The Akron Journal and Republican, no friend to Bryan, opined that " never probably has a national convention been swayed or influenced by a single speech as was the national Democratic convention ".

The lamasery has modern conveniences, like central heating ; bathtubs from Akron, Ohio ; a large library ; a grand piano ; a harpsichord ; and food from the fertile valley below.

James ' status as both an area star ( having played his high school basketball at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in nearby Akron ) and as one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history has led many to view his selection as a turning point in the franchise's history.

In Akron, Ohio there is a very old elm tree that has not been infected.

The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and has two members in the nearby Akron area.

The Borough of Akron also has a fire company established in 1893 the Akron Volunteer Fire Company Lancaster County Station 1-2, which has approximately 60 members and 3 pieces of Current Running Fire Apparatus.

Gira founded his own record label, Young God Records, which has released albums from such artists as Devendra Banhart, Mi and L ' au, and Akron / Family as well as Swans, The Angels of Light and The Body Lovers ' back catalogues.

* 20px New York State Route 93 ,( Maple Rd., Lewis Rd., Buell St. in Newstead ; Cedar St., Buffalo St., Buell St. in Akron ) North-South highway from Youngstown, New York that travels through Niagara County and into Newstead and has its southern terminus south of Akron at NY 5 ( Main St .)

Due to Medina's location, approximately 30 miles south of Cleveland and 20 miles west of Akron, many residents of Medina work in the Cleveland and Akron areas and the city has acquired a somewhat suburban status.

The community has the highest median household income in the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Akron won and has been the county seat ever since.

According to a research paper from the University of Akron, The center has been eroded, exposing carbonate rocks in the valley.

According to a research paper from the University of Akron, The center has been eroded, exposing carbonate rocks in the valley.

After the gates to ' Chumley's Rest ' are closed, and Elwood is leaving, he stops, turns around and has a conversation with an invisible Harvey, who is already back from his trip to Akron and reaffirms their friendship.

The label's original intent was to facilitate the release of Swans music, but in recent years it has grown to host Gira's current band, the Angels of Light, as well as a number of other unique bands and artists, including: Akron / Family, Devendra Banhart, Lisa Germano, Ulan Bator, and Mi and L ' au.

Since its 2009 extension, the route has also served as access to Youngstown, Ohio ( through both I-76 & I-80 ) and, ultimately, Akron, Ohio via I-76, Columbus, Ohio via I-76 & I-71, and Cleveland via I-80.

Its headquarters are in Pigeon, and it has branch elevators in Deckerville, Akron, Gagetown, Sebewaing, Elkton, and Bad Axe.

In recent years, the series has presented concerts in a variety of cities, including Orlando, Florida, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Akron, La Mirada, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Lakeland, Coral Springs, New York, New Jersey, Dallas, Houston, Uncasville, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Rochester, New York.

In Colorado, Brian Christensen's Akron Rams ( Class 1A ) high school football team has made running the Single Wing offense a local tradition.

Kaye had one character he never shared with the public ; Kaplan, the owner of an Akron, Ohio rubber company, came to life only for family and friends.

Akron is one of the many Pennsylvania towns to drop or raise a unique item at midnight on New Year's Eve.

At one time, the Blue Diamond Match Company in Akron used three million board feet ( 7, 000 m³ ) of white pine lumber per year for the manufacture of its matches.

* Akron is home to one school, Akron Central School, which includes all students, pre-K to 12 in its one building.

The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail runs through just west of downtown, and many bikers and hikers stop for refreshments as it is one of the only towns between Akron and Cleveland.

Among other institutions, Kent State University and the University of Akron provide post-secondary education in the adjacent cities of Kent and Akron ; the majority of college-bound students from Tallmadge High School attend one of these two schools after graduation.

* Akron Goodyear Wingfoots win two games to one over the Oshkosh All-Stars

The minutes for the September 17, 1920 meeting that formed the AFPA, were kept on the stationary of the Akron Pros football team by one of the owners, Art Ranney.

The team wound up playing one of its final two " home " games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio, where the franchise's only win occurred — over the Chicago Bears of George Halas, in front of an estimated 3, 000 fans on Thanksgiving Day.

In 1958 at age 18, he competed in his first PGA Tour event, the Rubber City Open, at Akron, Ohio, tying for 12th place after being just one out of the lead at the 36-hole mark, and made the cut in the U. S. Open, tying for 41st place.

At one time, the Cleveland / Akron market had two ABC affiliates: in addition to WEWS, WAKR-TV served viewers in Akron and Canton who could not receive a clear signal from WEWS.

The competition will consist of three timed runs ( one run in each lane ), down Akron ’ s 989 ’ hill.

Four men cling to a line as Akron rises ; one falls from a height of 15 feet ( 4. 6 meters ) and survives with a broken arm, but two others fall to their deaths from altitudes of between 100 and 200 feet ( 30 and 61 meters ).

Labatt Park is one of three featured baseball parks in the 16-month ( September 2006 to December 2007 ) Roadway Express baseball calendar ; Labatt Park is featured in the month of October 2007 ) " Times of Greatness " baseball calendar published by Roadway Express, based in Akron, Ohio.

Prior to enlisting, he played just one season ( 2001 ) with the Burlington Indians and the Akron Aeros of the Cleveland Indians farm club.

It is one of the fastest-growing airports in the Midwest, and attracts passengers from the Akron / Canton area and Cleveland metropolitan area.

After only one term as mayor, he entered the Democratic primary for Ohio's 14th Congressional District, based in Akron, in 1986.

In Akron, Ohio, Jim Newton an Oxford Group member knew that one of Firestone's sons, Russell, was a serious alcoholic.

There is another Colfax Avenue in South Bend, Indiana ( a few miles east of his New Carlisle home and adjacent to his burial site ); Colfax Place in the Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio, in Grant City, Staten Island ; in Minneapolis, Minnesota ; in Roselle Park, New Jersey ; and a Colfax Street on Chicago's North Side.

The site of the village was first settled around 1829, centered around Akron Falls, which provided water power.

In 1936, Akron civic leaders recognized the need for a permanent track site for the youth racing classic and, through the efforts of the Works Progress Administration ( WPA ), Derby Downs became a reality.

Since 2000, site has been excavated by a team directed by Timothy Matney of the University of Akron.

As a part of the original five-year sponsorship agreement, the event continues to be held at its traditional site of the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio ; the sponsorship has now been extended to 2014.

The site was later bought by the A. M. Byers Ironworks Company who in turn sold it to National Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.

They purchased The Giant Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, a tire rebuilding business, in 1920, and in 1922 moved the business to Findlay, Ohio, at a site at the intersection of Lima and Western Avenues that is still occupied by Cooper Tire, adjacent to The Cooper Corporation facility.

The Akron, Ohio location opened in 1992 on the site of a former Goodyear Tire warehouse, that was originally built in the late 1890s.

Licensed to Akron, Ohio, it broadcasts from a transmitter site in Copley, Ohio and provides the Cleveland area with a second PBS member station, alongside WVIZ.