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Akron s Kenmore neighborhood is investing in small businesses Akron s Kenmore neighborhood is investing in small businesses KAREN FARKAS Akron s Kenmore Boulevard defied COVID-19. While the pandemic decimated many small businesses, Kenmore has attracted six new ones as entrepreneurs were lured by city and local initiatives that have transformed the multiblock area into an attractive, walkable streetscape. The new businesses include a preschool, home care business, tea shop, restaurant and barbershop, according to the Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance. And the boom in small businesses continues. A vintage boutique and refinishing supply shop opened April 1. A cancer resource center is scheduled to open May 1. And a long-awaited cafe and coffee shop is expected to open in June.

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