🌱 Which Akron food spots just passed state inspections with no violations?
Akron, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Akron! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Akron food spots just passed state inspections with no violations?
Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gnats in the produce section: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, Oct. 2, 2026 (lancasteronline.com) — Recent state food safety inspections in Lancaster County include two Akron operations: Zimmering BBQ Co. on Main Street and the Akron Lions Club stand at the Ephrata Fair, both of which passed with no violations. The broader report details issues and clean passes at dozens of nearby restaurants, schools, and fair vendors, offering a useful snapshot of current food safety conditions around Akron. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
9:00 am
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
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Homecoming Dance
Ephrata SHS Ephrata, PA 17522
7:00 pm -
School Board Committee of the Whole meeting
District Office Board Room, 803 Oak Blvd, Ephrata
7:00 pm -
Little Mounts
Ephrata Area SD, 250 Clay School Rd, Ephrata
10:00 am -
Akron Nutrition →
Akron Nutrition, 22 N 7th St, Akron
11:00 am -
Little Mounts
Ephrata Area SD, 250 Clay School Rd, Ephrata
10:00 am -
Education Support Personnel Job Fair
Ephrata High School Auditorium Lobby
11:00 am -
Clay PTO Fun Run
Clay Elementary School, 250 Clay School Rd, Ephrata
9:00 am -
Early Learning Park Playdate
Ephrata Area SD, 436 E Fulton St, Ephrata
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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A Walk in Penn’s Woods →
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, 100 Museum Rd, Stevens
10:00 am -
Jesus Advantage- A Faith Based Approach to Recovery →
Breakout Ministries, 2400 Anita Court, Leola
6:00 pm -
Homecoming Dance
Ephrata SHS Ephrata, PA 17522
7:00 pm -
Start Consigning Winter! →
Ephrata PA
1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- JPMorgan Chase posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Ephrata N Reading Rd Branch (New Build), Ephrata, PA in Ephrata. Apply here.
- The GIANT Company posted a job opening for PT Bakery Associate - 6117 in Leola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Akron here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ephrata
- Verano Agent in Charge in Ephrata, PA (pennlive.com)
- FOX43 expands broadcast partnership with Hershey Bears, which includes launch of new weekly show (fox43.com)
- 83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In Ephrata Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police (dailyvoice.com)
Lititz
- Lititz Chocolate Walk returning to the community (abc27.com)
- Work to disrupt traffic, parking along Oregon, Lititz pikes in Manheim Township starting Monday (lancasteronline.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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