/news/tags/akron-history Akron history en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:09:03 GMT /news/podcast/oh-really/2023-12-11/oh-really-investigates-the-case-of-the-missing-apostrophe The Ohio hamburger favorite, founded in 1934, is either Swensons or Swenson's Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:09:03 GMT /news/podcast/oh-really/2023-12-11/oh-really-investigates-the-case-of-the-missing-apostrophe Kabir Bhatia /arts-culture/2022-12-20/tom-batiuk-looks-back-at-50-years-of-funky-winkerbean Tom Batiuk reflects on his Akron-centric comic strip. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2022-12-20/tom-batiuk-looks-back-at-50-years-of-funky-winkerbean Kabir Bhatia /news/community/2019-12-13/oh-really-to-explore-akrons-irish-roots You voted, and now the next edition of "OH Really?" will take a trip to what was once known as "Old Dublin" in Akron.Attorney Chris Esker -- who is… Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:07:32 GMT /news/community/2019-12-13/oh-really-to-explore-akrons-irish-roots Kabir Bhatia /news/community/2019-10-07/oh-really-investigates-the-case-of-the-missing-apostrophe It's a joint that's spun into one of the region’s most popular fast-food chains. But at some point during its 85-year history, something about Swensons… Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:09:19 GMT /news/community/2019-10-07/oh-really-investigates-the-case-of-the-missing-apostrophe Kabir Bhatia /news/community/2018-11-26/decades-after-closing-the-oneils-polskys-christmas-display-rivalry-continues Two buildings that once housed retail rivals in downtown Akron will be competing again this holiday season... for eyeballs.Until Polsky’s closed in 1978… Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:07:28 GMT /news/community/2018-11-26/decades-after-closing-the-oneils-polskys-christmas-display-rivalry-continues Kabir Bhatia