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Hotel plan fizzled. Now Akron seeks ideas to save 110-year-old Bowen School

The City of Akron, which last summer sought developers for the former Akron Public Schools headquarters before state-granted demolition money expired, this week asked again for someone who was willing to find a new use for the 110-year-old building. The previous respondent, Walt Zielinski, said Tuesday his plan to redevelop the onetime Bowen School Buildingโ€ฆ

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