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Resources for International Visitors in the Greater Akron Area

Explore Akron and Northeast Ohio at the following websites:

Downtown Akron Partnership

http://www.downtownakron.com

¨       Maps

¨       Downtown businesses, restaurants, nightlife…

¨       Events

 

Public Transportation

¨       Akron Metro RTA

METRO RTA is the public transportation provider for Summit County, Ohio. METRO transports more than six million passengers annually to work, to school, to medical appointments and to some of the best places in town.

 http://www.akronmetro.org

General Information- Fares- $1.25 each way

 

Akron News

Akron Beacon Journal Website:  www.ohio.com

91.3 The Summit Radio Station:  www.913thesummit.com

 

Akron Weather

 www.ohio.com/US/OH/Akron.htm

Dressing for the Occasion

Winter in Northeast Ohio- pack your heavy winter coats, mittens, hats, and warm shoes/boots, scarf, umbrella/ rain coat, sunglasses.  (some of the participants last year purchased long underwear after they arrived) 

Expect snow, sleet, ice, rain, and wind. 

Temperatures will range from-  below 0 to 30s. 

 

Photo and Video Tours of Akron

http://www.greaterakronchamber.org/cms/site/d51c89e8e1533248/index.html

 

City of Akron

www.ci.akron.oh.us

 

The University of Akron

www.uakron.edu

 

Area Events

www.akronareaarts.org

www.ohio.com

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