Written by Jason Chamberlain Edited by Ted Lehr Since 2021, you may have noticed black park benches on both sides of Kenmore Blvd, spanning...

Interview by Jim Carney Iconic new wave musician Chris Butler has become a part of Kenmore’s expanding music community. The member of The Waitresses...

The Center Dance + Yoga Studio – which quietly began offering dance and yoga classes in the former Etta Mae Smith Studio of Dance...

On Friday, September 22 at 5 p.m., The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson, along with Chris Butler of new wave band The Waitresses, will cut the...

by Corey Jenkins, Better Kenmore CDC Photo by Shane Wynn The 2023 Kenmore First Friday season has drawn some of the largest crowds in...

In 2015, the one-time Akron Area Arts Alliance was reborn as Summit Artspace - an organization that connects artists and artist-serving organizations to the...

By Corey Jenkins, Better Kenmore CDC After standing tall at 941 Chester Avenue for 105 years, Smith Elementary School began to crumble to the...

On Saturday, July 15, Akron-native Nicole Farrell opened Whiskers & Wine Cat Lounge at 932 Kenmore Blvd. It’s the first cat café and wine...

The building located at 1015 Kenmore Blvd. has been home to several different businesses over the past century. It was Pearson Used Car Company...