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…
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…
Long-time political strategist Jerry Austin will speak at the Akron Press Club luncheon program Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Quaker Station. This event is rescheduled from its original December date. This Press Club event is co-sponsored by The University of Akron’s Ray C. Bliss Institute…
Superintendent Christine Fowler Mack will discuss the state of Akron Public Schools at the Akron Press Club Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Quaker Station in Akron. There will be the opportunity for questions following the program. Doors open at 11 a.m. Lunch is at…
Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro will deliver the annual State of the County speech at the John S. Knight Center on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the program will begin at noon. There will be the opportunity for questions…
Jeff Woytach of Cleveland’s NASA John H. Glenn Research Center will discuss the exploration of Mars at an Akron Press Club virtual program Friday, October 1 at noon. NASA Glenn was a key participant in the Mars Pathfinder mission, which was designed to show a…
Report for America, which works to strengthen communities through local journalism, will be the subject of a virtual panel discussion by the Akron Press Club at noon, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Report for America came into being as local journalism has struggled because the revenue…