Believe it or not! Akron appears often in Ripley’s famous cartoon
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoClouds formed inside the Goodyear-Zeppelin Airdock. A mouse imprisoned itself in a milk bottle. A woman owned a 119-year-old orange. A judge married the sister of his daughter-in-law and became ...
Dr. W. Gerald Austen, famed heart surgeon from Akron, dies at 92
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDr. W. Gerald Austen, a renowned cardiac and thoracic surgeon from Akron, has died in Boston at age 92. Austen was a heart surgery pioneer in New England and served as president of the American ...
Local history: Famed architect James Polshek (1930-2022) altered Akron skyline
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe first building that James Polshek ever designed was a treehouse. He constructed it at his childhood home on Rose Boulevard near West Exchange Street in Akron. We can assume it was built ...
State of the County: Shapiro highlights pandemic work, announces she'll seek reelection
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAfter two years of foregoing the State of the County address due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro returned Wednesday to give an update on the county’s operations ...
Sky Yachting Is Coming: How Luxury Airships Are Bringing the Pleasures of Cruising to the Skies
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAirships, which for centuries have reflected the inventive spirit of visionaries such as Leonardo da...