AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Mayor Shammas Malik is set to deliver his second State of the City address Tuesday evening almost exactly a year after a mass shooting rocked the city.

AKRON, Ohio — The city of Akron has announced that it will extend hours at the Summit Lake Community Center for three days early next week to serve as a cooling center amid the approach of a ...

AKRON, Ohio – Akron’s 200th anniversary commemoration this year includes events, celebrations and now a new book that revisits the city’s legacy. The Bicentennial Commission of the City of ...

An Akron Bicentennial Commission subcommittee is guiding the yearlong process, with a goal of unveiling the next city logo at the Bicentennial’s closing ceremony on Dec. 6, 2025.

AKRON, Ohio -- The smooth jaaz sound of JT’s Electrik Blackout band and the aroma from vending trucks, filled the air at Lock 3 Park in Akron Thursday during the Heart of Akron Festival’s ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Ohio city is celebrating its bicentennial while also hosting Independence Day festivities. “We want to make sure that kids today, 25 years from now, 50 years from now ...

Mayor Shammas Malik presented his second State of the City Address on June 3, 2025 at the newly renovated Lock 3 Park. Mayor Malik was sworn in as Akron’s 63rd Mayor on Jan. 1, 2024.

Akron was named one of 20 finalists in April, and it was the only city in Ohio to be named. "It’s the people who call Akron ‘home’ who truly make it such a special place and so this award is ...