Polsky's

AkronArts, a new initiative from the University of Akron, launched lastweek, aimed at promoting arts on campus and downtown. The idea to pair the arts with local revitalization efforts came from realizing that while the city of Akron had an interesting and “intentional” way of making its downtown into a more, “prosperous, vibrant place,” the university didn’t “really have a part to play,” said university president Gary Miller.

Two buildings that once housed retail rivals in downtown Akron will be competing again this holiday season... for eyeballs.Until Polsky’s closed in 1978…