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‘Neighborhood glue’: Kenmore fears more blight as historic high school closes with no plan
June 2022 1 minute

Published June 3, 2022 By Jennifer Pignolet Akron Beacon Journal PHOTO BY PHIL MASTURZO/BEACON JOURNAL Za'Nyiah Miller was gracing the halls of Kenmore-Garfield High...

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Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance awarded $70k for revitalization work
May 2022 1 minute

The GAR Foundation announced a $70,000 grant to Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance (KNA) to support the ongoing cultural, recreational and business revitalization of Kenmore Boulevard....

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Civic’s Millennial Theatre Project reflects community with SAY IT LOUD performance at Rialto Theatre
May 2022 1 minute

Additional shows planned in Cuyahoga Falls, Cleveland and downtown Akron. The Akron Civic Theatre’s Millennial Theatre Project will bring its production of SAY IT...

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Monthly Poetry Event Hits Kenmore Boulevard
May 2022 2 minutes

Some of northeast Ohio’s best and brightest poets and spoken word artists will soon be taking the stage at The Rialto Theatre’s new space,...

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10 Questions: Kenmore Volunteer Sarah White
May 2022 3 minutes

Sarah White is an Akron resident who has been active in the Kenmore Community for 15 years. A member of Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance's Promotions...

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Zap! Comics are a tough business
May 2022 4 minutes

Comic book industry has up and down years, so Kenmore Komics is in a superhero class after surviving 20 years **The following article was...

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The Rialto Theatre to debut play written by local playwright this month
May 2022 2 minutes

The Beekeeper Caper is a new comedy about phones, woods, bees, bears, and some of the people that love them—or don’t. Looking to get...

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Kenmore’s city status started and stopped with this man’s signature
April 2022 2 minutes

Little is known about Kenmore's transition from a village to a city in 1922, but one thing is for sure: Vern Christy had a...

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Minus the Alien’s positive-messaging hip-hop experience planned for kids at Kenmore library
April 2022 2 minutes

By Jennifer Conn Spectrum News Published April 20, 2022 Ameer Williamson’s Alien Arts nonprofit exposes kids to the positive side of hip hop and...

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