This month's Words on the Street highlights a variety of genres — romance, friendship, horror and joy — that can get you back into reading.

Mustard Seed's inventory of fresh ingredients in Akron is put to full use in the upstairs cafe to create a smorgasbord of menu items.

Some major companies in Ohio have told investors they expect to receive millions of dollars in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling.

Akron students in Arts LIFT have worked in a range of media, including printmaking, painting, murals, mosaics, glass and sculpture.

Nearly 100 years in, Swensons is pairing its signature consistency with innovation through limited-time menu collaborations with local chefs.

Mayor Shammas Malik and Chief of Public Safety Craig Morgan decided that Akron Police officer Davon Fields violated department policies.

Still choosing a school in Akron? Here’s how to enroll in APS, explore other schools, use Ohio vouchers or homeschool for 2026-27.

From butter chicken to vegetable samosas Saffron Patch in the Valley has been serving the Akron area for 28 years.

The haven at 2299 W. Market St. in Pilgrim Square is named after Rachel Balko’s grandmother, from whom she also got her middle name.

Kailyn Kreitzburg (center) and her wife Ari Kailyn (right) watch performers at Lock 3 Stage during the 2026 Akron Pride Festival in downtown Akron on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Ryan Loew / Signal Akron ...

Seven-year-old Emma Brinkley, who lives in Germany but is currently visiting family in Akron, traverses the monkey bars at a playground in Hardesty Park on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Ryan Loew / ...