Believe it or not! Akron appears often in Ripley’s famous cartoon
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year 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 ...
Local history: Famed architect James Polshek (1930-2022) altered Akron skyline
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year 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 ...
Dr. W. Gerald Austen, famed heart surgeon from Akron, dies at 92
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year 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 ...
State of the County: Shapiro highlights pandemic work, announces she'll seek reelection
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year 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· 10 months agoAirships, which for centuries have reflected the inventive spirit of visionaries such as Leonardo da...