The is promoting Akron鈥檚 history and culture through a new publication.
focuses on the city鈥檚 industry, food, sports and nature, among other topics and stories.
It also features cultural icons from the city, including , Chrissie Hynde and .
The book鈥檚 researcher and writer Roger Riddle, who is the marketing and social media manager for the visitors bureau, said the original idea was to explain the city to new residents.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really easy to think of Akron and get caught up in the industries that have gone away," Riddle said. "We think that because this history that we had isn鈥檛 here anymore, that鈥檚 all we have. But the truth is Akron has always played a part on the larger stage.鈥�
The visitors bureau is currently distributing the publication鈥檚 first 2,500 copies to local businesses and at the John S. Knight Center.
Funding for the project came from the .
