet, Brittany Nader, Philip Patnode, and Carol Sparkman. Education and the cost of groceries are two top-of-mind topics that Coletta Turneur feels politicians aren’t paying enough attention to this election cycle. The 69-year-old West Akron resident wants to hear “how we’re going to spend the money to get better education for the public schools.