🏫 LeBron James transforms Akron with housing for families in need. The NBA star's I Promise program has expanded beyond its school to include a 50-unit affordable housing complex that reached full occupancy in August 2023. The apartment building, located near the I Promise School, houses 54 adults and 89 children with rents ranging from $347 to $1,118 based on family income. The LeBron James Family Foundation partnered with East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation to create this $16.2 million project, responding directly to community needs for stable, long-term housing options. "We just respond to our community," explains foundation director Stephanie Myers Bussan.
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🎭 Akron Children's Museum invites women to celebrate themselves on May 2nd. "Celebrate Her! A Social Event for Women" offers a pre-Mother's Day escape from 6:30 to 10 pm, featuring a bubbly bar, crafting stations, and DJ entertainment. Attendees can unwind with chair massages in the serenity room and take home a personally selected bouquet from the flower bar. Early bird tickets are available for $45 through April 24th, with regular pricing at $50 and a 10% discount for museum members.
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🚧 Summit County leads Ohio in dangerous work zone crashes. Executive Ilene Shapiro recognized National Work Zone Awareness Week, presenting a proclamation to Laborers Local Union No. 894. The campaign, themed "Respect the zone so we all get home," highlights alarming statistics: nearly 26,000 work zone crashes across Ohio since 2019, with Summit County recording 576 crashes in 2023 alone. Speeding remains a major factor, with over a third of citations for speeds exceeding 20 mph over posted limits. Ohio's Move Over Law requires drivers to move over and slow down for any stationary vehicle with flashing lights.
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