Developers in downtown Akron are jumping into a new venture with hopes of creating more living space in the area. The sky-high plan includes $25 million in renovations to the vacant 19-story Akron ...

An affiliate of the Development Financing Authority of Summit County is lending $1.28 million to a developer who intends to turn downtown Akron's United Building into a $10 million, 71-room boutique ...

If his first opening is successful, Troppe plans on eventually adding another 125 rooms to his Blutique Hotel by building in the lot behind the United Building. (APEX) AKRON, Ohio -- By the end of the ...

The reopening of downtown Akron's BLU-tique Hotel has been put off until October. Developer Tony Troppe had planned to open the hotel for the Pro Football Hall of Fame events in Canton this past week, ...

Akron’s “Little Harlem” neighborhood was buzzing with excitement Sept. 24, 1935, when up-and-coming boxer Joe Louis stepped into the ring to fight former heavyweight champion Maxie Baer. People ...

FAIRFAX, Va., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Carroll, President and CEO of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC (“Crestline”) announced today that Crestline has been awarded the management of the ...

The 40-year-old hotel, at 20 W. Mill St. in downtown Akron, has struggled financially for years, even after the sale of Quaker Square transformed that hotel into a University of Akron residence hall.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Police in Akron and a band touring the country are in search of the musicians’ van that was stolen over the weekend while in Northeast Ohio for a concert. “It’s the rudest ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Friday that a Summit County hotel clerk has been charged with promoting prostitution, a fourth-degree felony. The investigation, ...