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10 Questions: The Guitar Department Owner Ed Michalec
April 2023 5 minutes

By Corey Jenkins, Better Kenmore CDC The Guitar Department has been a Kenmore Blvd. destination for guitarists and bassists for almost fifteen years. To...

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Meet Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance’s New Grant Manager!
April 2023 1 minute

By Abigail Stopka, Better Kenmore CDC Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance is excited to welcome grant manager Eleni Manousogiannakis to its team! Eleni spent almost a...

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Marigold Sol Celebrates Two Years of Divine Florescence on Kenmore Boulevard
March 2023 2 minutes

By Abigail Stopka, Better Kenmore CDC Lori Julien opened Marigold Sol on April Fool’s Day 2021 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. What...

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The Nite Owl Serves Your Late Night Soul
March 2023 4 minutes

By Abigail Stopka, Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance Sharness Dowdy is the proud owner of The Nite Owl located at 992 Kenmore Blvd. Open since 2021,...

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The Rialto Theatre is Home to Kenmore’s Newest Restaurant & Bar
March 2023 2 minutes

After eight years of opening primarily only for live music and events, The Rialto Theatre now serves food and drinks four days a week....

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Just a Dad From Akron to Launch Recovery Support Facility on Kenmore Blvd.
March 2023 2 minutes

This week marks the second anniversary of Just a Dad From Akron's grand opening at 937 Kenmore Blvd. In two short years, founder Kenny...

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Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance Announces New Executive Director
March 2023 2 minutes

After years of devoted service, Tina Boyes will pass the torch to a new leader. For most people within the Kenmore community, Tina Boyes...

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Akron Public Schools continue to ignore city’s neighborhoods, writes Tina Boyes
February 2023 2 minutes

Opinion, Akron Beacon Journal Published Feb. 23, 2023 Christine Fowler Mack resigned last week as the superintendent of Akron Public Schools. The previous Friday,...

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Sojourner Truth Project Discussion at SRINA’s Black History Month Celebration
February 2023 1 minute

On May 29, 1851, in an area of downtown Akron that looked a whole lot more like Kenmore Boulevard than the urban area we...

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