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City Council OKs Malik plan to unlock potential of older Akron homes
The city of Akron is making it easier to invest in its vast stock of aging homes by eliminating another obstacle to their reuse. Under current zoning regulations, Akron Planning Director Kyle Julien said, 86% of land in the city that allows residential uses "is zoned exclusively for single-family homes." Thanks to a change unanimously adopted Nov. 9 by Akron City Council, residential properties that do not quite fit the description – so-called legal nonconforming structures – won't have to be brought into compliance with modern zoning rules within two years as previously required. The step, coupled with another recent zoning change that sets aside lot-size requirements, is one Mayor Shammas Malik's administration hopes will encourage a wave of community renewals. Across the last 30 years of the 20th century, Akron abandoned the idea of neighborhoods with a mix of housing types, opting instead for neighborhoods dedicated to single-family homes, Julien said. But bringing homes built prior to that push into compliance limited property buyers' possibilities. "This requirement can be challenging or even impossible to meet. It's not easy to turn a duplex into a single-family home," Julien said, "and you can't add land to a parcel to meet the
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McKinley Gets Another Shot at Mentor in Regional Semifinal Rematch Friday
The Canton McKinley Bulldogs travel to Mentor on Friday, Nov. 13, for a Division I, Region 1 regional semifinal that is a rematch of last year’s third-round game at the same stadium and the same stage of the playoffs, The Repository reported. No. 7 seed McKinley (9-3) faces No. 3 seed Mentor (9-2) at Jerome […]
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Ohio high school football playoff preview, prediction for Canton McKinley vs Mentor
Week 13 of the Ohio high school football season is Round 3 of the playoffs. These regional semifinals kick off for Stark County-area teams on Friday, Nov. 13 with three games. Here's our look at one of those games — Canton McKinley at Mentor in Division I, Region 1 — including a breakdown of the matchup and who we predict will win. The game, a rematch of a regional semifinal won by Mentor a year ago, kicks off at 7 p.m. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year OHSAA football playoffs: Division I, Region 1 semifinal | Friday, Nov. 13 No. 7 Canton McKinley (9-3) at No. 3 Mentor (9-2) What to watch: For the third straight year, McKinley's tournament road goes through Mentor in the third round. The Cardinals have ended the Bulldogs' season the previous two years and five of the last eight. In related news, McKinley hasn't advanced past the third round of the playoffs since 2006. That also was the last time McKinley reached double-figure wins. ... McKinley had Mentor on the ropes in last season's regional semifinals, but the Cardinals scored a touchdown and converted a 2-point try with 20 seconds
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McKinley football has unfinished business with Mentor in playoff showdown
Unfinished business awaits the Canton McKinley High School football team in Mentor. And this business is long overdue for the Bulldogs . No. 7 seed McKinley travels to Jerome T. Osborne Senior Stadium to face No. 3 seed Mentor in a regional semifinal on Friday, Nov. 13. It's a rematch from last year . Same place. Same level. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year The Cardinals won last year's Division I, Region 1 third-round game in the most dramatic fashion, scoring a touchdown and converting a 2-point try with 20 seconds left to stun the Bulldogs 25-24. Mentor has served as the Grim Reaper for McKinley seasons, beating the Bulldogs in the playoffs each of the previous two years and five of the past eight. To second-year McKinley coach Renzy Parnell, Friday's game isn't about getting over some kind of mental hurdle against the Cardinals. "I don't hear it from our kids," Parnell said. "I don't sense it from our team. What I sense is last year. It's all about, hey, they stopped us last year. We've got to get this one back." McKinley returns many players from that game, including Kyelin West, who ran
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Stow Man With Dementia Vanishes After Leaving Assisted Living Facility
Robert Coffy, a Stow man with dementia, has been missing since Nov. 9, when he left a Summit County assisted living facility. Stow police are asking the public to help locate him. Stow police asked the public for help finding Coffy, according to Cleveland 19 News. Police said Coffy has...
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Free Turkeys, Meals and Baskets Fill Greater Akron Thanksgiving Calendar
AKRON — The Thanksgiving table is getting help across Greater Akron this year. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 11, churches, nonprofits and community organizations across Akron and Summit County are offering free turkeys, holiday grocery baskets and community dinners, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. Requirements vary by event, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. Some require registration or […]
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Molly Malone’s is for sale, but it’s not going anywhere
The property holding Molly Malone’s Irish Pub and restaurant, the beloved Covington pub, is for sale. But it’s not closing anytime soon, according to ownership. Paul Grisanti, a listing agent for the Louisville-based Grisanti Group, confirmed that both the Louisville and Covington locations of Molly Malone’s are for sale. Grisanti added that the three owners would prefer to sell both properties to one party, but “everything is negotiable.” He said the current asking price is $8.2 million for both.