Investors on ‘Shark Tank’ don’t bite on Akron-area entrepreneur’s Peaceful...
An Akron area entrepreneur failed to get a deal Friday on ABC TV’s Shark Tank for his Peaceful Fruits fruit strips.But Evan Delahanty, 31, figured he scored a win, nonetheless.That’s because he had...
View ArticleCash mob customers load up on produce, other goods at Hattie’s Food Hub
Some people driving by Hattie’s Food Hub on Cedar Avenue have mistaken the new green building with a wedge roof for a dentist’s office or some other business they weren’t looking for.But a cash mob...
View ArticleHike/bike path through Akron’s industrial past may be in Rubber City’s future
Lovers of Akron’s industrial past may someday be able to bike or hike it.City administrators, council members and caretakers of the Ohio & Erie Canalway are entertaining the idea of a Rubber City...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender charged in shooting death of OSU student
GROVE CITY: A convicted sex offender released from prison in November has been charged in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Ohio State University student.Grove City police say 29-year-old Brian...
View ArticleDivision I girls sectional swimming: Walsh’s Hanna Gresser and Carly Hart win...
The postseason journey is underway once again for Walsh Jesuit senior swimmers Hanna Gresser and Carly Hart.Gresser and Hart joined hundreds of other girls swimmers Saturday at the University of...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kyrie Irving’s ‘Uncle Drew’ character to star in movie
CLEVELAND: Uncle Drew will soon be getting buckets on the big screen. Kyrie Irving confirmed to the Beacon Journal on Saturday that his character, Uncle Drew, will star in a feature length movie....
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Here are answers to common questions to help you through...
Next weekend, the final step in the conversion of the former FirstMerit Bank to Huntington Bank takes place when the branch network switches to Huntington.Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares, parent...
View ArticleAkron tourism agency to launch local beer trail called Summit Brew Path
With beer tourism booming across the country, the Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau is launching a beer trail to take advantage of the region’s growing craft brewery scene. The Summit Brew...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 11
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report 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...
View ArticleCavaliers 125, Nuggets 109: LeBron James gets little rest as Cavs struggle to...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James had to return to play nine minutes in the fourth quarter of a game the Cavs once led by 22. It isn’t ideal, but the Cavaliers still handled the Denver Nuggets somewhat...
View ArticlePasser-by saves neighbor from burning apartment in Twinsburg
Twinsburg: A passer-by saved his sleeping neighbor from an apartment fire around 5 p.m. Saturday at Whitewood Apartments, 9487 Altamont Drive.The Twinsburg Fire Department received a call about a...
View ArticleStark Humane Society brings pet yoga to Green
During a yoga class at Release Yoga in Green, 20 people paused in downward dog position.“Now, we’re going to get ready for cat placement on the buttocks,” Tamera Anich, the yoga instructor, said in a...
View ArticleUA hall of famer, former Browns defensive coordinator Dave Adolph dies at 79
Longtime football coach Dave Adolph, a member of the University of Akron Sports Hall of Fame, the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame and a former Browns assistant, passed away at his home in Dublin,...
View ArticleEx-Browns player Josh McCown discusses his future, Cleveland’s quarterback...
Former Browns quarterback Josh McCown isn’t ready to become a coach ... yet.“I definitely don’t discount it as part of my future,” McCown said Thursday night during a wide-ranging phone interview with...
View ArticleLocal history: Former slave Frederick Douglass made impassioned 1854 address...
Frederick Douglass had never before been invited to speak at a graduation ceremony. When the letter from Hudson, Ohio, arrived at his abolitionist newspaper in Rochester, N.Y., he greeted it with...
View ArticleCavs forward Kevin Love out with left knee injury; Derrick Williams playing...
CLEVELAND: Kevin Love’s lousy 2017 just got a little worse. Love is out with a left knee injury, and now it’s fair to wonder whether his All-Star appearance next weekend might be in jeopardy. Love...
View ArticleSuspected drugs found in car involved in fatal Hudson crash
HUDSON: City police found a duffel bag filled with suspected drugs in one of the cars involved in a Feb. 2 fatal crash on Seasons Road, the Hudson Hub-Times reports.The items, including plastic bags...
View ArticleVictim in fatal Akron crash identified
A man who was killed in a one-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Kelly Avenue in Akron has been identified as Thomas Butz, 26, of Akron.He was driving a 2006 Chevy Malibu north at 4:30 p.m. near...
View ArticleFree parking returns for Akron-Summit Library patrons
The Akron-Summit County Public Library is once again offering free parking downtown.The library has agreed to pay about $44,000 a year to the city to allow patrons to park for up to an hour free during...
View ArticleAdele wins top Grammys despite hiccup, pays tribute to Beyonce
In an extraordinary moment between the music industry’s top female artists, Adele beat Beyonce for three of the top Grammy Awards — then said her competitor deserved at least one of them.The Grammys...
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