The luncheon event at Quaker Station with author David Giffels on Thursday, Nov. 9, has been cancelled. For refund information, contact Leah Nemeth, Press Club administrator, at akronpressclub@gmail.com.
All candidates on the ballot for the 2023 Akron School Board have been invited to participate in a 90-minute debate October 17 produced by the Akron Press Club. The debate is co-sponsored by the Akron Beacon Journal/BeaconJournal.com. Eight candidates have filed for three open seats…
All candidates on the ballot for the 2023 Akron School Board have been invited to participate in a 90-minute debate October 17 produced by the Akron Press Club. The debate is co-sponsored by the Akron Beacon Journal/BeaconJournal.com. Registration is required. Eight candidates have filed for…
Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro will deliver the annual State of the County speech at the John S. Knight Center on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the program will begin at noon. The speech is sponsored by the Akron Press…
University of Akron President Dr. Gary L. Miller will address the Greater Akron community at the Akron Press Club luncheon program Thursday, September 7, at Quaker Station. There will be the opportunity for questions from the audience. Miller became the 18th president of the university…
A poll of Akron voters taken following the May 2 mayoral primary and presumptive Akron Mayor Shammas Malik will be featured at an Akron Press Club luncheon program Monday, June 5, 2023, at Quaker Station. There will be the opportunity for questions. The poll measured…
Join us Friday, April 28, at noon as we honor and celebrate our 2023 Akron Press Club and John S. Knight Memorial Scholarship recipients during a special luncheon at Greystone Hall, 103 S. High St., in downtown Akron. A total of 10 students are…
Akron Mayoral Debate Criteria The Akron Decides group aims to foster substantive debates that lead to well-informed voters. With this in mind, we seek to include all qualified candidates based on objective criteria. The candidate must be a legally qualified candidate as determined by the…
Reservations now are being taken for two debates among the Democratic candidates for Akron mayor. The seven Democratic candidates for Akron mayor in the May primary have been invited to the debates. Those who meet the debate criteria will be eligible to participate. The Akron…
Akron residents were asked to voice their expectations of the next mayor of their city in the Akron Decides Poll. A total of 510 residents of Akron were surveyed, yielding a 4.3% margin of error at a 95% confidence level. Surveys were conducted in January…