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In today's newsletter:
- Could Akron's new $7,500 forgivable loan get you into a home?
- Meet the new Schumacher principal who started in an Akron cafeteria.
- Why has this deadly Akron fire-damaged house stood for four years?
Also on today's calendar: Candlelight Open Air: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Some sun, a stray t-shower, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 77, low: 53.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Akron invests $300K toward downpayment help for first-time homebuyers (cleveland.com) — Akron is launching its new Akron Dreams program, offering forgivable loans of up to $7,500 to help about 35 first-time homebuyers with down payments and closing costs on homes in the city. Funded with $300,000 in federal HUD money and tied to Malik's broader housing strategy, the program targets residents, especially in historically underserved Akron communities, and includes financial education requirements. 
2. New Akron Public School principal started career working in APS cafeteria (cleveland.com) — Akron's Schumacher Community Learning Center will welcome a new principal, Shelby Morgan, on Aug. 31, a leader who began her career serving lunches in an APS cafeteria. Morgan, a lifelong Akron Public Schools product, plans to tackle post-pandemic academic and social gaps while building on Schumacher's statewide PBIS recognition and rare National PTA School of Excellence honor.
3. 4 years after 2 kids died in Akron house fire, neighbors wonder why house hasn't been torn down (news5cleveland.com) — Neighbors on 7th Avenue in Akron are still living beside a burned-out, overgrown house more than four years after a deadly fire killed two children there, and they're demanding the city finally tear it down. Residents describe safety worries, nuisance wildlife, and constant grief, while a city spokesperson says officials are still gathering information about the property's status.
4. Major Akron drug dealer who shot at cop gets prison (fox8.com) — An Akron man has been sentenced to 20 to 25½ years in prison after firing at an Akron police officer during a 2023 chase and being convicted on multiple drug trafficking and weapons charges. Investigators tied him to the shooting through matching bullet casings, seized guns and narcotics from connected homes, and phone location data, prompting praise from the Summit County prosecutor for Akron officers' work.
📸 Around Akron
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Akron
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- Family Caregiver Support Group
Maple Valley Branch Library - Community Room
6:00 pm - Sistas Knit 2
Maple Valley Branch Library - Conference Room
6:30 pm - Firestone Park's Evening Silent Book Club
Firestone Park Branch Library - Conference Room
6:30 pm - Kindergarten Phase-In
Resnik CLC K-5 Akron, OH 44308 - KG Screenings (By Appointment)
Harris - Jackson CLC K-5 Akron, OH 44308
12:00 pm - 1st Day of School KG & PreK
Harris - Jackson CLC K-5 Akron, OH 44308 - First Day for Pre-K and Kindergarten
Resnik CLC K-5 Akron, OH 44308 - North Hill Needlecrafters
North Hill Branch Library - Conference Room
10:00 am - Candlelight Open Air: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
Gervasi Vineyard, 1700 55th St NE, Canton, OH, 44721
7:00 pm - Candlelight Open Air: Tribute to Taylor Swift →
Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa, 1700 55th St NE, Canton
9:00 pm - January 100 in 48 Hours (In Ohio) →
F A Seiberling Nature Realm 1828 Smith Road Akron OH 44313
7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Sunday September 13
Wednesday September 16
📣 Akron Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 4790135 - Highland YMCA Before Care →
Highland Elementary Highland - Gym ()
7:00 am - The Body - Mobility Class July/August →
Stow, OH Calendar, 5344 Fishcreek Road, Stow
9:30 am - Line Dance →
Springfield Township, OH Calendar Akron, OH 44312
10:00 am - Job and Family Services: Case Managers at the Library
Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library - Quiet Study Room 1
10:00 am
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My neighbor several houses down from where we live have an older Pitbull.
I was driving home and saw he was loose in the street. I stopped my car and he got right in with the broken lead. I found the address and returned… (Nextdoor Goodyear Heights) - My cat Aubrey s still missing.
I would be so grateful to anyone who's seen a black cat around the area. She has no collar, but does have microchip. (Nextdoor Ellet)
- Summa Health posted a job opening for Unit Secretary, T1CTVICU in Akron. Apply here.
- University of Akron posted a job opening for Women's Lacrosse Assistant Coach - Part time - 12940 in Akron. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Akron here.
Ok Akron! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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