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…
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…
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…
The Akron Press Club, Ideastream Public Media, Akron Beacon Journal and the Ohio Debate Commission are collaborating to engage voters in the 2023 Akron mayoral election through a scientific poll of…
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…
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…
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…
A total of 10 students received scholarships for $5,000 each from the Akron Press Club and the John S. Knight Journalism Fund in 2022. Five area college students were selected for scholarships in…
Akron Beacon Journal/BeaconJournal.com Editor Michael Shearer and WKSU News Director Andrew Meyer will talk about the changing Akron media news market during a virtual presentation by the Akron…
Longtime Akron Beacon Journal sports reporter and columnist Marla Ridenour will talk about sports in general and the Browns trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson in particular during a virtual…
