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Rolling Scones Bakery & Café opens in Kent, hoping to provide a welcoming space for all

Lauren Cohen, Emma Campbell • October 18, 2024

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...

Kent business owners celebrate Ohio curfew extension

Chloe Zofchak Reporter • February 7, 2021

As of Jan. 28, Ohio’s curfew has been extended from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. due to the hospitalization numbers staying below 3,500 for seven days straight. Downtown Kent businesses have been forced to adapt...

Business owners conflicted over effectiveness of downtown parking meters

Kaylee Peterson • July 10, 2017

When the city of Kent installed 225 parking meters downtown in 2015, they did so to support Kent’s downtown businesses. However, some of those businesses don’t agree that the meters are serving their...

Kent businesses look to hire this summer

Danielle Johnson • April 7, 2017

With summer just around the corner, many businesses in downtown Kent are looking to fill seasonal vacancies with Kent State students in search of part-time jobs.Students job search in a variety of ways,...

Kent State’s impact on downtown businesses during break

Haley Keding • March 27, 2014

During Kent State's spring break, downtown businesses in Kent could be seeing fewer customers. TV2's Haley Keding talked with business owners to see how their businesses might be affected.