Thanksgiving on a Bun: Swenson’s New Seasonal Delight!

It's the Akron Podcast for November 5, 2024.

Our website akronpodcast.com hey, it's Tuesday.

What are you doing?

Listen.

Maybe you're listening to this in line while you're getting ready to vote.

Polls open at 6:30, close at 7:30.

Links in the show notes if you don't know where to vote and while you're out, you might want to stop by Swenson's, check out what they have going Now Swenson is famous for their juicy burgers.

It's bringing a festive twist to the menu during this Thanksgiving season.

Now through December 1st, the family owned Akron restaurant chain is offering a limited time Thanksgiving on a Bun Sandwich.

Yep, this seasonal special features a turkey burger topped with melted Swiss cheese, homemade stuffing and zesty cranberry mayo.

It's served with a side of sweet potato waffle fries dusted with cinnamon sugar and paired with a marshmallow dipping sauce.

Our new Thanksgiving on a Bun burger is like that perfect bite you look forward to at Thanksgiving dinner, says the president of Swenson's Jeff Flowers and ran out the holiday favors.

Swenses has introduced, of course, a pumpkin milkshake made with real pumpkin pie filling.

Swenson's is Also celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, adding even more reason to savor the season.

Topgolf has officially taken over the former big shots Golf Firestone in Akron.

Duffers and pros alike will have a chance to take their first swings at the newly remodeled and rebranded Topgolf Akron on Friday.

Topgolf Akron at 600 Swartz Road will be open from 9am to midnight seven days a week.

And if you've never been, you swing and it's weird.

Their balls are somehow have something in them so that you can track them and they'll tell you how many yards you went.

And you can aim at stuff.

They got food there as well.

I'll put a link to the top Gault website in our episode Description man, what a weekend.

This is depressing.

Two teenagers were shot, another one was killed on Paris Avenue.

A 25 year old was found dead on Keys Place.

A 44 year old woman was shot on East South Street.

So I don't know, can we all get a new hobby besides killing each other?

I mean holy cow, that was just over the weekend.

This always drives me nuts when I find out how much actual teachers make and then I hear stuff like this, which is According to the Beacon Journal, a $1.65 million exit package was approved for Bill Neville, who is the executive director of the State Teachers Retirement System, better known as STRS of Ohio.

Neville's departure follows mounting board dissatisfaction and a controversial anonymous letter accusing him of.

Of harassment, which an investigation later dismissed is unfounded.

So, okay, it was dismissed.

The package includes over $500,000.

Now, for those of you who aren't sitting in front of a computer, that's a half a million dollars, kids.

Yeah.

So it includes that in lump sum payments occurred, time off and two years of added service credit value at $760,000 for his pension.

And this is a guy we didn't like.

What?

Now, the State Teachers Retirement System, that board overseeing $90 billion in investments for 500,000 teachers and retirees, has faced ongoing tension and calls for reform.

You think?

Activists have been pushing for more transparency, you think?

Criticizing leadership decisions and challenging board members over issues like executive bonuses.

You think?

And the suspension of cost of living increases for retirees.

Yeah.

Why would we want to, you know, pay retired teachers more money after they.

Anyway, but we can give this guy 1.65 million.

I know it's not quite time yet, and after this week with the whole election, we're all probably going to need a stiff one, but if it was November 16th through the 24th, you could go to the John S.

Knight center in downtown Akron and go to Akron Children's Hospital annual Holiday Tree Festival.

Yeah.

The admission is free for the festival.

Got to love that.

Which will feature 165 decorated trees, 80 wreaths and holiday gifts available for purchase.

All items on display are donated by local corporation groups and individuals, and they're going to be available for sale to benefit the hospital.

Gift items such as holiday decorations, gifts and small toys can be purchased and taken home the same day.

For 43 years, the holiday Tree Festival has been a holiday tradition for families in Akron and the surrounding communities, bringing joy and excitement to the start of the holiday season.

That's from festival chairperson Mary Luca.

So the visiting hours or the viewing hours for the Holiday Tree Festival are Saturday.

That's from 10 to 8.

That's the 16th, the 17th, 11 to 6, Monday, 11am to 8pm so pretty much all day.

That's also for Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday.

So basically 11 to 8, except on the weekends when it's 10 to 8 and 11 to 6.

But I'll have links to this article from the Beacon.

And if you're ready to get in the holiday spirit, this is a good way to do it.

And it's free.

Well, here's some good news.

On Monday, the Mayor of Akron is going to kind of bring forth some legislation so that the SWAT team and the narcotics team in Akron will wear body cameras.

Beautiful.

And here's why I like this.

Remember when they put together that racial equity social justice task force to kind of look into police?

Well, yeah, this is part of that.

So they brought it up and the mayor is bringing it to the city council.

Now the legislation calls for the city to enter into a three year agreement.

So remember, this is three years with a company called Axon.

The cost of these body cameras, three years, $122,183.

So to me, that sounds like a step in the right direction.

The question is, of course, we're all a little skeptical.

We're like, what happens if somebody accidentally turns one of those off?

Because there are times when we could have really used some, you know, body cams.

But we'll see.

Let's not be too cynical.

It's a step in the right direction.

And I'll have links to everything out in the episode description@akronpodcast.com and now when I tell you about a way you can save money.

Look, the holidays are brutal sometimes.

And wouldn't it have been cool if all this time when you buy something, it's like a $37 the app acorns and you can get a card with this you tied.

It's a bank.

And think about it, I've had the same bank forever and I never go to it.

Right.

We all do it via the web or if we need it, an atm.

My ATM is right in a circle K.

And here's the beauty of acorns.

You earn interest on your money.

Yeah.

Remember when he used to do that like back in the 70s?

Yeah.

So you can actually earn interest on your money.

And you can use this Roundup tool where if I bought something for a dollar ninety, it take the ten cents, round it up to two and put that ten cents in the savings account.

So when things like, I don't know, Christmas roll around, you're like, oh, I got some money.

And again, that particular account, a savings account, earns even more interest.

So if you're interested in this, go to akronpodcast.com Acorns and Acorns is just what you think it is, a C O R N S.

I've been using it for a while and I am loving it.