City of Akron

Construction is in full swing on the biggest piece of Akron’s $1.4 billion sewer project. A free tour allows people to see what’s happening beneath the…

The Salvation Army in Summit County is expanding the Community Tables program for areas geographically isolated from fresh food.Most recently, the…

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan wants the city to provide property tax abatements on new-home construction and renovations. He’s finalizing a plan aimed at…

An advance copy of Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan’s budget plan for 2017 has been sent to City Council members. Copies of what could be described as "the…

A 1978 study found that Akron's courthouse needed to be a more customer-service-friendly building. Nearly forty years later, City Council is considering a…

For the first time since leaving office 13-months ago, Akron’s longest serving Mayor was talking with the public and reporters again. Don Plusquellic took…

The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue the city of Akron over laws restricting panhandling. For Ohio Public Radio, WCPN’s Nick Castele…

The U.S. EPA has approved three of the City of Akron’s alternative proposals to redo its sewer system.The approval allows the city to add “green elements”…