FOOD & DRINK
Biggest summer concert season at Blossom Music Center since the ‘80s: How to get tickets
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - Across its storied history, Blossom Music Center has hosted thousands of concerts. But the 2024 pop concert season is packed with artists young, mature and just plain old and still going. The 2024 Blossom Music Center’s schedule has more than 40 shows, the most in any summer since its mid-1980s peak.
Pop quiz: What Akron soda company turns 100 today? (Hint: It's 'Akron' backwards)
NORKA Beverage, the soda named after Akron but spelled backwards. Although the company wasn’t in operation from 1962 until Michael Considine started to revitalize it in 2014, the NORKA president is carrying on a legacy that is, in part, familial. Considine shares a connection with NORKA’s founder, Jacob Paquin....
Akron Zoo to host 'Roars 'N Pours' event to celebrate African lions
AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Zoo is offering adults a unique way to celebrate African lions. The zoo will host its "Roars 'N Pours" event on Saturday, May 11, to give a toast to the "king of the beasts." The event, which goes from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., features beer and wine from local breweries and wineries, as well as several ways to get to know lions a little bit better.
This Adult-Sized Dollhouse in Bath Is the Ultimate Northeast Ohio She Shed
Meticulous work and care go into converting a shed in bath into a smile-inducing palace perfect for tea time. By Lynne Thompson. It’s a grown-up version of the playhouse little girls dream of, a pretty place with fancy furniture where tea is poured from individual china pots and served with little sandwiches and cakes artfully arranged on silver platters. You’d never know it from the outside. The shell of this Bath Township “she shed” is a 12-by-14-foot prefabricated storage shed, says Susan Lobalzo of Lobalzo Design Associates in Bath.
Former Bricco owner bringing fine dining restaurant with rotating menu to Merriman Valley
Restaurateur David Glenny, who's always had a love for fine dining and upscale atmospheres, will finally be living that dream when he opens Stirling restaurant later this month in the Merriman Valley. Glenny is well known for founding the Bricco restaurants starting in 2003 in downtown Akron. In 2019, he...
The Howlin Bird to open 2nd eatery in Massillon
The Howlin Bird has announced its second restaurant will open in June in Massillon. Owners said in a Facebook post that they've actively been looking for a location and settled on Meadows Plaza at 2010 Lincoln Way E. The plaza also is home to a Target store and a Giant Eagle supermarket. The new location also will be located near a Panera Bread eatery.
Classic West Coast rock band coming to casino with new blues album and past hits
NORTHFIELD PARK, Ohio - Classic-rock band Little Feat is bringing its “Can’t Be Satisfied Tour” to the MGM Northfield Park on October 20 with Duane Betts and Palmetto Motel opening. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 10, and will be available at Ticketmaster.com.
Ray's Place of Fairlawn Eatery & Tavern to close June 30: 'Our decision to close is difficult, but cannot be avoided'
FAIRLAWN, Ohio — After 10 years, Ray’s Place of Fairlawn Eatery & Tavern has announced they will permanently close their doors in the coming weeks with their last day of business on Sunday, June 30. The restaurant made the announcement on their Facebook page Sunday. "To be quite...
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