Downtown Akron Partnership

Congratulations ArtsNow on 10 years of enriching Summit County's arts and culture assets and building connections between arts & culture and our community! Tell ArtsNow how they have impacted you or your community over the past decade using the link in the post below.

Street Craftery is Akron’s premiere destination for crafting and creative expression for people of all ages. Located at 356 S. Main St., Street Craftery offers unforgettable DIY crafting workshop experiences (no art training needed!), unique gifts, and super-fun splatter painting. BONUS: Street Craftery workshops are great for team-building, corporate events, and after-work outings. Check out this reel featuring Street Craftery from The University of Akron student ambassadors! Find out more about Street Craftery: https://lnkd.in/ddGZqX-8 Did you know: Downtown Akron is home to nearly 50 women-owned businesses? Downtown is teeming with businesses—including Street Craftery—run by women who are smart, creative, innovative, intensely good at what they do, and who are making history every day. Check out our guide to discover them: https://lnkd.in/eY5D96qZ #downtownAkron #AkronOhio #Akron #StreetCraftery #teambuilding #craftworkshops #thingstodoinAkron #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory

March is #WomensHistoryMonth! #SojournerTruth Legacy Plaza in #downtownAkron honors the abolitionist & women's rights leader, who gave a speech in 1851 on the site to the Ohio Woman’s Convention. As a Black woman & former enslaved person, Truth spoke out for those whose voices were ignored or silenced. Her iconic speech, now considered one of the greatest in American history, is remembered as “Ain’t I a Woman?” – though she probably never spoke those exact words. Find out more about Sojourner Truth, and the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza at 37 N. High St. in downtown Akron: https://lnkd.in/gWFFQwvS #AkronOhio #Akron #landmarks #AkronLandmark #AmericanHistory #womensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth2025 #publicspace

We are currently accepting session proposals for the 2025 Creative Placemaking Conference! Share your session proposal with us and Summit County Land Bank for a potential opportunity to present at the conference. We can't wait to hear all of them! Submit your applications at https://bit.ly/3XvSDno

Did you know? DAP provides free, confidential site selection services to prospective downtown business owners, helping identify potential downtown space and making introductions to property managers and owners. In 2024, DAP helped 33 prospective businesses with site selections information, and we can help you, too! You can view property listings using the free and confidential search tool on our website, or start the process by filling out our site selection form and we'll be in touch! https://lnkd.in/d9EhPHv Pictured properties: 121 S. Main St. (exterior and interior), 445 S. Main St. (exterior) #downtownAkron #AkronOhio #Akron #siteselection #dobusinessdowntown #businesslocations #entrepreneurs #startups #officespace #storefronts

ICYMI: Akron Coffee Lab, a new café in Bounce Innovation Hub by Akron Coffee Roasters, was recently featured in Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine: "In an environment that embraces innovation, Ohio’s?Akron Coffee Roasters?is workshopping new menu items and brewing experimental coffees at its fourth retail bar, The ACR Coffee Lab. The Coffee Lab occupies about 600 square feet on the ground floor of a 300,000-square-foot former BF Goodrich Tire factory building in downtown Akron that was transformed into?Bounce Innovation Hub, a small business support nonprofit." —Howard Bryman, Daily Coffee News Check out the entire article: https://lnkd.in/gcqvXzCU Find out more about Akron Coffee Lab at Bounce Innovation Hub: https://lnkd.in/eFYhGCUq And find out more about Akron Coffee Roasters: https://www.akron.coffee/ While we're at it, both Akron Coffee Roasters locations in downtown Akron (and 1 more in Cuyahoga Falls) are part of the Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau 2025 Drip Drive. Visit 20 of the 28 coffee purveyors on the drive and enter to win a $500 Drive Drive prize package: https://lnkd.in/g2a-txYH #downtownAkron #AkronOhio #Akron #coffee #CoffeeNews #coffeeShop #SmallBusinessOwners #LocalCoffee #AkronCoffeeRoasters #AkronCoffee

It's Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month—a time to bring awareness and acceptance for people of all abilities! Celebrate Creative Voices: Empowering Artists of All Abilities at the 1st ArtWalk of 2025, coming THURSDAY, March 13, from 5 - 9 pm. Visitors to Summit Artspace during ArtWalk will find a host of inclusion-themed activities: ? Information and activities will be available at the Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board booth, where visitors can learn more about their services and supports. ? The Inclusioneers’ Mobile Sensory Bus, supported by Summit DD staff, will be available in front of the building for folks who need a sensory break from the activities. ? Resources from Akron-Summit County Public Library’s Accessibility Library, a groundbreaking resource that enhances accessibility at festivals, performances, community gatherings, and cultural shows. ? Visitors can view and use Sensory Bags, mobility supports, and other items available for loan at no cost to users. ? A Quiet Room on Summit Artspace’s 2nd floor will offer a calming atmosphere and feature various Accessibility Library items. Follow Summit Artspace for updates, or find out more at: https://lnkd.in/exhGkM3S For the DAP guide to ArtWalk, visit: https://lnkd.in/gvW5DMvZ Learn more about the Accessibility Library at Akron-Summit County Public Library: https://lnkd.in/gnqAxxVT For a DAP guide to sensory and autism friendly places to visit in downtown Akron: https://lnkd.in/ea4zWcuf #downtownAkron #AkronOhio #Akron #ArtWalk #inclusionday #ddawareness #inclusion #accessibility #accessibilitylibrary

"One of the biggest mistakes we see first-time founders make at Bounce Innovation Hub is waiting too long to start selling. They get caught up in perfecting their product—refining features, tweaking the user interface, and ensuring everything runs smoothly—before ever putting it in front of a real customer. The truth is, you’ll learn more from trying to sell an imperfect product than you ever will from internal discussions and hypothetical use cases." Check out this article on Bounce Innovation Hub's philosophy of selling before you're ready by Bounce VP of Programming Elyse Ball: https://lnkd.in/g5cDYHQW Even if you think you're not ready, you might actually be ready! #downtownAkron #AkronOhio #Akron #BounceInnovationHub #entrepreneurs #startups #startingABusiness #gettingstarted #newbusiness #entrepreneurship

A downtown Akron favorite: Cilantro Thai & Sushi Restaurant has been serving amazing Thai cuisine and fresh sushi since 2009. Check out this reel featuring Cilantro from The University of Akron student ambassadors! Find out more about Cilantro (and start ordering!): https://cilantrothai.com/ Check out other UA student ambassador RooViews by following them on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/gHvxN4qQ #downtownAkron #AkronOhio #Akron #CilantroThaiAndSushi #AkronFood #AkronRestaurants #ThaiFood #Sushi #RestaurantStories

ArtsForward 2025 launches on March 1! We can’t wait to hear your ideas for creative projects that will make an impact in Summit County. Want to learn more? Join us for an information session on March 4 to dive into the details—register here: https://lnkd.in/gtJe9Chx Learn more about ArtsForward here: artsnow.org/artsforward