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Dec 22, 2022 · Following a $5 million expansion in the mid-1970s, Tangier became an entertainment mecca with its 7,200-square-foot ballroom and 300-seat Sultan’s Cabaret, a glitzy, Las Vegas-style room. “We were Vegas in Akron,” George said. Just about every Tangier photo has a story. Memories bubbled up as George led a private tour of his collection.
Mar 4, 2024 · Akron police on Monday charged Cynthia George, a central figure in the 2001 murder of Jeffrey Zack, with complicity to commit aggravated murder. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested George, 50, of Granger Township, around 8 p.m. at the West Market Plaza in Bath Township. She was in Summit County Jail on Monday evening.
Nov 15, 2019 · Cynthia first met her multimillionaire husband, Ed George, while auditioning to be a dancer at Akron’s Tangier nightclub, according to “Killer Couples” on Oxygen. “If you were from Akron and the surrounding area, you knew the Tangier,” true crime author M. William Phelps told producers.
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Nov 11, 2023 · The investigators talked with Jeff’s friends until they stumbled upon Cynthia “Cindy” and Ed George. The Zacks and the Georges shared a decade-long friendship since they met at Ed’s supper club, the Tangier. Ed was a well-known, wealthy Akron restaurateur and 15-16 years senior to his wife, Cindy, with whom he shared seven kids.
Opened by Ed George Sr. in 1948, The Tangier has been providing the Akron community with food and entertainment for three generations. This historic complex is Akron’s leading creative event center, offering new menus with an artistic flair and a multi-faceted, off-site catering and special event service – all at a competitive price point.
Jul 13, 2021 · Lavish Akron landmark had humble beginnings before parade of stars. The famous dome went up July 16, 1976, during a $5 million expansion project that increased Tangier’s seating capacity to 2,000. “That was a big deal when my dad put it up in the ’70s,” longtime owner Ed George, son of the founder, said Monday.
Feb 10, 2022 · Established on the east side of Akron in the early 1950s by Ed George’s father, Ed George Sr., the Tangier moved to an 80-seat pub on the west side of the city when the first location was ...
