Downtown Kent’s free outdoor ice rink has closed for good, leaving a hole downtown this winter season for locals and college students.
Out with the old, in with the new
After opening in November...
Hippie Fox Rocks, a rock and metaphysical shop in Downtown Kent’s Acorn Alley, is geared up to open a second location on Nov. 22 after noticing a decline in customer traffic in its current area.
The...
Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine, a restaurant previously located in the basement of the student center at Kent State, was shut down by the university due to repeated health department violations with no correction,...
Kent State’s only acapella group, Vocal Intensity, performed its fall semester concert Friday night in the Kiva.
The 18-person, all-gender group sang tunes under the theme “Bring the Beat In,”...
Not all families have the resources to give their children gifts during the holidays. The Kent State Bookstore is working to fill that gap with customer book donations.
Between now and the end of finals...
Many students who have traveled far to attend Kent State will be staying on campus during Thanksgiving break this year.
As of 2023, 100 international countries were represented among 2,074 international...
In 2023, 13.6% of the population in Portage County had severe housing problems, and nearly 10 out of every 10,000 Ohioans experienced homelessness.
Although from 2014 to 2023 the percentage of people...
Portage County’s Emergency Management Agency opened a new Emergency Command Center attached to its administrative office in Ravenna township.
Formerly located on Infirmary Road at the Justice Center,...
Kent families showed up in their Halloween best Friday for Main Street Kent’s annual Family Friendly Halloween event.
From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., over 30 local businesses, organizations and churches came...
Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” was brought to life on the opening night of Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance’s second production of the season.
Performed in E. Turner Stump Theatre...
A new bakery opened in Kent, and its mission is rooted deeper than just selling sweet treats.
The Rolling Scones Bakery & Café, owned by Robin Turner and Kassie Turner, opened in late August on...
Jayden Brieske, a 19-year-old sophomore at Kent State University studying business, passed Friday after suffering complications from fall-related injuries.
Late Wednesday night, he and his friends climbed...
