Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Guitarist Dan Auerbach, right, and drummer Patrick Carney of The Black Keys perform at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Saturday Sept. 29, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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AKRON, Ohio -- The Black Keys' Patrick Carney will make a throwback to a former life this summer when he rejoins Akron band Drummer for a benefit concert, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
The June 20 show at Tangier will benefit a friend of the band, Dan Van Auken, who died of brain cancer at age 34 last year. Tickets cost $20 to $100 and are available at www.thetangier.com.
Goodyear unveiled electric vehicle tire prototypes in Geneva: The company writes that the new tires "offer a glimpse of the future."
One prototype tire, called BHO3, uses a thermo-electric material to convert the heat generated by the tire to electric current that can be fed back into the power train of a hybrid or electric-powered vehicle.
Another tire unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show has three interior air tubes that can be adjusted automatically to suit different driving conditions, such as economy, sport and wet pavement.
Summit County debating changes to sewer rates: If you haven't had enough sewer news this week, with Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic planning to buy dump trucks to build sewers and city council approving a $317 million portion of a sewer project, Summit County Council gives us more sewer to think about.
The Beacon Journal reports that county council is mulling over potential changes to the county rate structure for water and sewer hookups, looking to curb an expected $2.1 million shortfall in the public service budget by 2017. The council is proposing decreasing the flat rate and increasing rates to metered customers.
Stop the Violence to take police up on body cameras: At Monday's Akron City Council meeting, Stop the Violence President Darrita Davis mentioned that she was upset at the implementation of Akron Police Department's test body camera program.
Davis said the department is testing the cameras, but not in the police districts her organization identified as high-tension areas. She is holding a meeting with department officials to discuss the body cameras at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Stop the Violence headquarters, 915 East Market Street in Akron.
Stop the Violence has held several protests in the wake of last year's highly publicized police shootings at Cleveland's Cudell Recreation Center and in Ferguson, Missouri. Davis had advocated for the installation of body cameras in areas of high conflict between citizens and police.
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