Akron’s new $8 million Summit Lake NorthShore Park was funded by the city of Akron, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dan Rice, president and CEO of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, gathers local dignitaries April 10 for a groundbreaking ...

With a report released this summer showing that the water quality in Akron's Summit Lake is better than previously thought, plans that were already underway to work closely with residents to ...

AKRON, Ohio - Summit Lake is just as clean as any other urban lake in Ohio, and its health continues to improve, according to a new environmental report. "Contact with the water does not pose a health ...

AKRON, Ohio — "The world's opened back up from COVID, [and] we like to get out in nature. I'm really connected to nature and it's absolutely gorgeous out here." Akron resident Courtney Ellis is ...

Today, Summit Lake is a community of 533, where nearly 70% of children live in poverty and the average annual household income is $8,600, according to the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, which ...