Patrick Mahomes shows talent at pro day that Browns coach Hue Jackson has...
Browns coach Hue Jackson used 120 words combined in two answers about Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes this week. He uttered “talent” or “talented” three times.Mahomes showed off his phenomenal...
View ArticleHot Spot: Kingfish is king of the happy hour
As an adult who occasionally enjoys a post-work aperitif, I’m generally down with any bar and/or restaurant that has a good happy hour. Sometimes it’s quantity (say a five-hour window with decent...
View ArticleODOT shelving plans for Route 18 guardrail in eastern Medina County
The Ohio Department of Transportation says plans to install a double-sided guardrail down the center of state Route 18 in eastern Medina County are being “shelved.”Many businesses along the busy...
View ArticleObituary: Former UA professor wanted to solve world hunger
Chaman Kashkari, an associate professor emeritus at the University of Akron, was a big dreamer. He devoted his research career to using technology to provide electricity and water to villages in...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood’s Akron clinic doesn’t perform abortions, but it still...
More than 7,000 people received health care from Akron’s Planned Parenthood clinic last year — and not one of them got an abortion there.Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio provided the Akron-specific...
View ArticleDowntown Akron church building sold after seven years on market; Burning Bush...
The old High Street Christian Church in downtown Akron — once slated to be demolished to make way for a hotel — will be reborn as a church.After seven years on the market, the 62-year-old building was...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Sizing up the racial divide
Bishop Joey Johnson and Your Favorite Columnist clashed a few months ago over some statements he made during a public meeting. But on at least one subject, we are of a single mind.Race relations are...
View ArticleSumma officials work to find new training programs for displaced ER resident...
Summa Health System is committed to finding new programs for its 21 emergency medicine resident doctors, who will not be able to train at Akron City Hospital after July 1.Many of them should be able to...
View ArticleFrom couch to the finish line: Join a Beacon Journal team in training for...
Did you know that if you can walk or run 1 mile, you can participate in the Akron Marathon Race Series?Train to walk or run 6.2 miles, and you could collect up to four medals by the end of summer as...
View ArticleCavaliers 122, 76ers 105: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love combine for...
CLEVELAND: Before tipoff Friday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said that a contributing factor to his team’s rut has been the inability to put four quarters...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 31
BASEBALLScoring SummaryMyrtle Beach Ripken Experience PETERS TOWNSHIP (Pa.) 8, TALLMADGE 2Peters Twp. 300 111 2 — 8 8 0Tallmadge 011 000 0 — 2 8 1Batteries—Dailey, Smith (7) and Campagna; Taylor,...
View ArticleIndians’ hot-hitting Yandy Diaz set for third base; Carlos Santana gets work...
GOODYEAR, ARIZ.: Yandy Diaz essentially forced the Indians’ hand. With Jason Kipnis set to start the regular season on the disabled list and Jose Ramirez sliding over to play second base, the Indians...
View ArticleSpeed limit dropping in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The speed limit on many roads within Cuyahoga Valley National Park is being reduced.The limit will drop on county roads in unincorporated areas from 55 mph to 35 mph beginning Tuesday, Summit County...
View ArticleRobin Swoboda: A thank you, and an introduction
You like me. You really, really like me. With apologies to Sally Field, that’s exactly how I felt after receiving the thousand emails, Facebook comments and sympathy cards generated by my last column...
View ArticleCuyahoga Valley National Park working on new East Rim trail section
PENINSULA: The Cuyahoga Valley National Park says work has started on a new 6.5-mile section of the East Rim mountain bike trail.The first 2.3-mile section opened in late 2015 and is attracting...
View ArticleNontraditional students at UA talk about challenges
Nontraditional students at the University of Akron have been meeting with administrators sharing what they see as problem areas at the university as they try to juggle family, work and finances while...
View ArticleBig Love Akron: Festival aims to inspire residents to make Rubber City...
Barb Myers started changing her slice of Akron by proposing a win-win deal with the owners of two vacant lots on her street who she said owe about $20,000 each in back taxes. If the property owners...
View Article2017 season preview: Edwin Encarnacion adds muscle to the middle of Indians’...
GOODYEAR, ARIZ.: The Indians did it. They spent a truckload of money on a “right-handed power bat.”The two biggest complaints by a hungry fan base were satisfied in one, expensive swoop. For the first...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications — April 1
■ The name of Akron STEM Middle School eighth-grader Gianna Strada was misspelled in a photo caption Friday. An editor erred.
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — April 1
REPORTING SCORESReport scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Let your athletic director and coach know if you do not see your school’s...
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