Akron Area's First Doubletree Hotel to Open

'What's a spark?' Hilton budget hotel brand comes to Montrose area

Displaying prominent purple and green, the premium economy hotel brand Spark by Hilton's first Greater Akron hotel has opened ...

Akron Area's First Doubletree Hotel to Open

FAIRLAWN, Ohio, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Akron area's first Doubletree Hotel opens April 1 in Fairlawn unveiling a dramatic renovation of the 40,000-square-foot property on West Market Street. The ...

Akron Hotels Near Akron RubberDucks

The wisdom of Jackie FriedmanFriedman's 42 years in the industry left her with quite a bit of wisdom to impart on those coming up. Like the ship-within-a-ship concept? You might love river cruisingI ...

Akron's new BLU-tique Hotel opens its doors to overnight guests

For developer Tony Troppe and his new BLU-tique Hotel, the number one means a lot. "We may not be the first (downtown hotel), but we are the one," Troppe said Tuesday, Jan. 7, as he gave a tour of the ...

FairBridge Inn & Suites Akron West

Jazz-themed Blutique Hotel will soon grace downtown Akron

If his first opening is successful, Troppe plans on eventually adding another 125 rooms to his Blutique Hotel by building in the lot behind the United Building. (APEX) AKRON, Ohio -- By the end of the ...

Crestline Hotels & Resorts to Manage the Hilton Garden Inn Akron, Ohio

FAIRFAX, Va., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Carroll, President and CEO of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC ("Crestline") announced today that Crestline has been awarded the management of the ...

Akron's United Building hotel project gets big boost from new Community Revitalization Fund loan

AKRON, Ohio - The Development Fund of the Western Reserve is issuing its first-ever loan to help underwrite the redevelopment of Akron's historic United Building at Main and Market streets into a ...

Historic downtown Akron building to become The United 1: A Blu-tique Hotel

Local developer Tony Troppe is moving forward with his new boutique hotel in the historic United Building at the corner of Main and Market streets in downtown Akron and has decided on a name: The ...

Gophers take care of business, beating Akron 41-7

It was a gloomy day in the Twin Cities and a lethargic crowd supported a Gopher team that moved to 2-1 as they head into Big Ten play. After a deflating loss to Mississippi State last week, the Gophers came out and did exactly what they were supposed to do,

Akron’s fan-turned-offensive coordinator learns in 4 plays football rarely goes to script

The fan won a drawing of season-ticket holders, allowing him to design the opening drive of the game with Akron coach Joe Moorhead.

Great Akron Scarecrow Festival welcomes fall to Siouxland

Crowds flocked to the Akron City Park Saturday for the 26th Annual Great Akron Scarecrow Festival. More than 80 vendors were on hand, along with food trucks and plenty of activities for all ages, like bingo, a petting zoo, and more.

Kemp Boyd announces run for mayor of Akron

Kemp Boyd announced that he's running as an independent in the Akron mayor's race. Boyd said his big focus as mayor will be to improve Akronites' mental health. Among his other priorities are economic development,

Great Akron Scarecrow Festival kicks off autumn

Folks in one Plymouth County community kicked off autumn with a beloved annual event.

Akron was the first to jump to the FBS. Going into its 40th season, the payoff is still elusive

AKRON, Ohio — Former president William Muse said the University of Akron was “one of the largest unknown universities in the United States” when it decided to move the football program up to Division I-A in 1987. The Zips are still fighting for ...

Akron-area high school golf, soccer, tennis, OHSAA results, Sept. 14-20

Greater Akron high school scores, recaps and schedule for Sept. 14-20, 2026.