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BUSINESS Akron faces opposition to moving waste transfer station that repulses current neighbors Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal For more than 30 years, some Middlebury residents have been disturbed by odors emanating from WM's (formerly Waste Management) Akron Transfer Station and contend that the trash also attracts animals. WM and the city of Akron administration are now proposing WM move trash transfer operations to East Akron, where there's new opposition from local business executives. WM contends that it will prevent nuisances near the "state-of-the-art" facility that it's planning for East Akron. Responses to that messaging have been mixed. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/2024/09/03/wm-waste-transfer-station-move-is-bumpy-topic-for-city-of-akron/74886824007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Dan O'Brien TNP to Build New Homes on Former School Property WARREN, Ohio – Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, a nonprofit community development corporation, has plans to construct four new single-family homes at the former Devon School site in the city’s southeastern quad. “These will be the first ones that we’ve done on our own,” said Matt Martin, TNP executive director. https://businessjournaldaily.com/tnp-to-build-new-homes-on-former-school-property/?utm_source=Youngstown+Publishing+Company&utm_campaign=7d9ee43473-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_8_2020_10_1_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d70048470c-7d9ee43473-383892683 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 George Nelson Youngstown OKs Design for New Duplex on North Side YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Common Wealth Inc. and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. will partner to develop a 2,200-square-foot duplex on the North Side. The members of the city’s Design Review Committee approved the design submitted for the duplex, which will be built at 107 Baldwin St., with the understanding that color samples of the vinyl siding to be used will be submitted to the committee. https://businessjournaldaily.com/youngstown-oks-design-for-new-duplex-on-north-side/?utm_source=Youngstown+Publishing+Company&utm_campaign=7d9ee43473-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_8_2020_10_1_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d70048470c-7d9ee43473-383892683

Manchester district unveils new high school August 29, 2024 By Eric Poston NEW FRANKLIN — The new Manchester High School is officially ready for students when they return to the classroom to begin the school year after Labor Day. The district held a community open house Aug. 27 with a brief ceremony followed by tours of the new building. In November 2019, voters approved a 36-year, 8.28-mill bond issue, which was expected to generate $34 million for the district. The funding was put toward building a new high school, renovating the old high school to become an elementary school and constructing athletic facilities including a new stadium. Also as a part of the projects, the former Nimisila Intermediate School was demolished and Nolley Elementary School will also soon be demolished. https://www.akron.com/articles/manchester-district-unveils-new-high-school/

Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation bringing big-league boost to adaptive sports in Green Alan Ashworth Akron Beacon Journal LOCAL Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation bringing big-league boost to adaptive sports in Green Alan Ashworth Akron Beacon Journal The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation and the city of Green have reached a deal on a sports field that will be a first in Ohio. The foundation, which bears the name of Baltimore Orioles coaching legend Cal Ripken Sr. — father of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. — develops programs and ballparks for at-risk youth throughout the country. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/08/28/cal-ripken-sr-foundation-and-city-of-green-plan-adaptive-playing-field-for-youth-sports/74906989007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Couple photos of the St. Thomas hospital demo.

From kindergarten classrooms to chemistry labs: STEM High finds a new home at Robinson CLC Jennifer Pignolet Akron Beacon Journal When Akron Public Schools STEM High school students learned they would be moving into an elementary school building this fall, they had one question: Would they get to keep the playground? The answer was yes, and the students wasted little time taking advantage of it. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/education/2024/08/26/akron-public-schools-stem-high-starts-school-in-new-home-robinson-clc-as-construction-finishes-nihf/74859673007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Summit County officials celebrate grand opening of THRIVE House August 22, 2024 By Staff Writer AKRON — Summit County officials gathered on Frederick Boulevard on Akron’s west side to celebrate the grand opening of THRIVE House, a new facility that will provide transitional housing and continued care for newly released individuals from the Summit County Jail who are unhoused and participating in the jail’s THRIVE (Transition, Help, Restore, Independence, Value, Empower) program. The THRIVE program was developed in 2022 as a collaboration between Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree and Summit Psychological Associates. THRIVE pairs case managers with inmates who are struggling with mental health and substance use disorders to help them with their recovery, provide mental health treatment and medication services, and connect them with resources and benefits. THRIVE House provides housing for those participating in the program who are unhoused at the time of their release. https://www.akron.com/articles/summit-county-officials-celebrate-grand-opening-of-thrive-house/

Public to weigh in on development proposal for former Lakewood Hospital site Updated: Aug. 16, 2024, 12:21 p.m. |Published: Aug. 16, 2024, 11:51 a.m. By Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- The city of Lakewood will hold a public hearing on the proposal to build a $100 million mixed-use... https://www.cleveland.com/community/2024/08/public-to-weigh-in-on-development-proposal-for-former-lakewood-hospital-site.html?e=04b384150ba93fa19e5b286d3d9842f4&lctg=5ecf21bc9770376d17022543&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_wake_up 2024-08-19&utm_term=Newsletter_wake_up

Community views progress of new Green Elementary School August 15, 2024 By Eric Poston GREEN — The community had an opportunity to walk through the new Green Elementary School as a part of the Back to School Bash Aug. 8. Attendees were able to sign their name on a wall in the building during the construction tours. Construction of the new 134,385-square-foot building behind the existing Greenwood Early Learning Center is in full swing. The school will house grades two through five and will feature natural daylight, improved technology, enhanced security, a library/media center, outdoor learning spaces and arts, music and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) labs. The first floor of the building will include offices, the music and art rooms, a gym, cafeteria and second and third grade classrooms. The second floor will include the library, a STEM classroom and fourth and fifth grade classrooms. Green Elementary School is expected to be completed for students for the 2025-26 school year. When the building opens, the parking lots and access drives will be in a temporary configuration until the final phase of work is complete, which includes the demolition of Greenwood. Installing the final parking lots, drives and improvements to Graybill Road will be completed by December 2025. https://www.akron.com/articles/community-views-progress-of-new-green-elementary-school/

I guess these plans from 2 years ago fell through... https://www.cleveland.com/business/2022/05/akron-soap-co-building-sold-with-plans-to-become-apartments.html

BUSINESS Oriana House subsidiary ventures into market-rate housing at historic Cascade Valley site Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal Furnace Street Flats in Cascade Valley will include one- and two-bedroom market-rate apartments. Correctional Health Services, a for-profit Oriana House subsidiary, is behind the project, which will mark Oriana's and its subsidiaries' first market-rate housing development. Federal and state historic tax credits to the tune of $3.6 million will fund the project, which will preserve two attached buildings that were each constructed more than a century ago. Tucked in Akron's Cascade Valley on Furnace Street stand two attached historic buildings — the former red brick-exterior Akron Soap Co. building and a taller Federal Warehouse and Storage structure with sprayed-on concrete covering most of its original brick. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/2024/08/15/furnace-street-flats-cascade-valley-oriana-house-correctional-health-services-apartments/74558519007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

For reference, Minnesota Vikings stadium: In May of 2012, the Minneapolis City Council and the Minnesota Legislature approved the $975 million funding for the stadium... In August 2016, NFL’s Minnesota Vikings played their first game... https://elysianbuilt.com/minnesota-vikings-stadium-construction/

After dream goes up in smoke, StowNut Donut & Diner owners hope to rebuild, reopen April Helms Akron Beacon Journal Denise and Eric Green have worked in the restaurant business in the Stow-Munroe Falls area for about 20 years, and their longtime hopes were fulfilled last year when they were finally able to call themselves owners. But the couple's dream was dashed Wednesday afternoon when fire broke out at their StowNut Donut & Diner. As they looked over the damage Thursday, they turned their hopes toward picking up the pieces and reopening. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/08/08/owners-of-stownut-donut-and-diner-hope-to-rebuild-reopen-after-fire-stow-mayor-john-pribonic/74723068007/?utm_source=nrec-home&utm_content=daily briefing - kent ravenna&utm_campaign=Home&utm_medium=email&utm_term=adhoc

That is a very odd location.

The city does not have LIHTC. That is a state program that is competitive across the entire state. The city may have HOME funds but those would not be enough to spur a project.

From NEO Trans: Cost of the new domed stadium and the provision of about 20,000 parking spaces, almost entirely in surface lots, is estimated at $2.4 billion. Half of that will be privately funded and create new tax revenues that will fund the other half. Much of the funding for the stadium will come from bonds serviced by new stadium-related revenues and city, county and state taxes generated by stadium activities and employment. Another $1.2 billion in private, stadium-area development is planned.

Friday, August 9, 2024 Dan O'Brien Developer Has High Hopes for Boardman Townhouses BOARDMAN, Ohio – The developer behind a complex of newly completed townhouses along South Avenue is optimistic the concept will take hold in the Mahoning Valley, as it has in other metropolitan areas. https://businessjournaldaily.com/developer-has-high-hopes-for-boardman-townhouses/?utm_source=Youngstown+Publishing+Company&utm_campaign=85a966252a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_8_2020_10_2_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d70048470c-85a966252a-383892683

Sci-fi museum gets closer to reality Board picks name, architecture firm Local News Aug 3, 2024 Andy Gray Entertainment Editor [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: Entertainment editor Andy Gray serves on the advisory board and the architect selection committee for the Museum of Science Fiction and Fantasy Arts. WARREN — After more than a year of discussion, the proposed science fiction museum in the city now has a name and an architecture firm to help make it a reality. The building the Trumbull County Historical Society purchased at 410 Main Ave. SW will be transformed into the Museum of Science Fiction and Fantasy Arts by Washington, D.C.-based firm Hickok Cole. https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2024/08/sci-fi-museum-gets-closer-to-reality/

DINING Mamma Mia, more speakeasies! These 8 restaurants opened in Summit County in July Tawney Beans Kerry Clawson Akron Beacon Journal The restaurant gods were most certainly smiling down on Summit County in July. Many new spaces for residents to feast and drink are now in business. Some are home-grown eateries created by local talent, while a few others are chains with their first locations within the county. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/dining/2024/08/07/new-restaurants-opening-akron-summit-county-cuyahoga-falls-speakeasy/74280879007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Site of former Akron Baptist Temple being considered for new housing Derek Kreider Akron Beacon Journal One of America's first megachurches is no more, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new one — if developers determine that they can use the land. Ed Matzules, senior vice president of Canada-based Colliers International Group Inc., is handling the sale of the 29-acre property. Via email, he said, "Currently we are under contract for a mixed use housing development." He said that could include single-family homes, townhomes or other configurations. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/08/06/housing-could-be-coming-to-site-of-former-akron-baptist-temple/74672841007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Work on Riddle Block 1 includes nearly $1 million for slate roof Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier LOCAL Work on Riddle Block 1 includes nearly $1 million for slate roof Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier RAVENNA − More than $2 million in work is taking place at Ravenna's historic landmark Riddle Block 1, including work on the building's slate roof and upgrades to the Juvenile and Probate courts. Shannon Kautzman, director of internal services for Portage County, said the three projects are underway. The roofing project, the most costly of the three, and the reason scaffolding is in place around the landmark, is expected to be done in November. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/08/04/portage-county-puts-nearly-1-million-into-riddle-block-1-roof/74591429007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65 Renovations to Guido's, addition of pocket park in Ravenna nearly finished Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier The patio and pocket park planned for a vacant lot in downtown Ravenna are taking shape, with some of the final touches arriving via crane on Friday. LOCAL Renovations to Guido's, addition of pocket park in Ravenna nearly finished Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier The patio and pocket park planned for a vacant lot in downtown Ravenna are taking shape, with some of the final touches arriving via crane on Friday. History of the lot Since 2021, Ravenna has been debating the future of a downtown property where a building once stood. Municipal Court Judge Melissa Roubic, whose law office was once located there, sold the building to the city. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/08/04/guidos-pizza-patio-addition-new-pocket-park-nearly-done-in-ravenna/74591253007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65

Ravenna library unveils landscaping project Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier RAVENNA − Reed Memorial Library has dedicated its long-awaited landscaping project, which includes an outdoor plaza area, pavilion and space for playing games. The work also will help people enjoy the outdoors. Amy Young, executive director of the library, said the project was designed to highlight the historic structure, which marked its 100th birthday in June. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/07/31/ravennas-reed-memorial-library-unveils-upgrades/74563350007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65

Shame that's what they ended up with. Their RFQ showed promise for creativity.

Akron Summit Metro Parks unveils new amenities at Cascade Valley’s Valley View Area (photos) Published: Jul. 30, 2024, 4:28 p.m. By Megan Becka, special to cleveland.com AKRON, Ohio – Summit Metro Parks on Tuesday celebrated the addition of new amenities at the Valley View Area of Cascade Valley Metro Park, located at 1212 Cuyahoga St. A shelter with a fireplace and picnic tables New trails Scenic gardens River access for canoes and kayaks Gender-neutral restrooms A natural play area for children A drinking fountain that offers refilling for water bottles A bike service kiosk and bike rack The additions are part of the park district’s commitment to offering access while prioritizing conservation, according to the park district. https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2024/07/summit-metro-parks-unveils-new-amenities-at-cascade-valleys-valley-view-area-photos.html?e=04b384150ba93fa19e5b286d3d9842f4&lctg=5ecf21bc9770376d17022543&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_rubber_city_daily 2024-07-31&utm_term=Newsletter_rubber_city_daily

Wintergreen Ledges affordable housing complex planned for West Akron Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal A $30 million affordable housing project is coming to West Akron. Akron City Council last week approved the construction of Wintergreen Ledges Apartments, an affordable apartment complex at 1831 Vernon Odom Boulevard for residents who make 30% to 70% of area median income. The median family income for the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprised of Summit and Portage counties, is $95,800, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/30/affordable-housing-apartment-complex-wintergreen-ledges-planned-vernon-odom-west-akron/74561754007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65 Location