London Green, Author at Signal Akron

Thursday's Better Together Book Bag Giveaway, held at House Three Thirty, saw hundreds show up for back-to-school giveaways, from backpacks and calculators to laptops and other school supplies.

Hundreds show up for backpack giveaway at House Three Thirty

by London Green August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

Approximately 1,500 backpacks — filled with notebooks, pencil cases, folders and toiletry items — were distributed on Thursday.

Lance Bell (second to the right, front row), a veteran and retired city employee, plans to play basketball until he can't. He turns 68 in July.

They’re in their 60s and 70s. Here’s why these Akron men still play basketball

by London Green June 15, 2026June 16, 2026

Isabella Dolinar, a 16-year-old sophomore at Ellet Community Learning Center, recently published her book “Love Me, Then Leave Me,” available on Amazon.

Arts and Culture

Pizza, rom-coms and Google Docs. An Ellet teen’s path to publishing a romance novel

by London Green May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

News

New SNAP rules are here. What’s changed for Summit County recipients?

by Emma Sedlak and London Green February 17, 2026February 15, 2026

Akron unveils new logo as city closes out its bicentennial celebration

by London Green December 8, 2025December 7, 2025

From left to right - Phyllis Montgomery, Phil Montgomery, Akron Education Association President Pat Shipe and Vice President Michael Harkness watch early results roll in for the Akron Board of Education race

Live Election Day 2025: Results and news for Akron and Summit County

by London Green and Susan Zake November 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Savanah Davis smiles in front of the soccer net at Lane Field Park in Akron

News

Akron soccer player to be featured in Nickelodeon documentary on Black girls breaking barriers

by London Green November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

A pepperoni pizza and a pizza bianco at Luigi’s Restaurant.

Arts and Culture

Best pizza: Luigi’s pies are freshly made, family-inspired

by London Green October 27, 2025October 26, 2025

Lock 15 Brewing Co. bartender/server Molly Singleton pours glasses of the brew house's seasonal Kraut Balls Oktoberfest beer on Friday, Oct. 17.

Arts and Culture

Best bar/brewery: Lock 15 Brewing Co. delivers ‘good food, good beer, good service’

by London Green October 24, 2025October 23, 2025

Seasonal Biologists Haley Dreisbach (left) and Miriam Churchin hold a turtle they rescued from the pond behind the Gorge Dam.

Arts and Culture

Turtle relocation in Akron: Slow and steady saves the day at Gorge Dam

by London Green October 9, 2025April 30, 2026