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Spring Break Is Coming To The Rialto Theatre
March 2022 1 minute

This past December, The Rialto Theatre and The Summit FM presented Kenmore Winter Break – a brand new two-day indoor music festival held at...

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Kenmore Resident Brews Up New Business
February 2022 2 minutes

When Matt Zeiner was busy drinking sodas on the playground at Rimer Elementary School, he could never have dreamed in 30 years he’d be...

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KNA Adds Young Talent to Its Board
February 2022 2 minutes

In January, Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance welcomed four new members to its board of directors. Derrick Hall is the vice president of the Akron Board...

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The Woman Who Saw Kenmore Grow Up
February 2022 3 minutes

Originally published as "Reflections" in Akron Life Magazine on October 14, 2009 As Akron’s Kenmore neighborhood observes its centennial, current residents and those who...

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Freedom Tax Service Has a New Home and New Name
February 2022 1 minute

Freedom Tax Service, which specializes in providing tax and financial services to small and medium sized businesses, musicians, artists and other independent contractors, kicked...

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Kenmore Businesswoman Shows Love, Creates Space for Underrepresented Artists
February 2022 2 minutes

Akron Black Artist Guild members. Top row: Josy Jones, Bronlynn Thurman, Diane L. Johnson, Dominic Moore-Dunson, Dara Harper, and Kenmore resident Charlee Harris. Seated:...

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Coffee & Concerts Warm The Rialto Theatre’s New Living Room
February 2022 1 minute

If you’ve visited The Rialto Theatre during the last several months, you’ve likely been treated to some exciting new offerings: hot coffee, tea and...

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KENMORE OR LESS: Akron’s fast-growing neighbor lost its city status after 20 years
January 2022 4 minutes

By Mark J. Price Akron Beacon Journal Published December 31, 2007 After months of bitter debate and loud protest, the end came quietly on...

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Former Kenmore school razed after fire: What happened to beloved mural?
January 2022 5 minutes

By Mark J. Price Akron Beacon Journal Published January 19, 2022 A wrecking crew tears down the former Lawndale Elementary School on Friday after...

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