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Interactive exhibits were on display at the 31st annual Art in the Park at Fred Fuller Park in Kent.

31st annual Art in the Park showcases diverse art scene in the Kent community

Lindsay Collier, Reporter September 16, 2024

The 31st annual Art in the Park festival brought together the Kent community with a variety of live music, multiple vendors selling pottery, jewelry, paintings and clothing, food trucks and performances....

Kent State Votes offers resources for students to participate in upcoming election

Kent State Votes offers resources for students to participate in upcoming election

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter September 8, 2024

The 2024 election season is upon us, and voters across the U.S. are preparing to cast their votes in local, state-wide and federal elections.  Kent State Votes, a USG-affiliated and university-wide...

Kolya Koretskyy and his family stand outside their house in Kent, where they were relocated from Ukraine.

Kolya Project helps war refugees find a home in Kent

Lindsay Collier, Reporter September 8, 2024

The founders of the Kolya Project have helped relocate war refugees from Ukraine to Kent since the war between Russia and Ukraine escalated in 2022.  Becky Gibson met Kolya Koretskyy when her and her...

Alley Mac is located in Acorn Alley in downtown Kent.

New mac and cheese focused restaurant opens in downtown Kent

Ana Julia Cechin Facco, Reporter September 6, 2024

Located next to Off the Wagon in Acorn Alley, Alley Mac offers mac and cheese, pierogies, salads and sandwiches all made with fresh ingredients.  The owners, Chuck Crawford and his wife Jessica, got...

Located on 166 Currie Hall Pkwy, Kent, Ohio, Moonbase will be opened on Sept. 5, 2024.

‘Out of this world’: LGBTQ+ bar Moonbase reopens in Kent

Grace Claxon, Reporter September 5, 2024

As neon lights flicker back to life, Kent’s only 18+ LGBTQ+ bar, Moonbase, gears up for its grand reopening on Thursday. The bar will celebrate with a vibrant weekend of events: cosmic karaoke on Thursday,...

Community members gather to listen to poetry readings at the release of "Light Enters the Grove."

‘Light Enters the Grove’ poetry collection highlights Kent community writers

Lindsay Collier, Reporter August 29, 2024

A poetry collection from Kent State University Press highlighting students, alumni and community members titled “Light Enters the Grove: Exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park through Poetry” launched...

Hulk Hogan visited Water Street Tavern on Tuesday to promote his "Real American Beer."

Hulk Hogan visits Water Street Tavern to promote new beer

Michael Neenan, Newscast reporter August 21, 2024

Hulk Hogan visited Water Street Tavern to promote his "Real American Beer" on Tuesday as part of his tour across Ohio. Tori Baliman, Water Street marketing manager, said she enjoyed watching fans show...

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