Just as the cold weather sets in, the perfect place for you to bring your little ones for some indoor fun, creativity, and activity this winter is coming. “We are thrilled to announce the opening of the Akron Children’s Museum Pop-Up Site at Lock 3. We opened a small scale children’s Read more
The Downtown Wadsworth, Inc. Board of Directors has chosen Jack Ollom as their full-time executive director. Ollom, a Wadsworth resident, was selected after an extensive search process that took over two months to complete and included many local and out-of-state qualified applicants. For the past 11 years, Ollom has served as Read more
Every week in Ohio, 23 people are losing their precious lives to a heroin addiction, making opiate addiction the number one killer in Ohio. But Tim Smith, director of the brand new LCADA addiction treatment facility in Medina, says their long treatment program is offering hope and recovery. “It’s a much longer Read more
The Postal Service expects to deliver a total of approximately 15.5 billion cards, letters, flats, and packages during the 2015 holiday season. In addition, they are projecting approximately 600 million packages will be delivered through New Year’s Eve, which is an increase of 10.5 percent over last year’s volume. In time Read more
There is so much to do with the family this weekend! All weekend long, you can take a ride on the North Pole Express at Wadsworth Airport to see Santa’s Workshop!! A sleigh will pull the plane through the Aurora Borealis and into the workshop where Santa and his elves Read more
A new high-energy business in Akron is thrumming like a diesel engine on South Main Street in Downtown Akron. Octane Logistics, an asset-based third-party logistics company that provides customized transportation solutions with honesty, integrity and speed, has opened its doors and put the pedal to the floor. The company plans Read more
In one week most of us will be sitting around the table in front of more food than we can possibly consume, and apparently that’s the point of Thanksgiving. In fact, the more leftover food, the better, since, according to a new Harris Poll, 79% of adults say the best Read more
AAA predicts 46.9 million Americans (more than 1.9 million Ohioans) will travel at least 50 miles from home this Thanksgiving holiday weekend (Nov. 25 – Nov. 29). This is an increase of 0.6 percent (0.9 percent for Ohio) from last year, and marks the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2007. Read more
Are you ready for Black Friday? Well, we hope so because it’s just over a week away. But no matter how much preparing you do, how do you know you’re really getting the best deal out there? Thanks to a new survey by WalletHub, you don’t have to worry, because Read more
The volunteers of Akron Children’s Hospital will host the 34th annual Holiday Tree Festival Nov. 21 – Nov. 29, 2015 at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron. Admission to the festival is free. Originally founded in 1982 as a way for families to celebrate the holiday season, the 2015 Read more
