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Downtown Barberton Celebrates Labor Day Weekend with Food, Beer, Music and Fireworks
Add Barberton to the long list of places hosting weekend festivals so people can celebrate what’s widely considered the last REAL weekend of summer, even if summer doesn’t officially end until September 21st. The nonprofit Main Street Barberton, which focuses on growing and activating the town’s downtown area, is again presenting its annual festival Labor Day Festival over three days.
Photos: See all the fun from the 2024 Randolph Fair
The 2024 Randolph Fair is in the books! We hired Pete Kenworthy, a photographer and producer based in Kent, to document this year’s fair. Below you’ll find his photos and videos from throughout the week. We enjoyed being at the fair again this year, and we look forward to visiting with you again next year.
Tune in: Brecksville author’s Cleveland-based murder mystery is now a Hallmark movie
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- Prolific author Connie Laux, a native Northeast Ohioan who has been captivating readers for decades with her mystery novels, recently had one of her books adapted into a movie. The film, “Jazz Ramsey: A K9 Mystery,” is based on Laux’s 2020 novel “The Secrets of Bones” --...
VIDEO: At the Salon: Hair Geek Studio
Emma Carson sat down for a haircut and interview with stylist, and owner of Hair Geek Studio, Sapprea English. The two discuss Emma’s history of haircuts, Sapprea’s experience as a small business owner, and what led the single mother to create a yearly backpack drive in Akron. To...
Conservancy for Cuyahoga National Park receives $3.8 million
The Conservancy for Cuyahoga National Park—a public charity that supports the upkeep of the only national park in Ohio—has announced a $3.8 million gift from the estate of James H. Hower, an Akron businessman, who died in 2022. The largest gift in the organization’s history will be used...
Kent Guitarist/Singer/Composer Guy Pernetti Kicks Off Folknet’s Fall Music Series
Cleveland nonprofit Folknet has been offering support for acoustic musicians and opportunities to hear them perform for decades now. One of those is its monthly first-Sunday Mountain Rose concert series, which presents talented local musicians in intimate venues. And its fall season (September-December) has just started. It opens with Kent-based...
Author Tracy Chevalier to give virtual program through Hudson Library
CLEVELAND, Ohio – New York Times bestselling author Tracy Chevalier is scheduled to hold a virtual program with the Hudson Library & Historical Society next month. Chevalier – a graduate of Oberlin College - will discuss her book, “The Glassmaker” at the program, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14.
Valley Art Center to open interactive sensory exhibit Sept. 13, featuring works created by blind artist: Valley Views
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- If you’ve ever thought you could be blindfolded and create art as good as what you’ve seen in a gallery show, this is your chance to prove or disprove your theory. On Sept. 28, you can don a blindfold and experience creating art without...
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre presents fundraiser ‘Murder By the Falls -- A Deadly Inside Scoop’
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- Calling all Mabels, Olivers and Charleses: There will be a new murder in the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre building for you to solve. CVLT will host its murder mystery fundraiser, “Murder By the Falls -- A Deadly Inside Scoop,” at 6 p.m. Sept. 6 and 7.
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