It seemed an unlikely place to host a bridal shower, but it worked!…read more The York Town Hall had everything we needed, including a full kitchen and electricity, a large enough room to accommodate 50 guests (we set up buffet tables along one side, dessert tables along the other, dining tables in-between), a stage that we used for the bride and groom to open presents, bathrooms and a parking lot. Charming facility with hardwood floors. Reminds me of all the country town halls I've seen in movies and on TV. Definitely, Mayberry.

One nice thing in Fairlawn is that sanitation is free. The bad part is that you have to carry it…read moreto the compactor yourself. The compactor is near city hall. There are two lanes where you can drop off your trash and your recyclables. You just need to have a decal in your car window that you get from the city.

Excellent Service…read more SSgt Trently is a knowledgeable and down to earth recruiter that made sure I got the proper guidance starting my new Air Force career. I say this after completing BMT - I would highly recommend you schedule an appointment with him if you have any questions about the Air Force!

If you are looking for a job or a training center with a lot of fun in your life, VGS, is a place…read moreto look for. (good for those that want some fun in their career.)

You'll just have to visit. More country than city and it's quaint. I like it. Don't mistake it…read morefor the City of Ravenna.

Not far from the Goodyear world headquarters, this marker points out the history of the man who…read morefounded the company and is laid to rest not far away in Glendale Cemetery. The marker has the same text on both sides. It reads, "Industrialist and entrepreneur Franklin Augustus Seiberling (1859-1955) named his fledgling rubber goods manufacturing company "Goodyear" to honor Charles Goodyear, the man who invented the vulcanization process for curing rubber. Seiberling founded the company with his brother, Charles Willard, because of their desire to participate in an enterprise that afforded an "opportunity for invention." Incorporated in 1898, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company rapidly grew with the young automotive industry and helped establish Akron as the "Rubber Capital of the World." Among Seiberling's many significant inventions were the tire-making machine and the detachable wheel rim. He resigned from Goodyear in 1921 and went on to found the Seiberling Rubber Company. Stan Hywet Hall, F.A. Seiberling's estate in west Akron, is a National Historic Landmark." This is marker number 23-77. It was erected in 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and The Ohio Historical Society. [Review 1357 of 2024 - 276 in Ohio - 22380 overall]

Located in downtown Akron near the public library, this marker points out a relatively recent…read morehistorical event. The marker has the same text on both sides. It reads, "Five Depression-era strikes against many of Akron's rubber companies culminated in a giant "sit-down" strike against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the industry's leader, in February and March of 1936. The fledgling United Rubber Workers (URW), created in September 1935, used the tactic of being at work but not working that had been pioneered by rank-and-file workers in a successful 1934 strike against the General Tire and Rubber Company. After a peaceful month-long strike, the URW won recognition from Goodyear and reached a settlement on March 22. The 1936 Akron Rubber Strike was one of the earliest successes for the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO), sparking a wave of industrial organizing and similar strikes in 1936 and 1937. The "sit-down" strategy extended beyond the rubber industry and was instrumental in the founding of the industrial union movement in the United States." This is marker 32-77 and it was erected in 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Tri-County Regional Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and The Ohio Historical Society. There is metered street parking nearby. [Review 1349 of 2024 - 268 in Ohio - 22372 overall]

Richfield Township was just another farming/bedroom community in the '60's when a bunch of intrepid…read morelocals sat down with a map: If they could figure a way to get the population density high enough, out of the township could arise a Village. That's why the middle section of the five-mile by five-mile township, a strip from Brecksville in the north to Bath in the south, is now the Village of Richfield. The Ohio Turnpike, as well as Interstates 77 and 271 all have exits into and out of Richfield, making it a logical spot to build trucking terminals. Man, does Richfield have trucking terminals. What if all those trucks, and all those dock-workers, and all the satellite companies could be taxed? Well, the township can't. But a Village can. Great government, and their solid tax base, has made Richfield the envy of Northeast Ohio. Cleveland Magazine rated it the top suburb in 2009, in part because property taxes are very low, while community services are excellent. (They were dinged in other years for too few sidewalks!) Rolling hills, wooded parks, and carefully crafted and maintained zoning have all come together in a unique blend of old and new. My only quibble with Richfield is that segment of the town that clings to the Western Reserve heritage, excluding anything after 1850. The East and West Centers aren't exactly lively spots, which they could and should be. The businesses that want to thrive end up by the aforementioned exits, which is too bad, really. No town needs another faceless strip mall, when a true "town center" already exists; TWO, in fact. Think progressive!

a great place for running summer tech camps, and a fantastic communityread more