Ward 3 Archives - Signal Akron

Ward 1 residents use stickers to indicate areas along Maple Street in West Hill where they have concerns. During the June 3 Ward 1 community meeting at Balch Street Community Center in West Hill, City engineers asked them to place stickers where they had concerns about traffic safety.

Is your Akron street safe? City planners want to hear from residents in several neighborhoods

by Kevin Dilley July 16, 2026July 15, 2026

Whether you get around Akron by bike, car, bus or scooter, doing so safely is often top of mind – but not always easy to accomplish.

City transportation planners want to change that and are asking for your help.

Akron’s Summer Concerts in the Parks series is underway and continues July 2 with Realiztic Soul at Ed Davis Community Center in Sherbondy Hill. This photo shows a band from the 2024 concert series.

Free concerts, summer events kicking off at Sherbondy Hill’s Ed Davis Community Center

by Akron Documenters June 30, 2026August 18, 2026

An Akron Recreation and Parks Department Program flyer shows off the second annual "Connect at the Rec" program which is aimed at Akron students in grades 6-12.

Free games, food, haircuts for Akron teens at Connect at the Rec program

by Akron Documenters June 9, 2026August 18, 2026

The Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts building on East Avenue in Sherbondy Hill, soon to be moving to a new building in Kenmore, will likely be demolished. But Akron Public Schools are listening for ideas on how to repurpose the property.

Miller South school building likely to be torn down, property to be repurposed

by Akron Documenters March 30, 2026April 16, 2026

This screenshot shows an example of an Akron police officer's body-worn camera. In this image from June 28, 2024, Officer Warren Spragg IV punches Terrell Battles in the face, breaking his nose as he is detained. City and police officials recently talked about body-worn camera policies at a series of town halls including the Feb. 19 Ward 3 meetin

Police body camera, head strike, chokehold policies discussed at Akron town hall

by Akron Documenters March 4, 2026March 16, 2026

An architectural rendering shows plans for the Legacy Building Project community center and museum complex in Sherbondy Hill. The drawings, done by the Cleveland architectural firm Robert P. Madison International Inc., were presented by organizers with the Akron Rites of Passage Institute to residents at the Ward 3 meeting in Sherbondy Hill Jan. 15. Black cultural center.

$11.5 million Black cultural center and museum may be coming to Sherbondy Hill

by Akron Documenters January 26, 2026January 23, 2026

Fall color begins to show at O’Neil Woods Metro Park.

Here’s when the city will pick up leaves in your Akron neighborhood

by Susan Zake October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Kaylen Jackson, 11, eats an icicle treat during the Summit Lake Community Center's 2024 National Night Out event Aug. 6. The City of Akron hosted events in nine of the city's 10 wards last year — the event in Ward 10 was postponed because of the weather.

How to take part in Akron’s citywide event promoting community and safety on Aug. 5

by Susan Zake July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Drivers pass under streetlights along West Bartges Street in Akron on Monday, June 16. Older streetlights, such as this one are being replaced by LED lights, but about 10% of Akron’s streetlights have been converted to LED so far according to city officials

Condition of Akron streetlights ‘embarrassing,’ with LED upgrade delayed by high cost

by LeKesha Parkman and Akron Documenters June 30, 2025June 29, 2025

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