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When did Akronโ€™s oldest resting place, Glendale Cemetery, open? Plus more in this week’s news quiz

Whatโ€™s going to happen at the site of one of Akronโ€™s oldest restaurants โ€”Youngโ€™s Hotel and Restaurant? City officials and River Guardians Ohio invite residents to join them tomorrow to re-image the space. The building that housed a grocery and featured 100 hotel rooms was built in the 1850s. Fire destroyed it in 1907. The owners rebuilt it a year later and it operated for nearly 100 more years before closing in 2004. The building was razed in 2010 and now itโ€™s an empty corner lot.ย 

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