Akron is miserable. Youngstown is less miserable. Canton is more miserable. Cleveland is the most miserable. Well at least the four Northeast Ohio cities are miserable by FORBES standards.
FORBES magazine recently assessed the top 200 US metro areas based on a “Misery Measure” which takes into account unemployment, taxes (both sales and income), commute [...]

After attending the two hour neighborhood meeting about the Highland Square Grocery store last night I left scratching my head.

This is a real fishy story. This unusual link to architecture plans to build an aquarium in downtown Akron in 2008 was discovered about 6 months ago.

In response to the West Side Leader article on June 6th and the Akron Beacon Journal article on June 17th: I completely agree something should be done to prevent people from ending their lives on the All American Bridge.

In response to the June 6 Akron Beacon Journal article headlined ”PETA says KSU’s mascot too terrified to be at games”: I believe the Kent State University Athletic Department has made a poor decision in using a live golden eagle at sporting events…

The lack of a grocery store in Highland Square has a remarkable parallel to the war in Iraq: both have seemingly no end. Weapons of Mass Destruction are non-existent, much like interested grocers. Most of all, the neighborhood residents, like the American people and the war, have complacently accepted the fact there is no grocery store.