Visit some of Akron's oldest buildings including the Akron Soap Company Building, The John Brown House, The Selle Gear Company Building and The Quaker Square Complex.

Akron-area bands including The Numbers Band, The Waitresses, The Bizarros and more continue to influence rock ‘n’ roll. See more from Around Akron with Blue Green at https://westernreservepublicmedia.org/around-akron-with-blue-green.htm.

Enjoy profiles of noteworthy people in our community including Travis Lee, founder of The House of Kung Fu; Eartha L. Goodwin, photographer and dark room developer; Jason Prufer, author of “Small Town, Big Music: The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll”; and Chris Miller, co-founder of Akronist.com.

To kick off 2019, we reflect on the first two seasons of AROUND AKRON WITH BLUE GREEN, spotlighting some of the most popular stories. See more from Around Akron with Blue Green at https://westernreservepublicmedia.org/around-akron-with-blue-green.htm.

Gain insight from musicians Hayden Gilbert and Jeri Sapronetti, learn about The Akron Children’s Museum and travel back to when Akron had a pro football team.

The spotlight is on The Hatterie, Akron Recording Company, Mustard Seed Market and sculptor John C Comunale.

Enjoy this episode of Around Akron with Blue Green featuring The West Theater; 3D art of Angry Bob; citizen journalist Yoly; and part one of a two-part story on O.C. Barber, the founder of Barberton.

Visit Himalayan Arts Language & Cultural Academy, learn about SikRik Masks by Rick Fisher and meet the queen and king of the 2018 Akron Pride Festival Drag Battle with Nina West! Then stay tuned for part two of the O.C. Barber story featuring Anna Dean Farm.

Learn about urban gardening and soil with Steve Larson, Musica with Jennifer Lynn Kidd and the Glendale Steps with local author Tim Carroll. Then check out the Chippewa Lake Water Ski Show Team.

Tim Carroll discusses his new book “World War II Akron” and Mike “Maxheat” Mosley talks about his program Pro Flow Radio. We also visit Scott Shepherd of Time Traveler Records and share a variety of interviews from our production vault.

AROUND AKRON visits Rubber City Comics, TinyCircuits, Chestnut Ridge Park in Kenmore and much more!