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Welcome! In Akron Email Review you'll find links to local news and things to do to be a better Summit County citizen.

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1. Those orange barrels aren't going to put themselves up!

2. One more reason to love CAK

"My food is magical." The lady knows what she's got.

3. Witness Trees around Summit County show the toll of wars isn't confined to the battlefield

There are trees in Akron and Tallmadge. They fill up with 22 new dog tags each day — one for each veteran who dies by suicide.

4. Spoke too soon about the Louis Tomlinson tour date

Yesterday I reported that Louis Tomlinson, Matchbox Twenty and Shania Twain were coming to Blossom. I think Tomlinson still is, but there's no word when the show will happen.

5. City council members have voter's remorse after agreeing to destroy green space

Akron City Council unanimously approved a mixed-use residential and retail development called White Pond Reserve. Subsequently, dozens of residents led by a University of Akron professor criticized the destruction of what is now effectively park land and home to endangered species.

“If I had known just a smidgen of what I learned last week, I would have voted differently,” Council Member Linda Omobien said.

Random stuff

• See works by artists who are incarcerated in the lobby of the Akron Art Museum.

• Reserve your ice bumper cars and ice bikes at Lock 3.

• You can now apply for open enrollment in Akron schools.

• Join the "Gift of Life" walk/run at Blossom.

• Gas prices are dropping but still one of the highest Thanksgiving fuel rates ever.

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