Good morning, Akron.

Tickets for the 25th annual Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes are now on sale in Akron with a live tour on Dec.

6 from noon to 5 p.m. and a virtual tour from Dec. 12 to Jan. 3 (all proceeds benefit the Gay Community Endowment Fund).

Construction at Aurora Park on the former SeaWorld property at Geauga Lake is nearing phase one completion.

Officials said workers repurposed ticket booths into a public pavilion, used local sandstone for new swings, and planted 150 trees while planning to build a new aquarium in a different area.

Athleta has launched its fall sale with up to 60% off on popular viral pants & cozy fleece layers, running from Oct.

20 through Oct. 28. Shoppers in Akron can enjoy extra discounts on their well-loved collections today.

Bell Tower Brewing in Kent—housed in a renovated historic church—will host a bierstacheln event on Oct.

24 from 11 a.m. until supplies run out to mark its fifth anniversary. The brewpub features 17 house-brewed beers and scratch-made fare in a spacious setting.

Summit Metro Parks is negotiating a new lease with Szalay’s Farm & Market for 32 acres at Everett Field, a major Hopewell site in the Cuyahoga Valley; the proposal will reserve 12 acres for preservation and repatriate artifacts with tribal nations before the lease ends after the 2027 growing season.

Multiple Summit County school districts face budget deficits by fiscal year 2030 due to rising costs and declining enrollment.

Cuyahoga Falls will hold a 9.97-mill levy on the ballot next month as districts like Barberton and Akron prepare for potential cuts to student programs.

Tallmadge City Schools is asking voters on Nov.

3 to approve a 1% earned income tax to raise about $5 million yearly to counter state funding cuts and rising costs. District officials warn that if the measure fails, staff and program cuts may follow *as a safeguard*.

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik announced a $110,000 Knight Foundation grant that will fund new LED indicators at Cuyahoga River access points to show real-time river and weather updates for paddlers+ boosting water safety.

Officials say the system will be installed soon.

The bridge on Route 91 near Brust Park in Munroe Falls will tentatively reopen Nov.

10 after a June closure for replacement work delayed by supply chain issues. Additional repairs and improvements will continue through mid-December (weather permitting).

Former Akron Zips coach Bob Huggins, a Hall of Famer, was diagnosed with a progressive cognitive condition affecting his memory and daily life, his family announced Wednesday (Oct.

21); he will be inducted into the University of Cincinnati Athletics Hall of Fame tomorrow (Oct. 23).

Ray Bertolini Trucking began demolishing a century-old building on West Market Street near St. Vincent-St. Mary High School on Oct.

19 — the work is expected to finish by Oct. 23 and its famed mural was removed and reinstalled as NORKA outside Highland Theater at Highland Square.