Greater Akron residents of a certain age have fond memories of Rolling Acres Mall. They remember it as a bustling shopping center, a marvel of consumerism in the late 20th century, and prefer not to ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Under its cracked glass ceilings, Akron's abandoned Rolling Acres Mall has transformed into a winter wonderland. Where millions once found their retail fix, now sits a haunting reminder ...

AKRON, Ohio -- There's new life for a local dead shopping mall. A lot of these malls are popping up at an alarming rate across Northeast Ohio. The once thriving crown jewels left an abandoned ...

Walkers strolling the concourse at once-proud Rolling Acres Mall in Akron are the biggest crowds there now. "It's nice for the walkers. . . . It seems like the stores are kind of falling by the ...

Empty fountains. Quiet corridors. Shuttered storefronts. Once the bustling centers of a community’s social scene, malls aren’t the fixtures of everyday life they used to be. Ideastream Public Media in ...

As Akron celebrates its bicentennial in 2025, we’re looking back at two centuries of headlines. Visit BeaconJournal.com every Sunday morning throughout the bicentennial year for a look back at the ...