Gert Wilms

The city's current DORA boundary includes just four businesses in the Lock 3 area. If approved by the state, the region would expand to almost 145 acres and involve nearly 40 businesses.

Annie McFadden, Chief of Staff/Deputy Mayor for Administration, and Ellen Lander Nischt, Press Secretary/Senior Strategic Counsel, are both departing the mayor's office.

Akron’s second annual Pride Festival takes place this Saturday, and organizers are dealing with a number of challenges connected with the rapidly growing…