Local history: Ange Lombardi was suave maestro in golden age of Akron nightclubs
Five … four … three … two … one …Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne ...Bandleader Ange Lombardi was as familiar to Akron...
View ArticleSnow Angels distribute food, socks and hugs to Akron homeless on Christmas Day
By the age of 11, Ty Williams was on a first-name basis with several of downtown Akron’s homeless.So when the Tallmadge youth asked his dad if he could spend Christmas morning with his new friends, it...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Irving’s face tells it all as shot falls to beat Warriors
CLEVELAND: Kyrie Irving’s 13-foot turnaround fadeaway jumper with 3.4 seconds remaining Sunday brought back memories of “The Shot” in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.What made the latter unforgettable was the...
View ArticleNeed for cash puts charter schools in questionable company
Between the future promise and the disappointing past of charter schools, there is Cambridge Education Group.The Akron company and the 20 Ohio charter schools it manages are seeking to disentangle...
View ArticleCavaliers notes: Richard Jefferson draws technical in wink of an eye
CLEVELAND: Early start times don’t agree with 36-year-old Richard Jefferson, who took three quarters Sunday to get acclimated to the game. But once he did, he made two big dunks that triggered the...
View ArticleMan, 25, shot multiple times on Ericsson Avenue in East Akron, dies at hospital
Akron police are investigating a Monday shooting that left a 25-year-old man dead in East Akron.The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was found at about 3 p.m. with several gunshot wounds and was...
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Restored historic building is new home for WhiteSpace Creative
Three years ago, there were mushrooms growing from decaying floorboards in a cavernous building on Furnace Street near downtown Akron. Some of those reclaimed floorboards are now timbers on the front...
View ArticleDemocrats plot ‘collision course’ with Trump’s tax plan
WASHINGTON: Congressional Democrats say they’ll try to thwart Republican plans to overhaul the U.S. tax code by portraying them as a boon for the rich that betrays President-elect Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleLongest-serving counsel at the University of Akron to retire
For more than half a century at the University of Akron, its chief in-house legal counsel has seen the ups and downs of the university from both sides. In those 50-some years, Ted Mallo has been at the...
View ArticleUnusually warm weather melts ice at Lock 3 rink, but doesn’t keep skaters away
’Twas the day after Christmas, but it didn’t look or feel that way.With a high of 61 degrees, the Akron area fell just short of the day’s record high of 63 in 1982. Monday’s high was more than double...
View ArticleChaos erupts at Beachwood Place mall
BEACHWOOD: Police say officers used pepper spray to disperse a large crowd following a fight at the upscale Beachwood Place shopping mall.Cleveland.com reports the fight broke out Monday evening,...
View ArticleTrump said he’d never kill us, but he left a mark
It’s not easy for a journalist to conduct interviews in a crowd while the speaker at the podium is pointing, telling everyone that reporters aren’t to be trusted.“I hate some of these people, but I’d...
View ArticleYour chance to advise the media
In the 2016 Your Vote Ohio project, Ohioans said they want the news media to view voters as participants not only in democracy, but in journalism.Ohio news organizations will meet soon to discuss how...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Missed ref calls restart debate
By Jason LloydBeacon Journal sports writerAUBURN HILLS, MICH.: Richard Jefferson should’ve been called for a foul on the game’s final play Sunday and LeBron James should’ve been whistled for a...
View ArticleAfter fighting back tears amid losing, Browns coach Hue Jackson lets them...
Beaten down by losing, coach Hue Jackson fought back tears after the Browns fell to 0-12 on Nov. 27 against the New York Giants.But with the Browns prevailing for the first time this year and avoiding...
View ArticlePistons 106, Cavaliers 90: No LeBron, no win
AUBURN HILLS, MICH.: When Kyrie Irving returned to Monday’s game with 10:51 to play and the Cavs down 14, the opportunity was there to do it again. Twenty-four hours after Irving and LeBron James...
View ArticleCourt: 5 Ohio officers sued over chase injuries not liable
By Dan SewellCINCINNATI: The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that five police officers sued by a woman injured during a high-speed chase are immune from legal liability.There was disagreement among...
View ArticleOhio governor vetoes bill making renewable mandates optional
COLUMBUS: Ohio Gov. John Kasich issued a series of vetoes Tuesday, including one to a bill that would have made compliance with the state’s renewable energy mandates optional for the next three...
View ArticleOhio Turnpike cutting back on construction zones next year
The Ohio Turnpike is cutting back on its construction spending next year, saying motorists complained that there were too many orange barrels on the highway this year.“We did hear from customers about...
View ArticleWoman charged with stealing Santa Claus statue from Barberton movie theater
A Doylestown woman has been charged with theft after returning a Santa Claus statue she’s accused of stealing from a Barberton movie theater following a complaint she had with service there.Barberton...
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