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Mayor pitches 'Akron renaissance' in speech

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan rode a recent wave of good news into the John S. Knight Center, where he delivered his third State of the City speech on Wednesday. The city's housing market has awakened. Population decline has slowed. Budgeting remains tight, but a new tax is rebuilding police and fire stations and nearly tripling the resurfacing budget for pothole-ridden streets. And partnerships within the city and across the region are flourishing.It's what Horrigan and others call the "Akron renaissance...
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Moderator blues at Cusack event in Akron: fans want refunds

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Browns sign wide receiver Jaelen Strong, a former third-round pick who sat out last year with torn ACL

Updated at 8:02 AM

DeWine proposing 18-cent increase in state gas tax, generating $1.2 billion

Feb 20 at 5:44 PM

Cavaliers notebook: Tristan Thompson returns to practice; Kevin Love says skipping games over

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Tallmadge school board postpones vote on cuts until March 6

Updated Feb 20 at 8:47 PM

University of Akron women's basketball: First-year coach Melissa Jackson infusing enthusiasm into Zips program

Updated Feb 20 at 6:37 PM

Malcolm X Abram: Wayne Beck leaves legacy of boosting Akron music scene

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New Franklin woman killed in Stark County crash

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Man accused of putting son's hand on hot stove to discipline him

Updated at 7:26 AM

A mileage tax for non-gasoline vehicles? Oregon plan mentioned as possibility

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Gunfire erupts in Northwest Akron for second day in a row

Updated at 8:29 AM

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