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Vacant Canton dealership could get a $19M makeover, house 79 families

Canton Repository (9/11/26) A showroom. An aging service bay. A sea of pavement. That's about all that's left of the former Spitzer dealership downtown. The site at 971 Cleveland Ave. NW, across from the Cultural Center for the Arts and the Canton Memorial Civic Center, has sat vacant for more than 15 years. But when Rev. Don Ackerman looks across the four-acre property, he envisions something else entirely. Vacant Canton dealership could get a $19M makeover, house 79 families

Darnella purchases first home for her and her son

https://youtu.be/_3Wm6t7UV9c?si=n-vHqHfNfOW-QCn6 In 2025, we were able to serve Darnella and her son Carter by building a one-level ranch home to help accommodate Carter, who has special needs. Watch their story of how Darnella went from renting to purchasing a Canton For All People home.

Grand Opening at Heather’s Place

Heather’s Place, formerly Athens Restaurant, will have its grand opening Wednesday, September 9. This breakfast and lunch diner offers an Americana menu with homemade meals including signature plates created by co-owners - mother Heather Howell and her three daughters Brittaney Stiver, Rachell Vorhies and Emiley Howell. One of the menu items called mom’s deluxe waffles includes mashed potatoes and gravy drizzled on a homemade waffle. “Growing up on Christmas morning we always had homemade waffles,” Rachell said. She recalls her mother adding mashed potatoes to her waffles. So, Rachell tried it years later. “It is ten times better than I…

Former Athens Restaurant will reopen as Heather’s Place

We’re excited to announce that Heather’s Place will celebrate its Grand Opening on September 9! Located in the former Athens Restaurant, Heather’s Place represents an exciting new chapter for a space that has served as a neighborhood gathering place for many years. When Canton for All People purchased the Athens Restaurant property, our goal was to preserve an important community asset and ensure that this space continued serving the neighborhood. Rather than seeing another longtime local gathering place disappear, we wanted to help create an opportunity for a new locally operated restaurant to take root and thrive. We’re thrilled to…