Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 24th of September.
Good morning, Akron.
🏘️ Community
Volunteers for the Akron Marathon are needed today at Health and Fitness Expo at John S.
Knight Center (10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and on Saturday, Sept. 26 at relay zones in Wolf Ledges, North Main Street, Sand Run and Firestone Community Learning Center. Visit akronmarathon.org to sign up.
After readers selected 10 top spots from 25 nominees, residents can cast votes to pick the three eateries visited by the Best of Cleveland team + votes can be cast once an hour until 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
29.
🎭 Culture
On Sept. 24, Akron Art Museum will open its renovated 1899 building, renamed the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation Building, for a free community celebration (noon to 9 p.m.) featuring art displays, music, family activities and the Garden Club’s Arts Bloom exhibition.
The documentary Everybody Eats: Akron’s Longest Table will premiere on YouTube today at 8 p.m. and screen at Civic Saturday Akron on Oct.
31, showing how a free community potluck united neighbors to discuss food access & build community unity.
Akron Zoo opened a new public trail to the historic John Brown Monument after decades of limited access.
The 1/10-mile switchback trail was dedicated on Sept. 22 and was created by Summit Metro Parks with local partners (Akron200, Bicentennial Commission), offering visitors a way to connect with the city’s past.
🏛️ Government
Senate candidate Sherrod Brown has challenged Sen. Jon Husted over rising gas prices in Ohio, arguing that rising diesel costs above $1.50 burden local drivers, with the debate intensifying as Election Day is 41 days away.
Local voters will weigh these concerns before casting their ballots.
🏥 Health
Ohio will require low-income Medicaid recipients aged 19-64 to report 80 work, school, or volunteer hours monthly starting Jan.
1, 2027 (exempt are children, seniors, pregnant women and people with disabilities). Residents will be notified by mail and can check the Self-Service Benefit Portal to see if they are affected.
Former Cavs star Kevin Love addressed local students about mental health at the 2026 Youth Hope Initiative on Sept.
22 at the Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 Campus - urging them to talk about their struggles while community leaders joined the discussion.
📰 Real Estate
Developer Jim Loveman proposed converting the 110-year-old Bowen School (former APS headquarters) at 70 N.
Broadway St. into 46 apartments following a city call for proposals. His plan, one of four received, calls for historic tax credits and grants to cover a $2.3 million gap in an $11.8 million project.
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