2019 – Page 3 – Falls Free Press

Ohio Brewing Company Readies to Open its Doors

July 25, 2019February 29, 2020 Alex Hall

Ohio Brewing Company might be one of the most anticipated new businesses in downtown Cuyahoga Falls, and after nearly a year and a half, the doors are now set to […]

Farmer’s Market Finds Success with New Location and Management

July 17, 2019February 29, 2020 Staff

The “Farmers’ Market in the Falls” has officially begun its second season at its new location in High Bridge Glens Park in Cuyahoga Falls. This season’s first market was a […]

Library Employees Picket Over Union Contract

July 17, 2019February 29, 2020 Staff

Members of the Professionals Guild of Ohio Council 3—the Cuyahoga Falls Library employee union—began picketing on Tuesday over the lack of a union contract. Picketers distributed literature detailing their concerns […]

Perris Mackey's comic-inspired collages on display at Up Front Art Space. --Photo by Bart Sullivan

Sweet Christmas! Comic Art Up Front at New Gallery

July 15, 2019October 13, 2020 Bart Sullivan

The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is especially true when it comes to comic books—some comic illustrations will describe an entire event without even the […]

Local Creativity Refracted Through Collide’s PRISM Project

July 12, 2019February 29, 2020 Bart Sullivan

Over the last year, downtown Cuyahoga Falls has grown as an art district, introducing new festivals, working out ideas for public art, and, most recently, hosting Collide Cuyahoga Falls’ PRISM […]

Attendees of the 2018 Akron Pride Festival pose for a photo. --Photo by Stephen Mulé

Remembering Stonewall and Understanding Pride

June 11, 2019October 13, 2020 Sarah Banzhof

As we begin the month of June in the year of 2019—the 50th anniversary of the NYC Stonewall Riots—it is important to remember why Pride Month exists. It started as […]

Pop Culture Festival Kicks Off Falls Downtown Fridays

June 10, 2019February 29, 2020 Bart Sullivan

The Cuyahoga Falls festival seasons starts this weekend as the Downtown Pavilion becomes home of Falls Downtown Fridays for eight weeks this summer. Beginning Friday June 14th, the first festival […]

David Tennant and Michael Sheen star as Crowley and Aziraphale in the apocalyptic Amazon Prime series Good Omens. Photo courtesy of Sophie Mutevelian / Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime’s Good Omens: An Ominous Good Time

June 10, 2019October 13, 2020 Bart Sullivan

Bart Sullivan (compiled & edited, with footnotes of an educational nature and precepts for the wise) It all started with an apple—that, and the lending of a flaming sword. Years […]

(Left to Right) Owen Bartek, 5, John Campbell (Garage Supt), Fire Chief Fred Jackson, Mayor Don Walters, Tara Bartek (Recreation Program Manager), Sara Kline (Parks and Recreation Superintendent) and Lindsay Conner (Mobile Rec Manager) cut the ceremonial rope for the Mobile Rec vehicle on the Downtown Pavilion. --Photo by Stephen Mule

Mobile Rec Rolling Out

June 5, 2019October 13, 2020 Staff

On May 14th, the Cuyahoga Falls Parks Department officially unveiled its newest means of bringing activities to city residents—Mobile Rec. Mayor Don Walters, Parks Department Superintendent Sara Kline, and Fire […]

Ruben Ryan and Al Mothersbaugh discuss tomatoes in a scene during their May 25th performance. --Photo by Ellen Stair.

Point of No Return Improv Troupe Seeks Laugh Makers

June 5, 2019October 13, 2020 Bart Sullivan

Despite the high temperatures and lack of air conditioning in the Newell Theater at the Quirk Cultural Center, the Falls-based Point of No Return Improv troupe (PNR) got a heavy […]

Year: 2019