Susan Zake

Akron

Journalist, teacher @KentStateJMC, adviser to @TV2KSU and @kentwired. Mom to grown-up kids, wife of @brucezake, who tweets mostly about the @Browns.

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Articles

Ohio's 2025 sales tax holiday will run from Aug. 1 to Aug. 14

3 days ago | signalakron.org | Reegan Davis Saunders |Susan Zake

Ohio’s tax-free holiday is changing again this year, with additional days bringing it to two full weeks in duration. Originally enacted to help Ohioans with back-to-school purchases, it now includes an expanded tax break period to aid with other substantial purchases. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that this year’s Ohio sales tax holiday will run from midnight on Friday, Aug. 1 through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. Need more information?
Three Goodyear Blimps to fly over downtown Akron June 3 and 4

1 week 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.
Civic Saturday Akron returns for 2025

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Civic Saturday Akron, in partnership with Unify America, returns for its second year of programming on June 14 at Bounce Innovation Hub, 526 S. Main St. downtown. This year’s first meet up will feature poetry from Xposyur and music from Kate Tucker, along with reflections from special guest Marjan Ehsassi of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy (FIDE).
Is Akron on the Right Track Under Mayor Malik?

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Leading up to Mayor Shammas Malik’s State of the City Address on June 3, we’re asking Akron residents to speak up. What are his administration’s successes — from public safety and transparency to budget management and economic development? What areas need improvement? Signal Akron will use your answers in the survey below to compile a progress report of sorts and future reporting.
Here’s where to find some Akron-area bicycle rides this summer

2 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Few readers of our Signal Akron newsletters have been more persistent in asking us to post information than Dan Johnson,the director of the Akron Bicycle Club. Johnson saw our story about the South Street Ministries Bike Shop, along with our list of its rides, and thought our readers would like to know about his nearly 60-year-old group. Original members of the club had to own a bike with at least three gears.
More than 50,000 without power in Akron, Summit County

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Editor's note: This story was updated to include information about power restoration from FirstEnergy. More than 54,000 FirstEnergy customers, largely in Northeast Ohio and stretching from the Mansfield area northeastward to Youngstown and Mentor, were without power following overnight storms that traveled through the area early Saturday.
Readers share their favorite memories of Akron’s Quaker Square

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Signal Akron readers shared more than 120 of their favorite recollections of the Quaker Square complex. Here’s a sampling, organized loosely around some of the most common themes like working in the complex, the oatmeal cookies baked (and eaten) there, trains, round rooms, shopping and restaurants, among others. We’ve edited lightly for grammar, length and clarity. When I was a kid, my family went to the Universalist Church across the street from the Quaker plant.
Is your Akron or Summit County home at risk for radon?

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Reegan Davis Saunders |Susan Zake

Radon is a colorless, odorless and naturally occurring radioactive gas produced from the natural decay of uranium, which is found in rocks and soil, and it can seep into your home through cracks in the foundation, basement or crawl space. This can take place in new or old homes, well-sealed or drafty homes and homes on a slab or with a basement.
Akron-area interfaith community walks to fight hunger

1 month ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

Congregants from across the Akron area gathered Sunday, May 4, for the 16th annual Akron Area Interfaith Council’s Hunger Walk. Walkers chose one- or two-mile courses that began in front of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, on Morewood Avenue in Fairlawn near Summit Mall, and followed a path that first headed east on West Market Street before turning back west toward the church. Participants enjoyed a community meal following their completion of the walk.
Akron Marathon unveils new course for 2025 races

1 month ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

A reimagined course will greet participants in the 23rd FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay, set for Saturday, Sept. 27. The 2025 route will again start downtown at the Akron Art Museum but will cross the finish line near the Akron Civic Theatre and “step directly into celebration at the FirstEnergy Finisher Festival in Lock 3,” according to a press release from the Akron Marathon Charitable Corp.