On Friday night there were still some people protesting, but besides that, downtown Akron was pretty much a ghost town.
AKRON, Ohio - A normally busy holiday weekend was canceled in Akron as people continue to take to the streets.
“We had some protests down here yesterday but I feel like it’s rightfully so just for the fact that I feel like the city of Akron, the mayor, the police chief have really been sitting on what they know is the real facts and I think Sunday will tell what really happened and we’ll just go from there and see,” said Jerrod Alexander, Beer Wall Coordinator at Twisted Tomato.
On Thursday, the city of Akron announced that the Rib, White, and Blue Festival scheduled from July 1st to the 4th had been canceled with the mayor saying, “I strongly feel like this is no time for a city-led celebration.” One restaurant told 19 News their bar is open for now, but they have to close their kitchen for the weekend because they didn’t order any food, expecting everyone to be eating ribs.
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