![Evan Paul, dressed in a full green suit, gets in a selfie with two girls outside of the Venice Cafe in downtown Kent on Patricks Day on March 17, 2015.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3404e06b6b8eebee6e3d65b48b1d0704-900x723.jpg)
Downtown bars celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Anne-Marie Colant
• March 15, 2016
Kent to host Reggae festival Friday
Bailey Purpura
Downtown Reporter
• November 9, 2015
![Bartender and senior finance major Madeleine Harster makes a shot at Brewhouse on Saturday April 4, 2015. Brewhouse won best place to go if you are under 21.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/14b80c97d7eb6498334cc5ed0910dd16.jpg)
Best place to have fun under 21: Brewhouse
Payton Moore
• April 7, 2015
![Rays bartender Angelo Cataldo, then junior exercise science major, pours a draft in Downtown Kent, Tuesday April 8, 2014.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/b33f06e3389011b8e27c1028faf3da06.jpg)
Best Drink Selection: Ray’s Place
Mark Oprea
• April 7, 2015
![Don and Lola Treadwell talk before ordering dinner at Bricco on Monday, April 6, 2015. The Treadwell’s have been happily married for 25 years and the have had many dates at Bricco.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/d4576688897b6ead7b4eaad7382b4451.jpg)
Best Restaurant: Bricco
Madeleine Winer
• April 7, 2015
![The Hulk cocktail prepared by the Loft on April 6, 2015. The Lofts signature Hulk was voted as the best cocktail in Kent, Ohio.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/59d43082d9d13e4a54c6388c1ef1d127.jpg)
Best Cocktail: The Loft’s “Hulk”
Mark Oprea
• April 7, 2015
![The Zephyr on April 6, 2015. The Zephyr was voted as the best bar in Kent, Ohio.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/47cee280aa5c0db2297e3ac376e16e12.jpg)
Best Bar: Zephyr Pub
Mark Oprea
• April 7, 2015
![Kent State alumni Kat Kasee, Erika Knopsnider and Erin Duffy enjoy the $2 happy hour in Water Street Tavern on April 9, 2014.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20c7f08ef8948bc096c5d560ee1c4cca.jpg)
Best Happy Hour: Water Street Tavern
Mark Oprea
• April 7, 2015
![Insomnia Cookies. April 6. 2015.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6d9b6679fc975dc13ba4a9517221d075-2.jpg)
Best Dessert: Insomnia Cookies
Payton Moore
• April 7, 2015
![A burger crafted by Bar 145 chef Molly Wednt. Bar 145, the burger and bourbon bar on E. Erie Street, won best burger in Kent.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/b70969bc893786bbdc4da11dc9e047c8.jpg)
Best Burger: Bar 145
Jamie Brian
• April 7, 2015
![Don and Lola Treadwell talk before ordering dinner at Bricco on Monday, April 6, 2015. The Treadwells have been happily married for 25 years, and the two have had many dates at Bricco.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/d4576688897b6ead7b4eaad7382b4451-2.jpg)
Best Place for a First Date: Bricco
McKenzie Jean-Philippe
• April 7, 2015
![The Rays staff keeps busy behind the bar on Tuesday night during the Indians vs. Padres game on April 8, 2014.](https://kentwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/511b42cbbff1ec29faaf4b1d3519fefb.jpg)
Best Place for a Blind Date: Ray’s Place
Jamie Brian
• April 7, 2015
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