Fallscast

On this tangentially short episode, we bring news and our opinions about

*The Jenks Building's reopening

*The Ohio Supreme Court Board of Professional Conduct's recommendation against Judge Kim Hoover

*Cuyahoga Falls Parks & Rec winning the third place Award of Excellence from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA)

*The Cuyahoga Valley National Park's free online lecture in their “History of the Cuyahoga Valley” series on Thursday at 7pm.

*Issues in East Palestine

*The artwork of the late Ron Campbell showing at Up Front Art Space February 17-19.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

This week's show discussion includes:

*Mickey's Irish Pub & Pavona's Pizza new location

*Waterworks soccer field vandalized

*Assistant Director at Cuyahoga Falls Library

*The Jenks building reopening

*Pub crawls for St. Patrick's Day

*The longest weeks of winter are over

*Artist submissions for the all-city art walk: http://ow.ly/iqem50MAXsb

*The official grand opening of Tiki Underground

**Bart interviews Cuyahoga Falls artist Athena Abood-Brown (30:54)

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

The Falls Free Press staff return in 2023 with the latest news in Cuyahoga Falls:

*The Cuyahoga Valley National Park purchase of Brandywine golf course land

*Cuyahoga Valley National Park rated top 2 in national parks in the United States

*Sense by the Falls newly opened on Front Street with open mic reading this Friday

*The Winter reading program at Cuyahoga Falls Library

*Hell's Kitchen contestant Chef Alejandro Najar joins the Blue Door Café & Bakery staff for dinner hours

*Minerals in our water

*Akron Stagefest

*Peter Jones' new bronze statue across from city building

*Divine Food & Spirits won Akron Life Magazine's Best Restaurant in the 330 award

*This summer's Falls Downtown Fridays accepting vendor & entertainment applications through February 3.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interim music "Life of a Wandering Wizard" by SergeQuadrado from Pixabay.

We bring the year to a close with plenty of chatter and more news that will fit in your stocking.

*Marc Lee Shannon sworn into the Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental House Board of Directors.

*Racist letters left at Clyde Ave. and Seibel Dr. apartments.

*Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society Holiday Open House.

*Downtown local shopping.

*Holiday Hunt scavenger hunt.

*Noon Year's Eve at Cuyahoga Falls Library.

*Jigsaw puzzles and free book day at Shelf Life.

*Voting for ODOT's Paint the Plow contest.

*Nation Park Service's Great NPS Bake Off

*Northampton United Methodist Church open community Christmas carol sing-along December 18.

*What’s your favorite holiday movie?: https://forms.gle/BPezW7wYdZR6cANU7

*Bart interviews Meralie Pocock, owner and operator of Mr. Fun's Costumes & Magic Emporium (27:35)

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interim music "Santa is coming on Winter Holiday" and "Christmas Knocking to the Door" by SoundGalleryBy from Pixabay.

It's been an action-packed couple of weeks in the Cuyahoga Falls area as the staff of the Falls Free Press discuss:

*The tree lighting ceremony downtown, voting for parking meter displays and the holiday display tour

*Community collection drive

*Lockdown at Cuyahoga Falls High School.

*Fire at the historic Kent Mill

*The mayor's youth advisory council

*Kent and Fairlawn post offices opening on Sundays in December

*The Home weatherization assistance program

*Paint & Sip classes at Up Front Art Space and the Workz

*What's your favorite holiday movie?: https://forms.gle/BPezW7wYdZR6cANU7

*Susanne interviews Kevin Poe from the Into Light project (38:15)

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Interim music courtesy Twisterium Music Free Background Music: https://www.freebackgroundtracks.net/christmas-background-music-for-christmas-videos/

On this pre-Thanksgiving show, we discuss:

*Midterm election results

*CFHS anniversary

*Plans for the removal of the Gorge Dam

*Community Collection drive for the homeless

*Winter planters

*Cookies!!

*Mr. Fun's moving to Front Street

*John S. Knight Holiday Tree Festival

*Downtown Cuyahoga Falls Christmas

*"Sawdust and Glitter," a show by Athena Brown at Up Front Art Space

*Christmas movies at the Workz

*Winter is here!

**Bart interviews Akron artist Don Drumm about his newest sculpture in High Bridge Glens Park (34:00)

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Author James Lloyd Davis passed away on October 22 after a long battle with cancer. As one of the founding members of the Falls Free Press, we are all honored to know him and appreciate everything he accomplished.

In honor of James, we are rereleasing Alex's interview with him from episode 18, published October 6, 2020.

For more information about James' books, please visit https://www.amazon.com/James-Lloyd-Davis.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Happy Halloween from the Falls Free Press!

*Honoring James Lloyd Davis

*Stow resident's letter to city council concerning an elected Cuyahoga Falls official.

*New utility meters finally expected to be installed this year.

*More rainbow trout near Water Works.

*Applications for next year's Mayor's Youth Advisory Council.

*Trick or Treat

*Cuyahoga Valley Art Center's Student & Faculty Exhibition.

*Cuyahoga Falls artist and resident's sketch featured on The Simpsons

*Point of No Return Improv at Jilly's Music Room on November 9.

*Akron Comiccon returns to Cuyahoga Falls November 5-6.

*Parking Meters on Parade.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

News this week includes:

*Cuyahoga Valley National Park receives $14 million through the Great American Outdoors Act to improve the Towpath Trail & railroad

*Akron ZooMobile at the Quirk Cultural Center.

*National Drug Take Back Day, October 29 at the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department.

*Halloween events in Cuyahoga Falls, including the Halloween display tour

*School building construction and former Newberry Elementary School bricks up for grabs.

*Stacy Levy began constructing her piece for the Our Town Grant.

*Fall watercolor class at Lions Park Lodge.

*Falls Bassoon Quartet at Cuyahoga Falls Library Halloween night.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

On this week's timely episode, we discuss the news about:

*The groundbreaking for the new school building

*The Electric System Energy Expo for Public Power Week

*First Energy's power line upgrades

*Halloween events in Cuyahoga Falls, including the Halloween display tour

*The recently acquired 1958 Peter Pirsch fire engine donated to the firefighter memorial foundation by Councilman Mike Brillhart

*The Cuyahoga Falls Library's new website

*National Library Card Sign-up Month

*Open Mic Night and art auction at Divine

*Evil Dead the Musical at Akron Civic Theatre.

Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen.

Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.