So happy my friend Angelica George will manage and animate these iconic Akron landmarks at East End. Excellent news for Middlebury and Akron. beaconjournal.com/story/entertai…

Rebuilding Lock 3 by Ramahn Jemahl ReallyGoodyStudios.com

And ice skate rental revenue is up 3X

The $2.8 million sale will be “closing imminently,” said Rachel Bridenstine, the president of the Development Finance Authority of Summit County, which holds the master lease for the building. It is owned by the Summit County Land bank. signalnews.info/41u5vwY

Sale of PNC Tower is great news for Downtown Akron. It is wild to see a 23 story, 220,000 sq ft, 40% occupied office tower in the center of downtown sell for only $2.8M. Hope this starts residential, retail and restaurant revitalization at Cascade Plaza and along North Main.

Construction started for the next phase of the Summit Metro Parks Freedom Trail, which will soon connect from Mill Street south through The University of Akron to the METRO RTA transit center and then west by Spaghetti Warehouse to Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition.

Congrats to Dave Lieberth and his team on opening the Akron History Center on Main Street. The ribbon cut was made of rubber. The center is beautiful and now open. Admission is free. Stop by next time you are in 𝔻𝔸ℙ.

Summit Lake and its surrounding neighborhood continue comeback from decades of neglect with groundbreaking for $7.5 million recreational hub. beaconjournal.com/story/news/loc…

Kudos to Akron where the Summit Lake NorthShore Park groundbreaking last week was front page news! Helmed by Akron Civic Commons inc. convener Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition and Kyle Kutuchief of Knight Foundation, the park is part of the $12 mil revitalization of Summit Lake: beaconjournal.com/videos/news/20…

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New wine bar at Lock 4:

Lock 3 park hosted Mayor Shammas Malik’s State of the City on Tuesday where he shouted out the hard work of Akron Civic Commons! As Kyle Kutuchief of Knight Foundation wrote, Akron's bright future “shows what’s possible when we invest in places that bring us together": beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/…

Akron Civic Commons’ efforts are leading to more investment in Summit Lake--a testament to the power of public space to inspire community growth. Read more: beaconjournal.com/story/news/loc…