Akron Beacon Journal

Akron Beacon Journal

The Akron Beacon Journal is a daily newspaper based in Akron, Ohio, USA, and it is published by Black Press. As the only daily news source in Akron, it serves readers across Northeast Ohio. The publication focuses heavily on local stories and business developments. Additionally, it provides extensive coverage of industries that have traditionally been important to the region, including rubber and tire manufacturing.

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English
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80
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Global

#36946

United States

#7271

News and Media

#396

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Articles

  • 1 day ago | beaconjournal.com | Kerry Clawson

    Crust & Cocktails, a new gourmet pizza restaurant and bar, opened June 3 in Akron's Merriman Valley. The restaurant features specialty pizzas with fresh, high-quality ingredients, along with craft cocktails and a curated wine list. The restaurant is part of the revitalized Liberty Commons complex. Culinary director Lee Turano wanted to bring something a little different to the Liberty Commons neighborhood in Akron's Merriman Valley.

  • 3 days ago | beaconjournal.com | Mark Price

    There are fewer blimp pilots than astronauts. Goodyear has 10 full-time pilots. Airships have a cruising altitude of 1,000 to 1,500 feet and go up to 73 mph. When Jerry Hissem was a little boy in Cuyahoga Falls, he used to stop and watch as the Goodyear blimp flew overhead. Now he’s the one who makes people look up. Hissem, 55, chief pilot for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., is the captain of Wingfoot One, the airship based at Wingfoot Lake in Suffield Township. This is a man who clearly loves his job.

  • 3 days ago | beaconjournal.com | George Thomas

    Unless some other move is made, the Cleveland Cavs will play the waiting game in the upcoming 2025 NBA draft coming June 25. That’s because the team doesn’t own a first-round pick, which would have come at No. 29 in the first round. Why don’t the Cavs have a first-round pick in 2025?

  • 4 days ago | beaconjournal.com | Nate Ulrich

    A Cavaliers assistant will reportedly become the next head coach of the Phoenix Suns. The Suns have narrowed down their coaching search to two finalists, Cavs assistants Johnnie Bryant and Jordan Ott, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday, June 2, citing unnamed sources. Bryant and Ott were hired by the Cavs last summer. They held key roles during the 2024-25 season under first-year Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson.

  • 4 days ago | beaconjournal.com | Brad Bournival

    When Walsh Jesuit went looking for an athletic director, the Warriors wanted someone with experience to replace outgoing AD Mark Hassman. They found it in Denny Ziegler. Ziegler comes to Walsh from Strongsville High School, where he had worked since January 2019. Under his tutelage, the Mustangs won a state and national title in girls soccer in 2020. Ziegler starts at Walsh on July 1.