🏠 Shelter advocate to headline ACCESS breakfast in Akron. National Women's Shelter Network director Grettel Jiménez-Singer will be the featured speaker at the State of the Shelter Breakfast on May 20 at Quaker Station. The event brings together community members, donors, staff and supporters to celebrate ACCESS's achievements in helping women and children facing homelessness in Summit County. Tickets cost $60 for individuals or $450 for a table of eight, with reservations due by May 6. The breakfast is one of many upcoming charitable events in the Akron area supporting various community causes.
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🏙️ Akron celebrates 200 years with historical highlights this week. The city's bicentennial look-back includes 1825 news of postal routes being established through Northeast Ohio communities. In 1875, a jury ordered grocers to pay damages for selling liquor to a woman's husband against warnings. Mayor Rybolt outlined Akron's centennial celebration plans in 1925, featuring parades, pageants and picnics. Other historical notes include a 1975 computer error that turned a $45 alimony check into $10,045 and the Akron Art Museum's 2000 expansion campaign.
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🔤 Young spellers face off in nail-biting regional competition. The 96th annual Akron Beacon Journal Regional Spelling Bee showcased talented students from across Northeast Ohio at the Akron Public Library on March 15, 2025. After intense rounds of competition, Zach Yeager of Chippewa Jr/Sr High School in Doylestown emerged victorious, with Sophia Lambert of Heritage Christian Academy taking second place and Benjamin Hovancsek of Chimney Swift Homeschool securing third. The event featured emotional moments from participants and their families, with Scripps National Spelling Bee Executive Director Corrie Loeffler in attendance to present a special award to the bee coordinator.
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