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New York artist Chakaia Booker's website shows off several public art installations including this piece called Déjá Vu. Booker was selected by a task force and approved by the Akron Public Art Commission to provide a sculpture for Lock 3 in downtown Akron. (Screenshot via chakaiabooker.com)

Tire public art sculpture coming to Akron’s Lock 3 at the end of October

by Akron Documenters September 22, 2026September 30, 2026

The City of Akron is proposing changes to its housing rules that could make it easier to build new single-family and multi-family homes in neighborhoods, allow the construction of in-law suites or carriage houses in backyards, and keep grandfathered-in housing types, like apartments on top of stores, that were built before current zoning rules. A new house being constructed by HK. Hovnanian Homes at 501 S. Rhodes Ave. in Sherbondy Hill is an example of infill housing, where a new structure is placed on an empty lot amid existing houses.

Akron homebuyers could save thousands with free house plans, down payment help

by Akron Documenters September 17, 2026September 17, 2026

The low-lying northwest corner of Akron’s Hardesty Park is home to a thriving native meadow.

Three Akron neighborhood parks eyed for wildlife meadow upgrades

by Akron Documenters September 16, 2026September 14, 2026

Construction to convert the vacant CitiCenter building at the corner of East Bowery and South High streets into 116 apartments will begin Sept. 10.

CitiCenter construction will add 115 apartments to downtown Akron by 2028

by Arielle Kass September 10, 2026September 10, 2026

Akron's Combined Communications Center has 62 dispatchers, supervisors and other staff who handle more than 330,000 police and fire calls from Akron residents every year. In May 2025, the center began using an artificial intelligence system to help manage non-emergency calls.

Residents ask questions about AI usage at Akron’s emergency dispatch center

by Akron Documenters September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

A griffin, the nickname of Buchtel Community Learning Center's athletic teams, sits on one of the sides of the new concession stand at the school's football field. Students in the school's masonry program carved the wings from PVC during the summer, ahead of the 2026-27 football season.

A scheduling fluke led this Buchtel CLC senior to carve her mark on the school’s griffins

by Carissa Woytach September 8, 2026September 8, 2026

University of Akron President R.J. Nemer talks with residents at the Ward 2 meeting at Patterson Park Community Center in North Hill, Aug. 26, 2026. Nemer field multiple questions from residents ranging from public safety to robotics and polymers. (Carissa Woytach / Signal Akron)

UA president touts security cameras as a crime deterrent, highlights key programs

by Akron Documenters September 4, 2026October 21, 2026

The Made in Akron designs were created by Ryan Grass of Grassroots Architects, who said previously that the project could save a builder anywhere from three to eight months waiting for city approval of their plans.

Ready-to-build housing plans are available for use in Akron

by Arielle Kass September 3, 2026September 3, 2026

Akron resident Mary Linear (right) watches her granddaughter Sophia Linear, 6, as she enjoys a swing at Akron's Hardesty Park

Zip lines, new swings part of ideas to remake Hardesty Park into an Akron destination

by Akron Documenters September 2, 2026September 3, 2026

The Akron Housing Appeals Board voted to add this house at 328 Theodore St. in Summit Lake to the demolition list at its Aug. 20 meeting.

7 Akron houses set for demolition; two get extra time for repairs

by Akron Documenters August 31, 2026August 28, 2026

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