With Council at Large Jeff Fusco retiring after 38 years of public service, Council has big shoes to fill in his replacement. Considering the wealth of knowledge and experience that Jeff brought to the table. He will be missed. Per City Charter, Council must appoint his replacement within 30 days as there is less than 2 years left in…
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I bet many of you never realized that until last Monday, April 6, there wasn’t a single brick and mortar bank or financial institution Ward 8. I know some of you are thinking that can’t be right, but if you look at the actual boundaries of the ward, it’s true. That changed last Monday at 10:00am, as 7/17 Credit Union opened their first Akron…
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I don’t know about you, but I love good Mexican food, especially when it’s prepared from family recipes. If you haven’t made it to Don Jose Mexican Cusine in the Merriman Valley, you’re missing out! They’re at 1562 Akron-Peninsula Road in the plaza at the bottom of Portage Trail Extension. Carlos Henandez runs the restaurant…
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Like clockwork, it’s time to review Mayor Malik's Operating Budget for 2026. Council just received the proposed $784.8M budget last Monday, which is a decrease of $13.8M from 2025, and we begin budget hearings starting Tuesday 3/17. I sit on the the Budget and Finance committee and have been studying the proposal that will cut about 35 full…
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