Here’s some of the news that happened this week in Akron history, including the formation of a new county, an NAACP lawsuit and the sale of a mall.

But Rolling Acres Mall is not alone in its devolution. In January, The New York Times reported that 60 malls were on the verge of death. Source: The New York Times These dying malls are not ...

The Akron fulfillment center will sit on the site of the shuttered Rolling Acres Mall. The mall was finally shut down in 2013, after years of decline. The city of Akron destroyed the mall in 2016.