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08/18/2025

The Highland Square PorchRokr Festival 2025 is in the books! Highland Square was on a fire as usual, and we stopped through to catch some of the action.
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08/18/2025

Akron Early College High School curates an exclusive, and demanding, setting for teenagers who want to push their studies to new levels. Akron Alternative Academy is a last stop — a catchall — for students falling behind in traditional classroom environments.

Staff at Akron schools' Early College High School and Alternative Academy pour themselves into the work, into their students.

08/15/2025

Let's get the babies excited about STEM! Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio open a new center in the CVNP for children to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 🥼 📐

The Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio’s new STEM Center of Excellence opened on May 1 to teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

08/14/2025

About a week ago! 🧢 💨 Last week we attended the 'All In Akron' Back to School event at House Three Thirty. It was so great to see you again, or meet you for the very first time.

Moments like this are meant to reflect our commitment to community based journalism in action, and our goal is to support you with the resources and information you need. We don't want to just inform; we want to help organize, collaborate, and uplift our community where we can by hosting events that combine news with tangible aid.

08/14/2025

It's got a lot of character..... 🏠 A century old, 5,000-square-foot, three-story mansion in Highland Square (74 Maplewood Ave.) is going up for action again tomorrow afternoon. Get your auction paddles ready! 💰

The 5,000-square-foot, three-story house at 74 Maplewood Ave. in Akron's Highland Square will be auctioned off Friday afternoon.

08/13/2025

WANTED: Plans to demolish the former administration building of the Akron Public Schools are on hold as the City of Akron seeks a developer for the 109-year-old building.

The City of Akron is seeking a developer to repurpose the former Akron Public Schools' headquarters building at 70 N. Broadway St.

08/13/2025

This is NOT your Corporate Chicken Sandwich. Taste This: Check out this Hand-butchered chicken quarter is double fried and dressed in house-made buttermilk ranch and house-made pickles, all wedged into a brioche bun trying very hard to contain everything. Courtesy of The Circle of 5ths 😝

Chicken quarter is double fried, dressed in house-made buttermilk ranch and pickles, wedged into a brioche bun struggling to contain it all.

08/13/2025

*I'm going to need that in writing* Classes begin on 8/21. Monday night, Mayor Malik made a rare appearance at the ABOE meeting, imploring its leaders to sign a school resource officer contract ahead of the start of the school year. That didnt happen 😬

Akron schools wants contract language that allows principals to temporarily keep officers out of schools if there’s a use-of-force incident.

08/12/2025

Meet Savion Wright, a recent graduate of Buchtel Community Learning Center, plans to attend Kent State University. After graduation, he plans to return to Akron Public Schools as a teacher. https://signalnews.info/45v1aKH

08/12/2025

While the teacher shortage isn't unique to Akron, it's still an issue that needs to be addressed. The good news is that APS approved 30 new teacher hires during Monday's board meeting. Now let's look at the other side of the coin and what's next 📰

Larry Johnson presented the Akron school board with a teacher recruitment and retention strategy in hopes of addressing teacher shortages.

08/11/2025

Empowerment. Knowledge. Transformation. That’s what The Freedom BLOC and Fair Housing Contact Service Inc., organizers of Saturday’s “Housing Is a Human Right” symposium, were hoping to achieve with about 80 attendees ready to make change.

The Housing Is a Human Right Symposium in Akron offered assistance and worked with attendees on how to make change.

08/11/2025

We know what time it is Akron?! The Highland Square PorchRokr Festival. is. HERE. (On Saturday). Year 13. 140 bands, 35 stages, all starting at 11am. We have a full list for you 🫡 🎸

Akron PorchRokr takes over Highland Square porches for its 13th outdoor music festival on Saturday, Aug. 16.