An Open Letter to Folks Who Think Akron Is a ‘Dying City’

‘Run with it’

How Red Birchfield took advantage of his last chance to kick his heroin addiction

written by Chris Horne; photographed by Ilenia Pezzaniti

Akron’s Top 7 Pizza Joints

There’s just nothing like a good pizza, and Akronites are lucky to have so many mouth-watering local options. Some have been in business for 50 years or more. Even the newer ones — open for only 20 years — are pretty spectacular.

‘But what if we all ran Akron?’

Zen & the Art of Loving Where You Live

Akron, we need to talk …about the Beacon Journal

Since we’re all about ending the silence, let me clear my throat…

Damn The Man! Save The Devil Strip!

The Return of the Last of the Petty Cash

‘Heaven isn’t too far away’ | Paying tribute to Akron’s own Jani Lane, lead singer of Warrant

by Jenny Conn

Those of us who lived the Akron area’s hair metal glory days know Jani Lane’s story well. We followed him through his early bands…

What we believe and why it matters

Who we, the people of The Devil Strip, aspire to be for the people of Akron

The University of Akron layoffs you haven’t heard about …yet

The costs of treating higher education like a business

an op-ed by Chris Drabick; feature image by Ilenia Pezzaniti

That sound is the ticking of the Doomsday Clock

The ABJ was sold to an investment company, and I don’t feel so good myself.