The late-night shooting, eight months after a crossfire homicide on the same block, is the latest in a whack-a-mole battle fought by city officials and some Highland Square business owners. This time, they’re working to tamp down a controversial bar whose promotions, city officials said, serve as the gathering point for sometimes-armed and sometimes-intoxicated revelers who hang out late into the night on the sidewalk and street on summer weekend nights.
Author Archives: Doug Brown
Government Reporter (he/him)
Doug Brown covers all things connected to the government in the city. He strives to hold elected officials and other powerful figures accountable to the community through easily digestible stories about complex issues. Prior to joining Signal Akron, Doug was a communications staffer at the ACLU of Oregon, news reporter for the Portland Mercury, staff writer for Cleveland Scene, and writer for Deadspin.com, among other roles. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Hiram College and a master’s degree in journalism from Kent State University.
For routine messages, feel free to contact Doug Brown at doug@signalakron.org. If you have privacy concerns and/or want to share sensitive information, you can reach him on the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal (no connection to Signal Akron) under username @dbrown.2010 and encrypted email account db159@proton.me
