The City of Akron celebrated the groundbreaking for the redesign and renovations to the popular outdoor event space Lock 3 on Thursday.
AKRON, Ohio — Downtown Akron's Lock 3 is a hot spot for events all year long—from spring and summer concerts to ice skating and WinterBlast in the colder months—but soon the event hub will have a new look as the City of Akron celebrated the groundbreaking for the redesign and renovations to the area on Thursday.
On Thursday, not long over a year since those plans were announced, the city broke ground on putting those plans into action. The design of the project compares to parks in major destination cities. Should all go accordin to plan, Lock 3 will rival any park in the state—with hopes it could stack up to very well-known outdoor spaces around the country.
As Rice notes, that timeline crosses over the spring and summer concert series. However, those with plans to hit a show at Lock 3 or hopeful for the summer events like Rib, White & Blue won't have to worry about missing out. Project organizers have created ways to keep residents fully up-to-date on the work they have scheduled and as the summer months approach, those attending events will be able to see the vision slowly come to life.
Akron residents and co-chairs Bill and Becky Considine have been happy to see such involvement from those around Akron, from feedback on the plans to helping with funding.
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