🌱 Patch AM: Will Dutch Bros replace Fairlawn’s historic SkyWay spot on Route 18?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Dutch Bros replace Fairlawn's historic SkyWay spot on Route 18?

Also on today's calendar: Fighting Cancer With a Little Help from Our Friends Benefit Concert and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Some Fairlawn residents push back against proposed new Dutch Bros (beaconjournal.com) — Fairlawn officials are reviewing plans for a Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru on the former SkyWay site along West Market Street, drawing pushback from residents worried about traffic, history, and competition with local shops. Opponents want the city to slow redevelopment, consider alternate sites like Summit Mall, and avoid zoning exceptions for national chains, while a traffic study says the road network can handle the project with minor access changes.
   

📸 Around Fairlawn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairlawn

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Monday September 7
• Labor Day - Office Closed →
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  8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Board of Audit and Review →
  Fairlawn Calendar, 3487 S Smith Road, Fairlawn
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
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  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Park Board Meeting →
  Fairlawn Calendar, 3487 S Smith Road, Fairlawn
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Community Improvement Corporation Meeting →
  Fairlawn Calendar, 3487 S. Smith Road, Fairlawn
  4:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Fairlawn Calendar, 3487 S. Smith Road, Fairlawn
  5:30 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

Saturday September 5
• Paws for Reading
  Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library - McDowell Community Room
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Vinyl Revival
  Highland Square Branch Library - Conference Room
  6:00 pm
• Beaded Origami Suncatcher
  Highland Square Branch Library - Community Room
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Baby & Toddler Storytime
  Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library - McDowell Community Room
  10:15 am
• Family Storytime
  Northwest Akron Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Michaels posted a job opening for PT Merchandise Manager in Cuyahoga Falls. Apply here.
• Teamwork Online posted a job opening for Accounting Clerk - Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairlawn here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Bath Township receives drone donation (akron.com)
• New Bath (OH) Fire Chief Sworn In (fireengineering.com)
• Made in Ohio Art, Craft Festival celebrates Ohio's creativity, craftsmanship, heritage (akron.com)

Cuyahoga Falls

• Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson turn in hot and humid metal sets at Blossom Music Center (cleveland.com)
• Cuyahoga Falls Police Blotter: September 2, 2026 (fallsfreepress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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