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The Exchange, located at 407 E Main Street in downtown Kent. Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023.

Downtown Kent businesses share difficulties of bad winter weather

Aaron Cousin, Reporter February 16, 2023

Cold weather, icy roads and snow storms are challenges for Northeast Ohioans, and for businesses in downtown Kent, these challenges are no different. Ben Miller, assistant store manager at entertainment...

Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State students Joe and Mike Sullivan and Sky Buller sit and watch the first night of the NHL playoffs at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

Best of Kent: Best Place to Watch the Game

Alexis Amato April 18, 2016

1st Place: Buffalo Wild WingsBuffalo Wild Wings might seem like an average chain restaurant, but it has local ties. The first one opened in Colum- bus, Ohio in 1982 and has since been a place synonymous...

Cleveland Cavaliers fans watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Buffalo Wild Wings in downtown Kent on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The Cavs beat the Warriors 96-91, bringing the series to 2-1 in favor of the Cavs.

Downtown Kent cheers on Cavs in Game 3 of NBA Finals

Chelsea Graff June 9, 2015

The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing the Golden State Warriors tonight in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and downtown Kent joined the rest of Northeast Ohio in watching the game and cheering on the Cavaliers.Restaurants...

Kent State alumni Kat Kasee, Erika Knopsnider and Erin Duffy enjoy the $2 happy hour in Water Street Tavern on April 9, 2014.

Best Happy Hour: Water Street Tavern

Mark Oprea April 7, 2015

Water Street TavernIt’s hard to think of Happy Hour at the Water Street Tavern without a big number two in front of it — as the Tavern runs a seven-days-a-week special on liquor, bottled and draft...

American Sign Language students attend Deaf Night Out

Anthony Didion October 29, 2014

Kent State sign language students, deaf individuals and others gather at Buffalo Wild Wings every other Thursday to socialize and bond.Deaf Night Out is a way for this community to gather, meet new people...

Kent Blues Fest 2014

Summer Stater Photographers July 21, 2014

The 6th annual Kent Blues Fest was a free live music event hosted by 23 venues in downtown Kent, Ohio hosted on Friday, July 18, 2014.A crowd gathers at Acorn Alley Plaza to listen to the Brighter Side...