During the March 24 Akron City Council meeting, members approved a $78,315 contract with TomTod Ideas Inc. for a partnership for the Creative Akron Summer Program. According to the legislation, the ...

Congress plans mail routes, wives sue saloonkeepers, a bank makes a big mistake and Akron Art Museum announces expansion.

There’s no better way to celebrate Lent than with some scrumptious seafood. Here are a few of our go-to spots.

Tired of the same old, same old during Lenten season? The Beacon Journal features team has you covered. Our reporters ventured out and tried some spots they've never been to before, offered up ...

Akron has plenty to be proud of as it celebrates its 50-year legacy of presenting free professional dance performances in city parks this summer, starting July 26 at Forest Lodge Park in West Akron.

Janice Gail Peyak, 72, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025 after a long illness surrounded by her family. She was born on May 9, 1952, in Akron, OH. She was a 1970 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls ...

Business partners Matt Harp, Michelle Whitacre and Jeremy Wolfe decided to come up with their own business model when they created the new Confessional Coffee & Pastry in Green. The concept is ...