1. The Akron Zoo It is the little Zoo that could. Recent renovations have made this menagerie a can’t-miss for new parents with active toddlers. The paths are easy to navigate and the whole circuit takes about an hour. Plenty penguins, tigers, and lemurs to fascinate. There’s also a petting zoo, where youngins can [...]
Congratulations, Mayor-for-Life Don Plusquellic, for entering the computer age! Plusquellic jumped onto Facebook last week, saying, “I make it a top priority to harness the most modern and efficient ways of disseminating information to keep the public informed.” Snooze! Dude, let me give you a quick primer on Facebook. Don’t be [...]
Good Old Boys Win in Portage County If you read the Plain Dealer, your opinion of Portage County Muni Judge John Plough is of a rogue man who wages personal wars against prosecutors and destroys records before the public can see them. Charges such as these led to a hearing in front of the Ohio [...]
By: James Renner The experiment that is The Independent is kicking ass sooner than expected. Three months ago, with the help of a handful of advertisers (mostly our friends), we began publishing this new alternative newspaper to the fill the void left by the rape and pillage of the Free Times. We [...]
