I will never forget the first time my brother Mitchell and I walked into Jason’s Barber Shop in Acorn Alley in Kent. Jason’s is a one of a kind establishment. Tons of sports apparel fill the walls...
Downtown Kent was bustling with Beatlemania Friday night as local musicians paid tribute to the rock band. Over 20 bands descended on downtown to flood local venues with the sound of the 60s. The Jillettes...
Today’s the day to celebrate and remember the music of The Beatles and popular music of their time at the seventh annual Beatle Fest kicking off Friday at 5 p.m. “This is free music all over town,”...
Kent Barbell Club, a gym owned by two competitive powerlifters, is raising the bar in Kent with a distinct, competitive and motivational style.Kent Barbell Club opened on May 4, 2019 in the heart of downtown...
Scheduled to come to Kent in the summer of 2021 will be an all-new multipurpose building. This new project will be six stories tall and sit at the corner of Erie St and Franklin Ave. What was previously...
Groups of people paraded around downtown Kent on Saturday with one thing in mind: chocolate. From chocolate-covered Oreos to chocolate-dipped chocolate chip cookies, each business had something different...
Downtown Kent’s 11th annual Ghost Walk drew in an eager crowd of participants Saturday night. The walk is Kent’s warm welcome to the October month leading up to Halloween.The Ghost Walk starts with...
Local business owners have started seeing the changes Kent City Council promised the new parking meters would bring to business since their installation in May 2015.Bridget Susel, the director of the Kent...
Main Street Kent’s fifth annual Oktoberfest was such a hit that many vendors found themselves running out of food early.“I was surprised at just how many people came out this year,” said Phil Everett,...
Last weekend the 23rd Kent Heritage Festival took over downtown as the community gathered to celebrate Kent.During the event, which ran from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., there was local live music and entertainment...
Each Saturday morning, downtown Kent is home to Haymaker Farmers’ Market, a community that thrives on healthy, homegrown eats and friendly faces. Andrew Rome, the market’s manager, said most of the...
Downtown Kent placed a spotlight on local artists during the second installment of the Art Walk Friday.The First Friday Art Walk event allowed local artists a chance to expand their audience to the greater...
