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November 17, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Rebranding the City

COVENTRY OAKS LODGE // firestone metro park

40 Axline Avenue
Akron, OH 44319

 
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Akron

Neighborhoods

  1. Northwest Akron

  2. Merriman Valley

  3. High Hampton

  4. Fairlawn Heights

  5. Wallhaven

  6. Merriman Hills

  7. Highland Square

  8. West Hill

  9. Cascade Valley

  10. North Hill

  11. Chapel Hill

  12. West Akron

  13. Sherbondy Hill

  14. Downtown Akron

  15. University Park

  16. Middlebury

  17. Goodyear Heights

  18. Ellet

  19. Kenmore

  20. Summit Lake

  21. South Akron

  22. Firestone Park

  23. East Akron

  24. Coventry Crossing

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We are approaching your last chance to see “Rebranding the City: A Humanizing Tour of Akron!” Come out and see our next performance at the Coventry Oaks Lodge in the #summitmetroparks this Friday, November 16th at 6:30PM! Really, you don’t want to miss it again! Lastly, thank you so much to the #orianahouse for allowing us to bring #rebrandingthecity to their Community Based Correctional Facility this past weekend! It was a pleasure! #whynotakron #akronohio #artsandculture #exploreakron
Our new AKRON letterform benches by @jeremybjenkins and John Communale are an insanely great addition to our community. Stay tuned for news of where you will be able to find them! ⚒🎨❤️✨ With thanks to our friends and partners for supporting @artxlovellc and our @playakron project: @knightfdn @mayordanhorrigan @summitmetroparks @summit_history @akroncf @akronlibrary @akron @uakron @akroncivic @downtownakronpartnership @akronlifemag @akronbeaconjournal @onlyinakron @akroneverything
“Beyond the Dream” is a newly installed series of murals at Akron City Hall, created by Nicole Epps, Anika Kent, and Lindsey Jo Scott. The artwork was commissioned by @artxlovellc and is inspired by circle conversations with Akron residents that focussed on Health Disparity, Education Disparity, and Economic Disparity during a community discussion commemorating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. • None of this would have been possible without the outstanding compassion and brilliance of @tojaokoh @projectujimainc @uakron @ohorganizing @rere330 @knightfdn @mayordanhorrigan @jeff.fusco.3 , Russ Neal, Bob Keith, @inktricateart @lindseyjoscott @deeeso_krazi @beccaaronhalt @ebaneebond and so many more. • An official unveiling will be scheduled on a date TBD, but please feel free to visit City Hall and see this work, which is free and open to the public. 🇺🇸🎨❤️ #thisisakron #beyondthedream #akron #cityhall #publicart #neighbors #health #economy #education #reclaimingakron #atplayakron
B🙌🏼G thanks to the Summit Lake 5k Training Team and coach @freshyleo for volunteering to put some finishing touches on the basketball court and parcours trail yesterday. Great job!!! #atplayakron #summitlake #akron • Workout station signs coming soon courtesy of @summitmetroparks 🎨❤️🏀💪🏼🧠🌳☀️ #whynotakron #openmpark #parcourstrail #painting #murals #basketball #hoops #gameonakeon
The new backboards are in at the @playakron Parcours Trail in Summit Lake! 🎨🏀🌳🍕🇺🇸✨ #gameonakron #summitlake #atplayakron #openmpark #akron #akronohio #basketball #beautifulgame
Akron artist Salwa Abdelmajeed has been painting up a storm at @artxlovellc studios. We can’t wait to bring this mural back to #eastakron with thanks to EANDC and the kids from HYPE for starting this journey to create a powerful and positive piece of wayfinding artwork that celebrates neighborhood identity and pride. #atplayakron
Success is in the details, like drilling through solid steel to make sure your new backboards and baskets have rims that are 10 feet off of the ground. #atplayakron #summitlake #akron #basketball #parcourstrail #gameonakron
Our Kontur Woodworks benches are gorgeous, made from local trees, and will be installed across four of Akron’s neighborhoods in the spring, if not sooner. @konturwoodworks #madeinakron #atplayakron #storybenches #akron #treelove #whatsyourstory
Had some fun testing and refining our @playakron Splash Toys yesterday with our @uakron #engineers • We’re designing these as a set of mobile splash park amenities that can go anywhere there’s a fire hydrant within 500 ft. • #gameonakron We’ll see you again next summer! #atplayakron 💡💦❤️🎨🙌🏼 #akron #splashpark #neighborhood #games #toys #atplayakron #departmentoffun
We fixed and repainted the benches in Suddieth Park, a fun playground in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood. Big thanks to our #firstserve2018 volunteers who also power washed the hopscotch snake, repaired the garbage cans, re-hung the community art panels around the perimeter, painted the poles on the basketball court, and created a chalkboard scoreboard. 🙌🏽🎨❤️🌳📖🌈🍁📚 @northakroncdc @mayordanhorrigan #northhill #suddiethpark #atplayakron #departmentoffun
Listening to Cascade Valley residents who wanted a safer and more attractive pedestrian experience, we didn’t forget those who asked for improvements to their community gardens. @citysproutsakron did most of the work, but we were happy to repurpose wood from our Merriman Valley project and refer @cascadevillage to a fence builder. #magichappens #worktogether #whynotakron
Our new murals and benches in Cascade Valley celebrate local wildlife and offer visitors a comfortable place to read, reflect, and play. 🎨📚🍁🏈 #cascadevalley #whynotakron @akron @mayordanhorrigan @cascadevillage #atplayakron