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🌱 Patch AM: Not sure what to do with your Christmas tree in Akron?

And check out Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift on the Akron Patch calendar

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Good day Akron! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Not sure what to do with your Christmas tree in Akron?
  • Why Highland Square’s iconic record shop is shutting its doors now
  • Want to see every public artwork in Akron on one map?

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift and 1 more event.

Find out what's happening in Akronfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Akronfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Cloudy and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 61, low: 31.
  • Monday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 40 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. Where to dispose of Christmas trees in Greater Akron after Dec. 25 (beaconjournal.com) — Akron residents can simply leave undecorated live Christmas trees at the curb on their regular trash day, while nearby Summit County communities each have specific rules and drop-off sites. This guide walks you through curbside pickup, cutting requirements, and recycling options across Greater Akron so you don’t guess what to do with your tree.
   

2. Square Records in Akron closing after more than 20 years in business (beaconjournal.com) — Highland Square’s beloved Square Records in Akron is closing its doors Dec. 28 after more than 20 years, as the co-owner deals with a medical issue. The shop has been a cornerstone for Akron’s music lovers and part of a broader local record-store community, even as another Akron shop, Time Traveler Records, reports its toughest financial year yet.
   

3. Akron public art inventory website goes live (spectrumnews1.com) — Akron residents can now explore more than 700 public artworks through a new online inventory that maps city-owned and city-funded pieces with GPS and background details. The free site helps the city track maintenance needs while encouraging residents to take self-guided “art walks” in neighborhoods across Akron. More works, including community-created murals, will continue to be added over time.
   

4. Automation, plant management, sustainability: What we were talking about in 2025 (plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com) — Akron’s curbside recycling has quietly become a national bright spot, with contamination dropping from 39.3% to 12.5% after the city and Keep Akron Beautiful launched the Recycle Right education campaign. The plastics-industry column uses Akron’s turnaround as proof that focused public outreach can cut costs and boost revenue from cleaner recyclables.
   

5. Small groups make efforts to reconnect people (limaohio.com) — Akron is spotlighted alongside cities like Pittsburgh and Baltimore for grassroots efforts to rebuild neighborhood connections and fight loneliness. The story explains how small local groups nationwide, including in Akron, are creating community through service projects, shared spaces, and everyday neighborliness to counter rising isolation and declining civic engagement.
   

📸 Around Akron

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Akron

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    Friday December 26
  • Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift
    Holy Trinity Lutheran Church , 50 N Prospect St , Akron
    8:45 pm
    • Monday January 5
  • Book Discussion
    North Hill Branch Library - Conference Room
    12:30 pm
  • Hope & Healing Drop-in Office Hours
    North Hill Branch Library - Community Room
    3:00 pm
  • Break-in Bag: Save the Snowman
    Odom Boulevard Branch Library -
    3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Merry Christmas to everyone hope you got everything you asked for and more.
    Have a wonderful blessed day. Stay safe everyone. (Nextdoor West Hill)
  • I know I'm a little late but I hope everyone had a great Christmas 🎁 Me and Trudy Gene just hung at the house all day and enjoyed the peace and quiet.....
    Also believe it or not Temu has all kinds of stuff for cats at really cheap prices from snacks to scratch post. That's where I buy all Trudy's things (Nextdoor Hazel - Goodyear)
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Evening Team Member $13/hr in Akron. Apply here.
  • Ohio Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Manager OH in Akron. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Akron here.

Ok Akron! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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