Jason Segedy

Community

Akron Sees Small Population Bump After Years of Decline

Mark Arehart

Since 1960, Akron has lost more than 90,000 residents. According data released this week by the Census Bureau, the city has lost another 1,100 since 2010.…
Economy

Akron's Main Street Re-Do Gets $8 Million And Construction Could Begin This Year

Kabir Bhatia

Akron now has $13 million to put toward its re-making of Main Street, thanks to a second federal grant. WKSU’s Kabir Bhatia takes a looks at the planned…
Community

The Plan for the Innerbelt May Be 'Go Slow'

M.L. Schultze

Akron continues to try to figure out what to do with the 31 acres of decommissioned highway that cuts into downtown’s northwest side. At a conference on…
Community

Are Akron's Hoped-For Downtown Dwellers Ready to Leave Their Cars Behind?

Kabir Bhatia

The city of Akron is looking to boost the number of people living downtown. Could that mean adding thousands of cars -- or adding thousands of people who…
Economy

Akron Officials Say the City Center Project Will Spur Renovation Where It's Needed

Kabir Bhatia

The plan to renovate Akron's City Center Hotel could lead to greater development in an area that’s slowly seeing people move downtown.Cuyahoga Falls-based…