The Rose Bowl brings back some of Welch's most cherished memories. Born in Akron, Welch was named after his grandfather, who had become the Rubber City's first chief of detectives in the 1920s.

“The Maynard Performance Pavilion is named in honor of the late Phil Maynard, a wonderful pillar of Akron business and ...

Akron—world’s largest rubber manufacturing center and the very core of the U.S. war effort—last week produced at 15% below capacity despite a five-year backlog of munitions orders.

Bridgestone Americas, a subsidiary of Bridgestone in Japan, will use a federal grant to develop a pilot plant to research ...

Paul Brown tried to use the device in a Cleveland Browns exhibition game played in the old Akron Rubber Bowl. The Browns placed a game ball that was to be used for a kickoff into the warmer. However, ...

The drive-in also has some of the best views in town, situated across the street from Derby Downs, the Rubber Bowl, Akron ...

Historian David Lieberth leads a tour of exhibits being installed at new downtown museum. The displays include some never ...

Ohio high school football second-round playoff games are Friday. Return here for Akron-area OHSAA Week 12 live score updates ...

Buffalo took advantage of three first-quarter turnovers by Akron to take a lead. The Bulls didn't look back after that.

The Bulls are back in the bowl-game graces. The University at Buffalo football team’s 41-30 win Saturday at Akron brought it one step closer to the six-win threshold for bowl eligibility.

Akron won its first and most recent games of 2022 — opening the season with a win over FCS St. Francis (Pa.) and dominating Northern Illinois with a 32-point win last week — with nine straight ...

Summit County eateries that opened in October include One Love Karibbean Kitchen, Vibez Bar & Grill, Sittoo's Lebanese Grill ...