Blog

Making Strides on the Boulevard: 2019 Year in Review
December 2019 3 minutes

Updated: Dec 31, 2019 This year has been one of history, creativity and fun on Kenmore Boulevard, and we have the donors and volunteers of...

Read More
New Halloween event offers equal parts fright and delight
November 2019 1 minute

On Halloween night, more than 500 children strutted their stuff from storefront to storefront for both tricks and treats during the first BOO on...

Read More
Federal designation positions Kenmore Boulevard for historic investment
September 2019 2 minutes

Photo: Jesse Barton On Sept. 6, the National Park Service added the Kenmore Boulevard Historic District to its National Register of Historic Places. Kenmore...

Read More
Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance a finalist in Knight Arts Challenge
August 2019 1 minute

Examples of signs in Cincinnati implemented through the CoSign program Today, the Knight Foundation announced Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance’s “Big Boulevard Sign Build” as one...

Read More
First Fridays bring community, creativity to the heart of Kenmore
August 2019 3 minutes

Where can you see a 12-piece jazz orchestra, taste-test hot sauces, shop for jewelry, t-shirts and bath bombs, and learn a four-chord song in...

Read More
Resident, college art program bring beauty, identity to Boulevard
August 2019 1 minute

Kenmore resident Caleb Aronhalt and the University of Akron Art Bomb Brigade worked together to beautify an emerging enclave of activity at Kenmore Blvd....

Read More
Freee Repairs Available to Kenmore Homeowners
July 2019 1 minute

Updated: Jul 11, 2019 Calling all Kenmore homeowners! Are you in need of large and small home repairs? Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio is looking for...

Read More
This small project is the first to get a big-time tax break in Akron
March 2019 3 minutes

By Doug Livingston Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Posted Mar 26, 2019 at 5:17 PM Updated Mar 27, 2019 at 8:24 AM Akron reserves its biggest tax breaks for the biggest projects, like when developers promised to...

Read More
State approves historic district nomination for Boulevard District
March 2019 2 minutes

A postcard from 1916 shows Kenmore Blvd. looking east toward 15th St. The Kenmore Boulevard commercial area is one step away to being designated...

Read More