Camped in front of the new “Vote Bus” at the downtown Akron Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center, volunteers John Fuller, Lily Jackson and Sandra McClain called out “Voter registration!” as people passed by. It was all part of Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day, with volunteers from the Akron chapter of the NAACP helping Metro RTA travelers prepare for the November election.
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While Maddie Diestel’s day-to-day revolves around barbells, box jumps and PRs, she considers the bonds she forms with Archbishop Hoban football players equally important.
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A business organization dedicated to improving the prospects of Black-owned businesses is forming in Akron. The Black Chamber of Commerce — Summit County was created to ease the racial wealth gap and create more opportunities for African American entrepreneurs, as well as expand economic opportunities in Akron, said Robert DeJournett, its founding president and CEO.
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CMSD families can get free internet through a program with DigitalC, Cleveland’s only locally based internet service provider.
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Hey Cleveland, I hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend. If you are looking to keep the summer feeling going, we have another weekend full of family-friendly events! Let’s take a look at what is on deck as we move into June.
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While most councilors appeared to support renewing the contract for e-scooters, Councilor Marty Nave represented the seemingly vocal minority against them.
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The exhibit finishes its run at the Edgewood gallery on Sept. 27.
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Edwin J. Viera, Public News Service A new study found minimum wage increases have little or no impact on job loss. The Economic Policy Institute study comes as federal lawmakers consider raising the minimum wage. The New York Legislature considered a bill to raise the state’s $15 hourly minimum wage over the next three years […]
Jackson could lose ownership of Smith-Wills Stadium after Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch initiated an effort to repossess the land the 49-year-old facility sits on from the capital city.
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As four separate federal investigations plague Mayor Eric Adams and his administration, progressive politicians such as Councilmember Tiffany Cabán (D-Queens), state Senator Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn) have called on him to resign. Adams has steadfastly said he will not, but there’s also the possibility that he could be forced out. If […]
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