Akron juice maker Country Pure moving corporate staff downtown
A Downtown Akron office building is getting an infusion of new energy from a fruit juice company.That’s because Country Pure Foods — the Akron maker of more than 300 juice products — is moving all of...
View ArticleFirestone High School pool open again, ready for swimmers
The pool at Firestone High School is back in business and ready for swimmers.The natatorium had been closed for renovation while the new high school was being built as part of Akron’s nearly $800...
View ArticleVeteran who set himself on fire in Highland Square after election dies in...
A gentle giant — an orphan, a cowboy, a veteran, a police officer, an opera singer and a star football player — has died after setting himself on fire in Highland Square in November.Kenn Gilchrist...
View ArticleArt project lets residents show love for city by lighting up hearts
Akron can now wear its heart on its storefront.And depending on how much love you show for our fair city, the hearts will grow and grow and grow and grow and grow.Five Zelda-like hearts — yes, like the...
View ArticleTerrelle Pryor leaves Browns to sign one-year contract with Washington
The Browns failed to achieve one of their main offseason goals Friday when wide receiver Terrelle Pryor left them to sign with Washington.As owner Jimmy Haslam listed the team’s priorities for the...
View ArticleThings to Do, March 11: St. Patrick’s Day parade; ballet at Civic; pancakes...
Get in St. Patrick’s Day spiritPaint the streets of Akron green as the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off at noon along Main Street between Cedar and Bowery streets. The popular parade is...
View ArticleCavs reportedly reopening talks with Larry Sanders after injury to Andrew Bogut
ORLANDO: Larry Sanders’ name resurfaced again Friday as the Cavaliers continue to explore their options for a rim protector to replace the injured Andrew Bogut. Shams Charania of The Vertical reported...
View ArticleHigh school wrestling: Perry’s David Carr sets sights on third state title;...
COLUMBUS: Perry junior David Carr will be making his way toward the center mat for another championship bout on Saturday night.Carr, a state champion in each of the past two years, will try to go...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 10
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Injuries, integration of new players might be contributing to...
ORLANDO: Do the Cavaliers believe they can wait until the postseason to play defense?Or is the continuing inefficiency in that department merely a byproduct of injuries that have plagued them since...
View ArticleAnother chapter in Browns quarterback saga ends with release of Robert...
Quarterback Robert Griffin III hoped to resurrect his NFL career with the Browns.And coach Hue Jackson thought if anyone could help Griffin make it happen, he could.The experiment failed, and they were...
View ArticleMAC Tournament: Akron 74, Ball State 70: Zips hold off Cardinals, advance to...
CLEVELAND: The University of Akron men’s basketball team will play in its ninth Mid-American Conference Tournament title game, but even after leading wire-to-wire, it wasn’t easy to get there.After...
View ArticleHigh school girls basketball/Ottawa-Glandorf 51, Norton 34: Panthers fall one...
MANSFIELD: The task seemed monumental.In order for Norton to advance to the state final four, it would need to upset top-ranked and undefeated Ottawa-Glandorf, a team with considerably more tournament...
View ArticleFirestone High brings Miranda's innovative musical ‘In the Heights’ to Akron
Musical theater lovers can’t get enough of Lin-Manuel Miranda these days. Tickets to his show Hamilton are impossible to get in New York and have sold like hotcakes in Chicago.Now, Akron-area audiences...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Let the sun shine
Ah, daylight saving time.The day on which we spring ahead is one of my favorites of the entire year.But now a bunch of knuckleheads are messing with it.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Texas...
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About the story ... The Beacon Journal spent more than nine hours interviewing registered nurses during four face-to-face meetings. The nine nurses — who have a combined 86 years of experience in Summa...
View ArticleAkron City Councilwoman wants to see Summa get past crisis, put aside egos
An Akron councilwoman wants to help cure the problems in Summa Akron City Hospital’s Emergency Department.Tara Mosley-Samples, whose ward includes City Hospital, has spoken with more than 40 nurses,...
View ArticleReceiver Kenny Britt takes leap of faith with Browns despite no answer at...
Former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt realizes he took a leap of faith by signing with the Browns as an unrestricted free agent.Not only is the franchise coming off a 1-15 season, but it’s...
View ArticleJ.C. Tretter hopes to leave injuries in past, become dependable starting...
J.C. Tretter is thrilled to join the Browns in good health and focused solely on center because he has been injured and juggling multiple positions for most of his career.Tretter was plagued by...
View ArticleIssues raised by Summa ER nurses
Here are issues raised by nine Summa Akron City Hospital Emergency Department nurses and the responses from Summa and US Acute Care Solutions, the physician staffing group that took over New Year’s...
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