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Do you think you could win a LeBron’s Biggest Fan contest? Or a LeBron Look-a-Like contest? Or maybe you’d just like to record a video message to LeBron to show your appreciation. All this AND MORE will be going on at the LeBron Appreciation Day event June 19 at InfoCision Stadium.
 From 10 a.m.-12:00 p.m., InfoCision [...]

You guessed it. Akron, Ohio is the setting for the new Fox comedy.  The new sitcom has officially been billed a nerdy version of 30 Rock. It also has the Office influences as the plot centers around an Internal Revenue Service office and stars Martin Short.  The show is not filmed in front of a live studio audience at the Civic [...]

This is what Akron, Ohio sounds like today.
PS- I really like adding videos to this website.

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Akron, Ohio is on top of the list!

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It has been nearly 10 years since LeBron made his high school debut December 3, 1999 as a Freshman at St. Vincent St. Mary scoring 15 effortless points on flowing layups and dunks with eight rebounds against Cuyahoga Falls.  
Well two more James debuts are right around the corner, the film and book debut for James. A documentary [...]

Is this sign urging all of us to stay in Akron? That’d be nice, but the color scheme suggests the message is aimed at one man in particular. Oh well.
juststay.net

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Derf is the alias of John Backderf, a Richfield-born artist best know for his comic strip, The City.

Chris Bryant is the young Akronite best known for his ability to leap cars in a single bound. Bryant was a guest of the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he showcased his talent and mentioned his desire to be in a Nike ad. [1] Shortly after Nike agreed to shoot a commercial starring Bryant.
At the time [...]

David Giffels is a columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal and life-long Akronite.