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Akron Art Museum to receive $2 million for project July 25, 2024 By Staff Writer AKRON — The Akron Art Museum will receive $2 million in funding from Substitute House Bill 2, the state’s two-year construction budget for capital projects across Ohio. The Akron Art Museum will use the funds to construct the Center for Digital Discovery, which will include a digital gallery, classroom and educational space, and immersive artist-created areas for all ages. “The Center for [Digital] Discovery will allow new and returning patrons to experience art in a new way,” said state Rep. Bill Roemer (R-District 31). “The Akron Art Museum, a cherished part of the community since 1922, will continue to provide enrichment through art with this project.” https://www.akron.com/articles/akron-art-museum-to-receive-2-million-for-project/

I PROMISE Healthquarters opens in Akron July 25, 2024 By Emily Scharf AKRON — The LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) celebrated the opening of I PROMISE HealthQuarters (I PROMISE HQ) with the Akron community July 16 at 527 W. Market St., across from LJFF’s House Three Thirty. I PROMISE HQ is a community health and wellness center offering medical, dental and optometry support along with on-site pharmacy and lab services provided by AxessPointe, and behavioral and mental health services from Coleman Health Services. https://www.akron.com/articles/i-promise-healthquarters-opens-in-akron/

"Design isn't that complicated". 😂 If it wasn't that complicated don't you think everyone would be doing it? Sounds like a client mindset. FYI, I guarantee those are all well over what the Geis project will cost.

Residents seize first chance to publicly weigh in on Water 9 development in New Franklin Alan Ashworth Akron Beacon Journal It's been a year and a half since local businessman Tim Adkins bought the 27-hole Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links that straddles New Franklin and Green. Adkins said from the start he intended to develop the nine holes situated primarily in New Franklin and retain the rest of the golf course. He presented plans to build single-family units, with lot sales to homeowners who could choose their own builder. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/24/water-9-development-timetable-slips-behind-in-new-franklin/74503344007/

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Akron housing plan highlights strategies for retaining residents, increasing development Goals mostly target neighborhoods with lower housing values, stress accountability for residents and landlords. by Reegan Davis Saunders July 19, 2024 The City of Akron released a report Tuesday that lays out strategies for improving its housing quality. The Akron Housing Action Plan and Market Value Analysis takes a look at the city’s existing housing programs and suggests ways to fill the gaps, prompting more development and ensuring affordable, quality housing for Akron residents. According to the report, created in collaboration with the Greater Ohio Policy Center and the Reinvestment Fund, the housing values in Akron have increased by 75% since 2017. https://signalakron.org/akron-housing-plan-highlights-strategies-for-retaining-residents-increasing-development/

Some good news, hopefully.... Friday, July 19, 2024 Guy D'Astolfo Artist Group Eyes Purchase of Building for Studio Space A group of local artists, including some who formerly had studios in the Ward Bakery Building in Youngstown, is moving closer to acquiring a space where they can create, show and sell their work. Loop Youngstown was founded a year ago for this purpose, but its efforts have taken on new urgency in the wake of the sale of the Ward Bakery Building. https://businessjournaldaily.com/artist-group-eyes-purchase-of-building-for-studio-space/

Springfield OKs preliminary Amazon delivery station plan July 18, 2024 By Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Township Trustees July 11 approved a preliminary development plan for an Amazon delivery station on Picton Parkway in the Planned Industrial Park District at the southeast corner of Pickle Road and Christopher Drive. Representatives from Pure Development Inc./Ceso Inc., the developers of the project, presented the plan at a public hearing prior to the trustees regular July 11 meeting. Irv Sugerman, attorney for Pure Development/Ceso, said the updated plan addresses concerns expressed at previous meetings with trustees and the township Zoning Commission including traffic, noise, the size of the building and its proximity to Schrop Intermediate School, 2215 Pickle Road. https://www.akron.com/articles/springfield-oks-preliminary-amazon-delivery-station-plan/ Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uYC6ZFyWb3bg2SeDA

DINING Former Kent State football standout serves up Cajun favorites | Local Flavor on Wheels Craig Webb Akron Beacon Journal It all started sitting in a classroom at Kent State. And now for Will Matthews it means standing in a kitchen in his Highland Square storefront or in a mobile kitchen on his food truck doing something he loves. But there's a lot of life and miles between growing up in New Orleans and landing at Kent State where he was a star running back and a member of the squad that won the college's first bowl game ever in 2019. https://www.record-courier.com/story/entertainment/dining/2024/07/17/former-kent-state-football-player-willl-matthews-southern-comfort-kitchen-food-truck-cajun/74354002007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65

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Akron LeBron James Family Foundation opens health, wellness center in West Akron Published: Jul. 16, 2024, 3:46 p.m. By Megan Becka, special to cleveland.com AKRON, Ohio – The LeBron James Family Foundation has expanded its footprint with the opening of the I Promise HealthQuarters at 527 West Market Street, across from House Three Thirty, in West Akron. The new community health and wellness center offers medical, dental, optometry and mental health support for people of all ages, along with on-site pharmacy and lab services, according to a news release. The center’s reduced-cost pharmacy is provided by AxessPointe and behavioral and mental health services are offered through Coleman Health Services. Though the health and wellness center is designed to meet the needs of I Promise families, it is open to the entire community. https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2024/07/lebron-james-family-foundation-opens-health-wellness-center-in-west-akron.html

Hitchcock Center to expand women’s services, add affordable housing in Glenville with new building By Collin Cunningham ● Development, Health, Social Equity ● July 8, 2024 As the Hitchcock Center for Women prepares to round the century mark on its current brick-and-mortar treatment facility, the 46-year-old women’s recovery housing provider broke ground in late June on a 77,000-square-foot modernized addition. Once complete and open to low-income residents in 2025, the new building will offer over 50 single-family Section 8 housing units in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood and allow the residential addiction center to expand its services. Section 8 housing along with women’s behavioral health and addiction treatment resources will be more modern and less scarce in Cleveland when the Hitchcock Center for Women (HCFW) cuts the ribbon on a new 77,000-square-foot building at its east side campus in 2025. https://thelandcle.org/stories/hitchcock-center-to-expand-womens-services-add-affordable-housing-in-glenville-with-new-building/

Demolition underway of former St. Thomas Hospital in Akron. What's next for site? Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal St. Thomas Hospital, owned by Summa Health, is being razed, and a hospital executive said the demolition will likely continue through the end of the year. St. Thomas Hospital is a historic Akron landmark with a history dating back more than 100 years. Future use of the site has not been determined, a Summa spokeswoman said. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/12/st-thomas-hospital-akron-demolition-underway/74364243007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65 Hilton Fairlawn doubles down on service commitment with change to DoubleTree, renovations Isabella Schreck Akron Beacon Journal Starting Friday, guests at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn can expect a warm, gooey DoubleTree cookie along with greetings from smiling staff when checking in at the front desk. Rennick Andreoli, president of RDA Hotel Management Company that owns the Hilton, said the hotel off 3180 W. Market St. is repositioning itself as a DoubleTree − 54 years after its opening.' https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/12/hilton-akronfairlawn-on-west-market-street-to-change-to-doubletree/74356975007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65 More Rite Aid stores in Akron area confirm plans to close. Where will prescriptions go? Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal All Rite Aid stores in Summit, Medina and Portage counties are closing as the company progresses through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Following the Beacon Journal's reporting of Rite Aids closing in Tallmadge, on E. Waterloo Road in Akron, in the Portage Lakes area of Green and in Barberton, the Beacon Journal on Thursday confirmed the rest of the closures with store associates at individual stores. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/2024/07/11/rite-aid-bankruptcy-case-greater-akron-sites-closing-wadsworth-medina-cuyahoga-falls-garrettsville/74369536007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

It’s so fresh at El Malecon Mexican Grill on North Hill in Akron | Local Flavor on Wheels Mark J. Price Akron Beacon Journal Local Flavor on Wheels: This summer, we’re trying area food trucks for our Local Flavor series instead of sit-down establishments. We hope you’ll come along for the ride! North Hill has to be the most cosmopolitan neighborhood in Akron for dining out. In a few square miles, you can enjoy Thai, Bhutanese, Italian, Mexican, Polish, soul food, gourmet cuisine and other traditional American fare. It’s nice to have such worldly options. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/dining/restaurant-reviews/2024/07/10/local-flavor-el-malecon-food-truck-north-hill/74196280007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Looks like in February he was promoted to Interim Deputy Director at he Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He has worked there since leaving the City of Akron.

White Pond updates: Marijuana dispensary and Sikich out, new housing development underway Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal One business has left a building on White Pond Drive in Akron, and another has withdrawn its plans to build a new headquarters there. Chicago-based professional services firm Sikich moved one of its offices from the 274 White Pond Drive address in November to a Richfield office, said Jason Tuma, principal of assurance services and Northeast Ohio market lead at the firm, via email. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/2024/07/03/white-pond-drive-akron-news-updates-sikich-klutch-marijuana-dispensary-housing-development/74198350007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Breaking: Brown Announces Major Investment in Akron Regional Tech Hub July 2, 2024 Brown Pushed the Administration to Select Akron for Investment; The $51 Million Investment Ensures Akron Will Lead in Next-Generation Rubber and Plastics Production and Create Good-Paying Jobs; Only 12 Hubs Across the Country Selected for Investment in Highly Competitive Process WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Akron was named one of 12 national Tech Hubs around the country, beating out nearly 500 other cities and bringing a major new $51 million investment to support the Akron Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub. This investment will position the region to lead in developing and producing the next generation of rubber and plastics. These materials are critical to nearly every industrial sector and will enable innovation in other fields like sustainability, aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and semiconductors. The investment will also help create good paying jobs in the polymer industry, support new training opportunities, and give students at local universities and colleges the chance to work in a cutting-edge field. https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sherrod-brown-announces-major-investment-in-akron-regional-tech-hub

I think that would be a decent site for them. Kind of out of the way, at this point at least.

80 W. Bowery was owned by the city and transferred to Akron Children's in 2018 so they could use the parking lot. Amazing that they needed a study for these selections of existing building, building they owned recently, vacant lot....

MVHS Gets $1.35M to Upgrade Downtown Building YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Mahoning Valley Historical Society will begin upgrades on a downtown building it purchased last year after receiving a total of $1.35 million from the state’s biennial capital budget. https://businessjournaldaily.com/mvhs-gets-1-35m-to-upgrade-downtown-building/

Akron City Council approves developer's plan to build 20 new homes in North Hill area Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal Akron City Council approved a plan last week to develop 20 single-family homes in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood. The Meridian Urban Renewal Area plan permits Testa Enterprises to develop the homes on 4.77 acres at the southern end of Meridian Street, which is south of East Tallmadge Avenue and east of state Route 8. Meridian Street will also be extended further south to end in a cul-de-sac. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/06/21/vacant-lot-off-akron-meridian-street-being-converted-to-20-home-site/74075148007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Parks, bike paths, energy-efficient housing and more: Proposed grant could benefit Summit Lake Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal Akron Mayor Shammas Malik’s office will bring a proposal to City Council on Monday that would allow the city to apply for U.S. EPA grant funding to increase sustainability efforts in the Summit Lake neighborhood. Casey Shevlin, city director of sustainability and resiliency, told City Council’s Public Service Committee on June 10 that recipients of the funding can receive up to $20 million and that projects must be completed in three years. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/06/17/energy-efficient-housing-and-green-space-in-summit-lake-grant-proposal-us-epa-20-million/74089785007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

AxessPoint to open Ravenna health center site Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier A federally qualified health center soon will occupy a Ravenna building that once housed the Portage County Health District. Mark Frisone, CEO of AxessPointe Community Health Centers, said the "one stop shop for health care" will include providers for pharmacy, dental, optometry, behavioral health and primary care. The Ravenna location also will focus on maternal care. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/06/13/axesspoint-community-health-center-to-open-ravenna-site/73990468007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65

Cascade Plaza's comeback plan gets a $5 million boost from Ohio lawmakers Derek Kreider Akron Beacon Journal A $5 million state funding boost for Akron's Cascade Plaza will help to make the block a "hub of downtown's comeback," Mayor Shammas Malik said Wednesday. The city is receiving money for the project from what some lawmakers have called the "super duper fund" — a one-time $700 million local project fund through which Ohio lawmakers can identify and fulfill grant requests. The fund, divided equally between both houses of the state legislature — that was created from federal money that Ohio amassed during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/06/13/akrons-cascade-plaza-redevelopment-getting-5-million-from-state/74056476007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65