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Your Guide to Spending Small Business Saturday on The Blvd!
November 2022 2 minutes

The holidays are all about giving – and the best gift you can give your favorite local businesses is your support. Get down to...

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Paninoteca opens in The Rialto Living Room
November 2022 2 minutes

By Ted Lehr There is just something about a really great sandwich. Even the bad ones are good. But an exceptional sandwich is special....

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Rialto Theatre Reveals Second Annual Kenmore Winter Break Music Festival Lineup
November 2022 2 minutes

Last December, the Rialto Theatre and The Summit FM invited Akron’s music fans and concert lovers out of hibernation for a brand new festival...

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Light the BLVD Returns December 2
November 2022 1 minute

What began as a way to spread joy to Kenmore residents during the COVID-19 pandemic has quickly become a holiday tradition. On Friday, December...

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Akron’s Summit Lake community breaks ground on new trail
October 2022 3 minutes

By Abigail Bottar, Ideastream Public Media Summit County officials, Akron officials and Summit Lake residents celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Summit Lake Trail....

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First Glance Skatepark to Reopen with New Ramps
October 2022 2 minutes

Northeast Ohio’s only free indoor skatepark adds features to accommodate younger skaters. After being closed for summer, First Glance's Skatepark reopened this week with...

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Q&A: SRINA Tea House & Café General Manager Lee Porter
October 2022 5 minutes

Lee Porter is the general manager of SRINA Tea House & Café located at 975 Kenmore Blvd. His cousin, Monaqui Porter-Young established SRINA Organics...

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Kenmore’s Newest Business Needs Your Support
September 2022 2 minutes

Buzzbin Art & Music Shop – one of Northeast Ohio’s best-known live music venues – is working hard to reopen on Kenmore Blvd. after...

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Kenmore hosts Summit County’s first placemaking conference
September 2022 2 minutes

City of Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan addresses "Great Places Rock" attendees at First Glance on Kenmore Blvd. Kenmore Boulevard was front and center during...

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