Today, the City of Akron and Akron Parks Collaborative are happy to announce that the 2026 Akron Parks Challenge recipient is Heintz Hillcrest Park (Ward 7), which will receive $150,000 in city-funded capital improvements with community engagement and design support from Akron Parks Collaborative. This eighth installment of the Akron Parks Challenge, which launched in February, invited residents to pitch their vision for how to improve their favorite Akron park by collaborati

During his third State of the City address delivered on Tues. May 19 at the historic Akron Civic Theatre, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik outlined a sweeping vision for Akron’s future centered on collaboration, innovation, and community investment. The speech highlighted major new initiatives across housing, public safety, youth opportunity, sustainability, and economic development, all tied together through the city’s “Together for Akron” framework. “Our address was about more tha

*Jay-Z stepped onto the Belmont Plateau stage at The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on May 30 and launched into a four-minute freestyle targeting Drake, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Tory Lanez, Dame Dash, and Jaguar Wright before serving up a 31-song set. The rap mogul joined The Roots to headline night one of the festival’s 18th annual edition, and the freestyle drew immediate reaction online, The Mirror reports. The bars about Nicki Minaj sparked some of the sharpest responses af

What was supposed to be a patriotic musical celebration of America’s 250th birthday has quickly become a controversy after several well-known artists publicly backed out of the Freedom 250 concert series, saying they believed the event would be nonpartisan. In less than 48 hours, the lineup for the Great American State Fair concerts went from a showcase featuring recognizable names across multiple genres to a growing list of cancellations and public statements. The rapid exod

After 14 years of building one of the most recognizable brands in urban media, Tasha K is taking her next major step. The media personality has signed a multi-stack syndication deal with Oceanic Tradewinds, the powerhouse company behind Wendy Williams, Rickey Smiley, and Donnie McClurkin, setting the stage for a national and global push. The partnership has been years in the making. Executive producer and voice-over icon Rick Party first spotted Tasha K on YouTube in 2017 bef

As the old saying goes, only one playoff team wins its last game. The other 15 squads have a day like the Cavaliers did on Friday: With the top brass explaining what went wrong at the end, and what the organization has planned over the next few months to fix it. Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman took center stage at Cleveland Clinic Courts on Friday morning, just four days after the Wine & Gold were unceremoniously eliminated by the Knicks in the Easte

Akron, Ohio, May 13, 2026 — Beginning Monday, June 8, the City of Akron will provide meals to all eligible youth (18 years of age or younger) and summer day camp program participants that meet the income guidelines for reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program. The meals will be prepared by Akron Public Schools and passed out a variety of community centers and other city locations. The program runs Monday-Friday from June 8 – July 31 excluding Fri. June 19 and

Yesterday, the City of Akron released the full 2026 Street Resurfacing List. This year, Akron will be resurfacing a total of 47 centerline miles of pavement. This list also shares this year’s concrete pavement rehabilitation program which focuses on the Ellet and Goodyear Heights areas. Akron has budgeted $6.5 million for this year’s program and an additional $1.85 million for the concrete pavement rehabilitation program. View the full list of roads here. This year the list

The City of Akron today announced a major milestone in the long‑awaited closure and replacement of the Fountain Street waste transfer station. A new agreement between the City and WM (formerly Waste Management), contains development requirements, community benefits, and service agreement details. It formalizes the plan to permanently close the aging Fountain Street waste transfer station in Middlebury and construct a modern replacement facility on East Archwood Avenue in East

An apple a day may do more than keep the doctor away — it could also work in your favor when it comes to managing blood sugar, depending on how you consume it, Health.com reports. Whole apples contain a soluble fiber called pectin that helps the body process sugar more steadily, reducing the sharp glucose swings associated with refined carbohydrates. Studies have connected regular whole fruit consumption, apples included, to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. Research has als