By Colette M. Jenkins, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 12--Imagine Unity, an alliance of six Akron church organizations, is sponsoring a baseball outing for fathers and sons and men and boys at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at Canal Park for the Akron Aeros game against the Connecticut Defenders.

By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 2--A tract of 620 acres at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls might be saved from development. The Trust for Public Land on Tuesday announced plans to acquire the undeveloped property from the Musical Arts Association.

By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio May 23--The proposal to build a hydroelectric plant on the Cuyahoga River in the Gorge Metro Park on the Akron-Cuyahoga Falls line is still alive. Metro Hydroelectric Co.

By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio May 14--The Cuyahoga River will be spotlighted Saturday whenRiverDay 2008 is celebrated in Northeast Ohio.

By The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Mar. 27--Hale Farm and Village will present a look at what life was like for escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad in 1852. Tours depart every 20 minutes from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and again on Saturday.