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From previous article on page before: Siefert said up to 120 people are expected to work at the two buildings,

Legislative Highlights From Monday, May 20, 2024 Ordinance 188-2024 approving the historic designation of 816 E. Market Street (Homeier-Universal Building) as a historic landmark; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. The Homeier-Universal Building was constructed in 1919 as a large three story shop with attached showroom for a Ford automobile dealership. At one time, this was the largest operating Ford dealership in Akron. The Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the designation on March 5, 2024, and recommended approval. Learn more about the Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission here. https://maps.app.goo.gl/RUKjCjawGub1Prv17

$25.5 million project planned for stretch of East Main Street in Kent April Helms Akron Beacon Journal The bulk of the funding, about $23.3 million, coming from AMATS. Two roundabouts planned for the ends of the impacted area. Get ready for orange barrels on East Main Street near Kent State University. The city in 2025 will renovate a three-quarter-mile stretch of East Main between Willow Street and Horning Road. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/05/08/2025-east-main-street-road-work-in-kent-to-include-roundabouts/73375427007/?utm_source=nrec-home&utm_content=daily briefing - kent ravenna&utm_campaign=Home&utm_medium=email&utm_term=adhoc

Pavilion, trees, gardens, ice skating rinks: Inside the $17.5M renovation of Lock 3 Park Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal Scheduled for an autumn 2024 completion, the new Lock 3 is one segment of an ongoing canal and towpath revitalization that stakeholders envision as serving locals and visitors from all walks of life. “I think it's going to be very unique — something that you will definitely see in a magazine that I think people are going to come from out of state, to come specifically just to see this park,” said NeShaunda Lockett, construction inspector at Anser Advisory and the project inspector. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/05/13/maynard-performance-pavilion-trees-gardens-ice-skating-patios-benches-renovation-lock-3-park-akron/73544086007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Restaurateurs to bring another restaurant-speakeasy to Falls with Mattioli's Pizza, Oak & Olive Kerry Clawson Akron Beacon Journal Testa Dining Group is going for double the fun when it opens the new Mattioli's Pizza and Oak & Olive — another speakeasy ― slated for June in Cuyahoga Falls. Although the two businesses owned by Joel and Cassie Testa are different from each other, in some ways, they go hand in hand. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/dining/2024/05/09/mattiolis-pizza-oak-olive-speakeasy-new-restaurant-cuyahoga-falls/73528528007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Across the street from the FirstEnergy West Campus. https://maps.app.goo.gl/qb8heXh53mhUAqNJ9

One of the issues that Colopy said she sees with the development is that the removal of trees takes away a possible habitat for bats. The environment could have supported endangered bats. In 2023, cave expert Dr. Hazel Barton found bat guano while surveying a nearby cave with her then-students at the University of Akron. At the time, Barton was associate dean for research and graduate studies at UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. (She has since joined the University of Alabama as Loper Endowed Professor of Geological Sciences.) Amazing....

Community 'benefit' or 'slaughtered' land? What we know about the White Pond development Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal Developer Triton Property Ventures is grading land and about a week away from laying slab foundations for ranch homes and townhomes at White Pond Reserve in Akron. The first phase of construction at the development, east of Interstate 77 and west of White Pond Drive, comes 18 years after the city of Akron first purchased the land and nearly a year and a half after City Council narrowly approved the development and land sale to Triton by a 7-6 vote. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/05/02/questions-white-pond-reserve-development-answered-triton-property-ventures-lead-for-pollinators/73386314007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

No, that was the previous development team. Geis has "in-house" design.

More contractor / sub-contractor non-payment issues. Been an albatross since the begging of development unfortunately.

Judge John Adams was all I needed to see....

Renovated 159 Main building now home to luxury residential units and mix of businesses Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal When Frank Jellison went to refinance his former Portage Lakes condo in 2020, he found out the value of his home had jumped. So, he decided to sell it and signed a lease for a luxury apartment at 159 S. Main St. the following year. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/26/akron-former-law-building-downtown-now-home-to-apartments-bazaar-159-main/73375790007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Staff YARS Breaks Ground on New Main Gate YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A groundbreaking ceremony took place Tuesday to celebrate the new main gate complex project at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. The $11 million project will feature state-of-the-art facilities and technology to enhance anti-terrorism capabilities. https://businessjournaldaily.com/yars-breaks-ground-on-new-main-gate/?utm_source=Youngstown+Publishing+Company&utm_campaign=3a419d7aa7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_8_2020_10_2_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d70048470c-3a419d7aa7-383892683

Soul rolls, Big Mac pizzas: These 5 restaurants opened in Summit County in March Tawney Beans Kerry Clawson Akron Beacon Journal Hungry and looking for something new? You might want to bookmark this page. March saw the opening of two soul restaurants in Akron’s Northside and Chapel Hill neighborhoods, with the latter also doubling as a karaoke bar. Pizza joints owned by unlikely characters popped up in Green and Brimfield, one of whom already has hopes to expand. And a milkshake and burger joint with a Cleveland location finally opened one in Akron. We visited each one to see what they have to offer. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2024/04/19/new-akron-restaurants-good-company-jacks-pizza-plannerz-place-eatery/73194752007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

'We're part of revitalizing retail': Former Chapel Hill Mall gets second life Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal Standing in the space that used to be Chapel Hill Mall’s JCPenney, Adam Berkley recalled that he and his now-wife’s first date 30 years ago was to see “Grumpy Old Men” at the mall’s General Cinema. “That's hilarious that you remember that,” his colleague, Greg Brumbaugh, said of the movie name drop. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/18/chapel-hill-mall-ohio-updates-business-park-former-macys-industrial-commercial-properties/73279002007/?utm_source=nabj-newsletter_dailybriefing&utm_content=daily briefing - akron&utm_campaign=newsletter_dailybriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_term=adhoc

LOCAL Akron's Chapel Hill Business Park, formerly the Chapel Hill Mall, by the numbers Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal The former Chapel Hill Mall, located in Akron between Brittain Road, Buchholzer Boulevard, and Howe and Independence avenues, has been transformed into a business park now owned by Industrial Commercial Properties and Storage of America. Here's a look at the business park by the numbers. 900,000 square feet: Size of former Chapel Hill Mall 715,000 square feet: Size of the complex now owned by ICP at 2000 Brittain Road 60 acres: Land owned by ICP 169,000 square feet: Size of building owned by Storage of America at the former Macy's 8 acres: Land owned by Storage of America 40,826 square feet: Square footage that remains available for lease in the business park Four: Number of new businesses in the complex since the mall closed in 2021 (Storage of America bought the former Macy's in 2019) https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/18/ohio-chapel-hill-business-park-mall-news-how-much-land-square-feet/73343082007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

'Let's get everything on the table': Akron mayorrr talks about selecting new police HQ Patrick Williams Akron Beacon Journal In his State of the City Address last week, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik expressed the need for a permanent Akron Police Department headquarters, stating that the city "cannot prioritize public safety if we continue to let the current building deteriorate." The department is currently housed in the Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center at 217 S. High St., now 58 years old. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/18/akron-mayor-shammas-malik-discusses-police-headquarters-site-selection-process/73356182007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

I like this. Don't like the product, but the idea of infill is great!

I used Google. Thanks for researching it more though....😂

UPDATE: White Pond At my March Coffee with Councilman Hardy ward meeting, we heard from Mayor Malik's Director of Economic Development, Suzie Graham-Moore, about the White Pond developments. https://www.ward8akron.com/news/update-white-pond

RFP & RFQ dated Feb. 28, 2024 The City of Akron, Ohio is seeking qualified Architectural/Engineering firms to conduct a site analysis for a variety of sites for the potential relocation of the Akron Police Department Headquarters. Sites will include City owned properties as well as privately owned sites. Sites may include open/green space or contain an existing structure to be renovated. The goal of this project is to determine a site deemed to be most advantageous to the Department of Public Safety, The City, and its citizens for the location of the Akron Police Department Headquarters. The City of Akron is concurrently posting a Request for Proposals (RFP) to developers/owners soliciting proposals for private sites. The City of Akron will shortlist both the private site proposals and public land list for use by the selected consultant. The selected consultant shall analyze shortlisted sites and rank. Included in the ranking but not in the analysis is the current Police Headquarters at the H.K. Stubbs Justice Center (217 S. High Street). These were the shortlisted sites in addition to the existing hq. List dated April 15, 2024 Bellows Street Site Parcel 6764078 Greenfield ASIK Properties. LLC & SAF, Inc. Main & Broadway @ Thornton Street Multiple Parcels Greenfield Rubber City Arches Former Beacon Journal Site 44 E Exchange Street Existing Building ABJ Building LLC 80 West Bowery 80 West Bowery Existing Building Children's Hospital Former St. Thomas Hospital Site 444 N. Main Street Greenfield Summa Health Former Grant St. Hi-Rise 353 Grant Street Greenfield University of Akron Central Hower Community School 145 S. College Street Greenfield University of Akron Wonder Bread Building 178 Forge Street Greenfield University of Akron Morley Health Center 177 S. Broadway Street Existing Building City of Akron Stubbs/County Bldg 217 S. High Street Existing Building City of Akron/Summit County

There are 16 events in the next month and a half??

New funds boost Portage Lakes State Park visitors center, Tudor House in New Franklin Alan Ashworth Akron Beacon Journal Portage Lakes Park Visitors Center timeline Adamson said the planned visitors center project isn't that far off. "ODNR wants to have this constructed by the end of next year," he said. He said the center will make the park even more of a destination spot for area residents. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/06/recreation-may-be-our-primary-industry-says-new-franklin-mayor/72963093007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65

But Indianapolis really ups the ante? They get a ton of events there. And personally Cleveland is much cooler. Did you see what happened around So-Fi during the Super Bowl weekend? Yikes.