The newest Downtown Akron restaurant is making history, and its owner has overcome challenging odds to reach this point.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for DeJuan's took place Friday afternoon at the intersection of Exchange and Main streets, the former location of Bricco restaurant. Two hours later, the upscale restaurant opened to the public.Kelker overcame a real-life nightmare nearly 30 years ago on the streets of Akron.Kelker said it happened in 1994. He told News 5 he was hanging with the wrong crowd, got into a fight and was shot by a 15-year-old boy.
She said that DeJuan's is adding to Downtown's growing retail vibrancy. There are currently 97 storefront retailers. More than 30 of those have opened post-pandemic, according to city officials. In recent years, Downtown businesses have faced multiple challenges, including lost revenue from the pandemic, construction woes, and vandalism following the police-involved shooting of Jayland Walker."I think we've recovered well since the pandemic and since the other things— the protests and things that were going on. I think we've recovered pretty well," he said.
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