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Fallscast Episode 2: June 17, 2020.

June 25, 2020September 7, 2020 Staff

On this week’s show, the Falls Free Press reporters and staff discuss: *The June 14 vigil at the downtown amphitheater for George Floyd. *Outbreaks of violence against Black Lives Matters […]

Fallscast Episode 1: June 9, 2020

June 25, 2020September 7, 2020 Staff

This is the first episode of the Fallscast, the new weekly podcast from the Falls Free Press. This week we discuss: *The Black Lives Matter protest in Cuyahoga Falls and […]

Jacob Stout stands with various designs of glass vases he blew and assembled. --Photo by Bart Sullivan

Falls Glass Gallery Remolded After Quarantine

June 16, 2020October 13, 2020 Bart Sullivan

When it comes to glassblowing, local artist Jacob Stout says, simply, “it’s a challenge.” Opening Studio 55—Stout’s glass art gallery—at the beginning of 2020, the challenge went beyond mastering glass […]

The Glitter is Gone

June 12, 2020June 14, 2020 Staff

Kimberly Stimmel is a new addition to the Cuyahoga Falls community and the author of the 2 Legs to 2 Wheels blog. Of the blog, she says “I started my […]

The ramp to the Red parking deck will be one of seven canvases for temporary chalk murals this July. --photo by Bart Sullivan

Local Artists Asked to “Chalk it Up” This Summer

May 23, 2020October 13, 2020 Bart Sullivan

As businesses begin to reopen and Cuyahoga Falls returns to a semblance or normal life, many residents anticipate the changing weather and summertime festivities. While the city has canceled this […]

The northern cardinal, one of many local birds Cuyahoga Falls and Akron residents can find while birding in their neighborhoods. Photo by Aimee Philips

Quarantining is for the Birds…A Hobby

May 5, 2020May 31, 2021 Aimee Phillips

Aimee Phillips is an amateur photographer and a volunteer with the Summit County Metro Parks and the Mustill Store. In tune with nature, she enjoys bird watching and capturing the […]

Grace VanderWaal sings to Graham Verchere in Disney's adaptation of Stargirl. Photo courtesy Disney --image courtesy Disney+

Disney’s Stargirl is a Musically-Charged Family Treasure

April 27, 2020October 13, 2020 Bart Sullivan

For students in high school, identity can be an important concept to consider. During a normal school year not faced by COVID-19, there are sports, studies, music, friends, clubs, etc. […]

We sampled crowlers from Ohio Brewing Company while under the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020. --Photo by Mike Searl

Tap Talk Vol. 6: Quarantine Edition

April 18, 2020October 13, 2020 Tap Talk

“Researchers”: Alex Hall & Mike Searl Last summer, before anyone had ever heard of coronavirus, Ohio Brewing Company was just getting set to open its doors in its new Cuyahoga […]

E'myri Crutchfield (left) and Hailey Kilgore (right) run together in "The Heat," episode two of Apple TV+'s Amazing Stories reboot. Photo courtesy Apple TV+

Apple’s Amazing Stories Reboot Fails to Amaze

April 7, 2020October 13, 2020 Bart Sullivan

In 1985, when Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories premiered on NBC, television audiences had already been exposed to the idea of the short form anthology series, even if the term had not been […]

Two slices of fresh baked pizza from DiCarlo's, a recent addition for pizza in the Cuyahoga Falls area. Photo by Alex Hall

Not Your Average ‘Za: DiCarlo’s Pizza

March 31, 2020October 13, 2020 Alex Hall

When asked what she thought of the DiCarlo’s pizza we picked up on March 14th to eat at home as the pandemic loomed, my five-year-old daughter said it was “so […]