Here are some local notes that have accumulated in the eleven days since I last posted, the gap being due to the end of the summer writing period and the beginning of the new school year at KSU. * Yesterday, Amy and I did the 25-mile loop of STOMP, the Summit Tour of Metro Parks. [...]
Also tagged Akron, Chrissie Hynde, cycling, Numbers Band, Summit Metro Parks, Tom BatiukHere is a roundup of topics I was hoping to get to individually this week, but just have not found the time. – Tomorrow morning, I will participate in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, the “International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence.” I am marching with a couple other faculty [...]
Also tagged Akron, basketball, museums, Obama, race, Walk a Mile in Her ShoesOur neighborhood, Highland Square, is featured in a Wall Street Journal video about the Black Keys, Akron natives who are promoting their new record Attack & Release, which was produced by Danger Mouse. Though I think Auerbach and Carney are very good musicians, I’m not much of a fan. I saw them once — opening [...]
Also tagged Akron, Black Keys, music