🌱 Patch AM: Which Fairlawn restaurant deserves to be called Summit County’s best?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Fairlawn restaurant deserves to be called Summit County's best?

Also on today's calendar: Butterfly Gala|23rd Annual and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Help us find the best places to eat and drink in Summit County (cleveland.com) — Fairlawn restaurants and bars are specifically invited to be part of a new search for Summit County's best places to eat and drink. Residents can nominate their favorite local, non-chain spots using an online form, giving Fairlawn's hidden gems a chance to earn countywide bragging rights and more attention from nearby diners.
   

📸 Around Fairlawn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairlawn

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Brett Young →
  Lock 3, 200 S Main St, Akron
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Butterfly Gala|23rd Annual →
  , Hinckley
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting →
  Fairlawn Calendar Fairlawn, OH 44333
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Ninja Kidz Live: Infinite Possibilities →
  Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S Main St, Akron
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fighting Cancer With a Little Help from Our Friends Benefit Concert →
  The Rialto Theatre, 1000 Kenmore Blvd, Akron
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Senior Sunrise →
  BARBERTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Sharkey Stadium Restrooms,Sharkey Stadium,Aux Gymnasium 555 Barb
  6:30 am
• 4790135 - Highland YMCA Before Care →
  Highland Elementary Highland - Gym ()
  7:00 am
• Music & Movement
  Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library - Children's Library Programming Room
  10:30 am
• KG Screenings (By Appointment)
  Harris - Jackson CLC K-5 Akron, OH 44308
  12:00 pm
• HS-Freshmen Tailgate
  Stow-Munroe Falls High School Stow, OH 44224
  6:00 pm
• HS-First Home Football Game: SMF vs. Barberton
  Stow-Munroe Falls High School Stow, OH 44224
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• JV Football →
  BARBERTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Sharkey Stadium
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Associates in Fairlawn. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Fairlawn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairlawn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bath

• Revere school board approves district's financial forecast (akron.com)
• Harrington inducted into Golf HOF (501lifemag.com)

Cuyahoga Falls

• Cuyahoga Falls Police Blotter: August 26, 2026 (fallsfreepress.com)
• New Perspective: Artist Nick Lee Explores Japanese American Identity in 'Eternal Flames' (akronlife.com)
• Akron student anxious, excited to start school. She's not alone (signalakron.org)

Ok Fairlawn! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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