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Bidders gather in downtown Kent's Pufferbelly LTD Restaurant on Franklin Avenue for an auction of more than 160 items of varying historical significance to the now-closed establishment on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2016. 

Downtown Kent’s Pufferbelly makes its last sale

Jenna Kuczkowski January 4, 2017

The Pufferbelly LTD Restaurant in downtown Kent was packed with people one last time on Wednesday, as nearly all of its contents were auctioned off to the public. After being open for 35 years, Kevin Long,...

Karry Stanton serves a group of customers at the Pufferbelly on downtown Kent's Franklin Avenue on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Pufferbelly to close after New Year’s Eve

Benjamin VanHoose December 30, 2016

After 35 years of business in Kent, the Pufferbelly LTD Restaurant will close this weekend — but not before one last New Year’s Eve celebration.Owner Kevin Long made the decision not to renew the...

Garrett Holubeck

Kent State student fights cancer with crowdfunding campaign

Erin Zaranec December 30, 2016

For most college students, $30,000 would help cover the cost of tuition, start to cover loan payments, allow a lease on a new car or the rent of new property.For Garrett Holubeck, currently a senior Kent...

Customers eat and drink inside downtown Kent's new Franklin Hotel Bar on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. Aside from booths, tables and a bar, the establishment also has a lounge area, complete with armchairs placed around an artificial fireplace. 

Franklin Hotel Bar aims to add new vibe to Kent bar scene

Benjamin VanHoose December 29, 2016

Students may have a new checkpoint on their local bar crawl routines when they return to Kent for the spring semester. That is, as long as they are up for a decidedly different type of bar atmosphere.Filling...

Kent State alum wins $1.3 million on game show

Erin Zaranec December 23, 2016

Kent State alum and former student athlete John Whorton finished his time at Kent State as a MAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, leading the men’s basketball team to its first NCAA Tournament berth...

Pan-African Theatre Ensemble to perform rhythm play

India Said December 7, 2016

The Pan-African Theater Ensemble will be performing Tahinta!: A Rhythm Play for Children by Efua Sutherland at 7 p.m. on Thursday in room 230 of Oscar Ritchie Hall.The African Community Theatre’s website...

Kevin Brosien after hours of sitting in the cold from an unsuccessful hunt Sunday November 20, 2016.

Perspectives: Into the wild

Aaron Self December 6, 2016

To Kevin Brosien, hunting isn’t about killing something; Instead, it’s about being in nature and enjoying all of its beauty in a way that most will never experience.Brosien, a marketing manager at...

Members of Kent State PINK pose around their display at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show viewing party at Panini's in Kent on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. 

Students pack Panini’s for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show screening

Dominique Pishotti December 6, 2016

A line of approximately 50 girls stood outside Panini’s Bar and Grill Monday night waiting to enter the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show viewing party. The restaurant opened its doors at 8:30 p.m. and...

‘Hamilton’ and its post-show message

Kellie Nock December 4, 2016

After a showing of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" on Nov. 18 – which Vice President-elect Mike Pence was attending – the cast delivered a message directly to Pence after curtain call. They urged him...

Matthew Rubano, Matthew Starr, Tanner Dahlin and Andy Bustillos of the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company perform an improvised skit based on text messages read from the audience’s phones on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 in Kent State's KIVA.

Upright Citizens Brigade delivers unscripted hilarity to campus

Benjamin VanHoose December 3, 2016

An unlikely combination of ponytails, partying and pigeons became running gags at the Upright Citizens Brigade improv performance Friday night—those topics in addition to several R-rated unmentionables.Held...

Photo courtesy of Melissa Olson via Gilmore Girls Soundtrack Blog. Melissa Olson, creator of the Gilmore Girls Soundtrack blog, shows off a Chris Staples album featuring a song from the first season. The Spotify playlist she built is called, "Spinning in Stars Hollow". 

‘Gilmore Girls’ leaves lasting impact on Kent State professor

Lauren Rathmell November 30, 2016

“It’s a lifestyle, it’s a religion.”Any "Gilmore Girls" fan can recognize that quote from the hit TV series. Lorelai and Rory sit on the couch, pizza in hand, and explain to Rory’s boyfriend...

Downtown Kent to host Festival of Lights

Nathaniel Harvey November 30, 2016

The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the city's annual Festival of Lights in downtown Kent at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.The Festival of Lights has free admission, so students, residents and other community...

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