/news/tags/canal-park Canal Park en-US Copyright Wed, 19 May 2021 12:52:11 GMT /news/2021-05-19/morning-headlines-progressive-field-canal-park-to-expand-capacity-drop-masks-state-reports-100-new-covid-deaths-5m-vaccinated Progressive Field, Canal Park and Akron and Cleveland zoos are dropping masks; the state on Tuesday reported another 100 Ohio residents died with COVID-19 since Friday; a coalition of Black ministers, lawmakers, and national activists have announced a new effort to end the death penalty in Ohio; and more stories. Wed, 19 May 2021 12:52:11 GMT /news/2021-05-19/morning-headlines-progressive-field-canal-park-to-expand-capacity-drop-masks-state-reports-100-new-covid-deaths-5m-vaccinated Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-04-29/morning-headlines-summit-county-offers-pop-up-vaccine-clinics-columbus-mayor-requests-federal-probe-of-police-force The Summit County Health Department will host a series of pop-up vaccine clinics beginning Monday through May 15; Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has asked the Department of Justice for an investigation into the city’s police department following a series of police killings of Black people; Kent State University is offering COVID-19 vaccines at the campus health center starting Friday; and more stories. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:10:22 GMT /news/2021-04-29/morning-headlines-summit-county-offers-pop-up-vaccine-clinics-columbus-mayor-requests-federal-probe-of-police-force Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-03-30/morning-headlines-covid-case-numbers-drop-to-average-hospitalizations-up-summit-sheriff-fires-first-diversity-director COVID cases numbers dropped back to average after spiking on Friday; Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree has fired the department’s first diversity and inclusion director after just one month on the job; the Akron Fire department has apologized after a firefighter turned a hose on a bystander; and more stories. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:53:53 GMT /news/2021-03-30/morning-headlines-covid-case-numbers-drop-to-average-hospitalizations-up-summit-sheriff-fires-first-diversity-director Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/community/2020-07-17/morning-headlines-over-half-of-ohio-under-mask-mandate-state-jobless-claims-up-slightly Here are your morning headlines for Friday, July 17:Nearly 60% of Ohio to be under mask mandateOhio manufacturers get $20M to make, buy PPEJobless claims… Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:17:34 GMT /news/community/2020-07-17/morning-headlines-over-half-of-ohio-under-mask-mandate-state-jobless-claims-up-slightly Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/community/2020-06-05/morning-headlines-canton-officer-resigns-after-social-media-post-thieves-break-into-canal-park Here are your morning headlines for Friday, June 5:Canton officer resigns after social media post;Thieves break into Canal Park;Zoos, other attractions… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:03:49 GMT /news/community/2020-06-05/morning-headlines-canton-officer-resigns-after-social-media-post-thieves-break-into-canal-park Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2019-10-10/akron-rubberducks-in-top-10-of-minor-league-baseball-markets The Sports Business Journal has ranked Akron the number ten minor league market in the nation to catch a ballgame.The RubberDucks have seen 34% attendance… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/community/2019-10-10/akron-rubberducks-in-top-10-of-minor-league-baseball-markets /news/community/2019-06-18/morning-headlines-two-akron-park-projects-win-100-000-grants-browns-to-stay-in-berea-for-20-years Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, June 18:Two Akron park projects win $100,000 grants;Diebolf Nixdorf to move 200 jobs to Hoover District;NWS… Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:10:09 GMT /news/community/2019-06-18/morning-headlines-two-akron-park-projects-win-100-000-grants-browns-to-stay-in-berea-for-20-years Amanda Rabinowitz /news/arts-culture/2018-06-01/state-of-the-arts-outlandish-sandwiches-dominate-ballpark-menus The official start of summer is still about three weeks away. But for baseball fans flocking to the region’s ballparks, summer is already here. And many… Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:27:00 GMT /news/arts-culture/2018-06-01/state-of-the-arts-outlandish-sandwiches-dominate-ballpark-menus Mark Arehart /news/community/2016-04-14/akron-rubberducks-enlist-a-local-dog-to-keep-birds-at-bay Today is the home opener for the Akron RubberDucks. For the 2016 season, the team has a new helper to help keep geese off the team’s new field at Canal… Fri, 15 Apr 2016 02:52:00 GMT /news/community/2016-04-14/akron-rubberducks-enlist-a-local-dog-to-keep-birds-at-bay