![President Joe Biden attends a roundtable session at the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy, on June 13. | Christopher Furlong/Getty Images](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/4F52FF6E-4BEF-400C-BC6C-D006B0C58925-1200x675.jpeg)
![Jim Tasker, a semi-retired Anglican priest, has called Ohio home for more than 40 years. When he watched Sen. J.D. Vance receive the Republican nomination for vice president, he said he felt a sense of pride.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6932-1200x900.jpg)
![Midnight Fairy Jewelry is located in Acorn Alley in downtown Kent.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4962-907x1200.jpg)
![The Hepburn Style: Katharine and Her Designers is one of the exhibits in the Museum.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07092024_ArtMuseum_6-1200x799.jpg)
![Each summer, Kent transforms into the wizardly world of Harry Potter. This years festivities featured wand-making, dragons and a real-life owl as wizards converged on July 19 and July 20 at downtown shops and parks.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kent-wiz-1200x900.jpeg)
![Celtics Center Luke Kornet sits on top a duck boat at the Celtics championship parade in downtown Boston on Friday.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1796-e1719106855396-1200x915.jpeg)
![Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-06-at-11.18.35-PM.png)
![2024 NBA finals.
Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-04-at-9.36.13-PM-1200x297.png)
![People watch a video during the May 4th commemoration on May 4, 2024.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mayFourth5_4_24-5-1200x800.jpg)
![Professor of Sociology Jerry Lewis speaks briefly during the lecture series on May 3, 2023.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DSC_0145-900x600.jpg)
![A recap of the Kent 2024 total solar eclipse](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-09-at-5.53.48 PM-1200x615.png)
![Celtics Center Luke Kornet sits on top a duck boat at the Celtics championship parade in downtown Boston on Friday.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1796-e1719106855396-1200x915.jpeg)
![Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-06-at-11.18.35-PM.png)
![Attendees of the annual Candlelight Walk and Vigil place candles in a ring around the tree in the Taylor Hall parking lot at the end of the walk and the start of the vigil May 3, 2024.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240504_Candlelight-Vigil-11-1200x800.jpg)
![KentWired Comic by Clare Rodgers](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Burnout-Comic_Clare-Rodgers-1-1200x1200.jpg)
![President Joe Biden attends a roundtable session at the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy, on June 13. | Christopher Furlong/Getty Images](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/4F52FF6E-4BEF-400C-BC6C-D006B0C58925-1200x675.jpeg)
CNN — President Joe Biden says he is not seeking reelection in a letter posted to X on his official account. Biden says he will speak to...
![Midnight Fairy Jewelry is located in Acorn Alley in downtown Kent.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4962-907x1200.jpg)
When walking into Midnight Fairy Jewelry, the assortment of gold mirrors, comfortable furniture and ethereal jewelry and accessories may catch...
![The Hepburn Style: Katharine and Her Designers is one of the exhibits in the Museum.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07092024_ArtMuseum_6-1200x799.jpg)
It’s the 1970s, and women are showing up at the doors of the most popular clothing stores and boutiques with one mission in mind. Walking...
![Vice President Kamala Harris, pictured during a reception celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month at the White House on May 20, is rapidly consolidating support from the Democratic Party. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via CNN Newsource](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHl4MmVmYjcwMDA2M2I2a3A2ajFsM2ls-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2NseXgyZHI2aDAwMG1iaXFrMTVtdWR6cGM-1200x800.jpg)
(CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is marching to the Democratic nomination as broad swaths of the party — including potential rivals, lawmakers,...
![Each summer, Kent transforms into the wizardly world of Harry Potter. This years festivities featured wand-making, dragons and a real-life owl as wizards converged on July 19 and July 20 at downtown shops and parks.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kent-wiz-1200x900.jpeg)
Downtown Kent took on a new look for the weekend as decorations transformed Acorn Alley, Water Street and Hometown Bank Plaza into the world...
![People watch a video during the May 4th commemoration on May 4, 2024.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mayFourth5_4_24-5-1200x800.jpg)
Students and community-members flooded Blanket Hill Saturday to participate in the annual May 4 Commemoration, which honors the victims of...
![Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240504_Candlelight-Vigil-3-1200x800.jpg)
Yellow lights shone brightly in the night as students and community members walked around campus for the May 4 annual candlelight walk and vigil. The...
![Kent State College Republicans painted The Rock with a message advocating for freedom of speech on May 1, 2023.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DSC_0003-900x600.jpg)
Since coming to campus in 1922, The Rock that sits on Hilltop Drive has been a focal point of expression, activism and controversy as students...
![Attendees of the annual Candlelight Walk and Vigil place candles in a ring around the tree in the Taylor Hall parking lot at the end of the walk and the start of the vigil May 3, 2024.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240504_Candlelight-Vigil-11-1200x800.jpg)
![Best of Kent 2024: A look at the best eats in Kent](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-09-at-4.08.48-PM-1200x654.png)
![Over Easy is a breakfast diner located at 152 Franklin Avenue, Kent, OH. The restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch and received several Best of Kent nominations.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_0167-900x600.jpg)
![Celtics Center Luke Kornet sits on top a duck boat at the Celtics championship parade in downtown Boston on Friday.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1796-e1719106855396-1200x915.jpeg)
The Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA Championship Monday after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games, securing an eighteenth championship...
![Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-06-at-11.18.35-PM.png)
Game 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers kicks off Saturday, June 8. Both teams enter...
![2024 NBA finals.
Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-04-at-9.36.13-PM-1200x297.png)
Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals is set to kick off Thursday, June 6 with the eastern conference champions, the Boston Celtics, hosting the western...
![The baseball team congratulate senior Michael McNamara in the dugout after making a run during the game against Bowling Green on April 28, 2024.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240428_Baseball-21-1200x799.jpg)
After spending 14 years playing professional baseball both in the United States and overseas, Mike Birkbeck decided to hang it up and come back...
![Experience the sights and sounds from the Kent Memorial Day parade](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/thumb-1200x675.jpg)
A little morning rain didn't stop dozens from attending the Kent Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 27. Missed it? Experience the sights and...
![Fashion students display one-of-a-kind designs at annual fashion show](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-05-01-at-10.10.22 PM-1200x720.png)
Senior design students brought their designs to the runway at the 2024 School of Fashion annual fashion show. Our own Erin Sullivan was there...
![Fifth Flavor food truck offers asian inspired dishes to Kent community](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-05-01-at-10.11.32 PM-1200x627.png)
Fifth Flavor food truck offers the Kent community a unique blend of Asian inspired dishes. TV2's Erin Sullivan has more. Erin Sullivan is...
![Students, faculty prepare for 54th May 4th commemoration](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-24-at-7.54.42 PM-1200x668.png)
A little over a week away from the historic events at Kent State University 54 years ago, students, staff and faculty are all reflecting on how...
![Celtics Center Luke Kornet sits on top a duck boat at the Celtics championship parade in downtown Boston on Friday.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1796-e1719106855396-1200x915.jpeg)
![Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-06-at-11.18.35-PM.png)
![2024 NBA finals.
Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-04-at-9.36.13-PM-1200x297.png)
![Anthony Zacharyasz is The Kent Staters managing editor. (Courtesy of Anthony Zacharyasz)](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5641-900x1200.jpg)
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