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This Underrated Ohio City Is Where Gen Z Can Actually Afford Their First Dream Home
Every generation gets one city that changes the game, and for Gen Z, that city is Akron, Ohio. Right now, while everyone else is arguing about which overpriced coastal market to throw their savings at, Akron is quietly becoming the smartest real estate decision a young buyer can make. Let’s...
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80-bed recovery center closes at Massillon health hub after 8 months
MASSILLON – A drug and alcohol recovery center operated by Ohio Valley Physicians Health has closed after about nine months inside a revamped health hub. The 80-bed addiction recovery facility opened in February at the Massillon Community Health & Innovation Center , 870 Amherst Road NE, which is the former site of Affinity Medical Center. It shut its doors on Oct. 16 due to apparent medical reimbursement shortfalls. Chris Zimmerman, chief executive officer of Massillon Community Health, said he's working on "a viable replacement" to occupy the former recovery center's space, adding that the process has been encouraging. A phone message left with a representative from OVP on Oct. 28 was not immediately returned. The recovery center was expected to bring in dozens of long-term jobs to Massillon, said Jackie Rebman, director of inpatient behavioral health for OVP, told The Independent in late February. Between $500,000 and $1 million of renovations had been made in preparation for the two-floor, rehab center in early 2026. Biz moves: Massillon residents voice concerns about new data center near school Services offered at the facility included inpatient detox and care, medication for substance disorders; mental health treatment; group, couples and family therapy; overnight care
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The Daily Record
Dalton's Silver Linden Park expands with new land and amenities
Silver Linden Park in Dalton now spans 7 acres, giving the community expanded walking paths, a pond, chapel, pavilions and playgrounds. The park marked its new beginning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 27, according to a community announcement. Karen Potter, president of the Silver Linden Park Board, welcomed those attending the ceremony and shared the history of the park. The park, previously known as P. Graham Dunn Park, began in 2022 when Peter and LeAnna Dunn, founders of the P. Graham Dunn store, constructed and donated a 4.3-acre park for community use. The park was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and included four White Oak timber-framed pavilions with tables, benches and lampposts, two playgrounds, more than 200 trees and a quarter-mile concrete walking path. In 2024, the Robert L. and Kathleen M. Polsky Foundation Community Fund, an unrestricted fund at the Wayne County Community Foundation, provided a $10,000 grant to purchase and plant 64 additional trees. Donation expands park to 7 acres ProVia, a manufacturer of doors, windows, siding, stone and roofing, purchased the former P. Graham Dunn manufacturing building in 2025. The property included a pond and chapel next to Silver Linden Park. In July, ProVia donated 2.7 acres
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Akron’s New Renter Protections Face a 90-Day Clock, Court Talk and a Split City
Akron voters approved two charter amendments on November 3 that dramatically reshape the relationship between renters and landlords — and now the harder work of making Issues 11 and 12 function begins, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. Both amendments take effect 30 days after their approval, and City Council must enact implementing legislation within 90 […]
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Historic Akron Soap Company building converted into 53 new apartments
An 1893 soap factory that later made cereal and paint, and an attached 1919 warehouse, have been transformed into 53 apartments close to downtown Akron. The $14 million soap factory project represents the first time that Oriana House, a community corrections and behavioral health agency, has moved into market-rate housing. The decision to do so came after the group acquired the old factory at 243 Furnace St., about a half mile northeast of Luigi’s and less than a mile from downtown.