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The "Cottage Starbucks" is located at the corner of East Main Street and South Lincoln Street. The location was closed July 26, 2021.

Kent State’s “Cottage Starbucks” to close by end of July

Rachel Gross Reporter July 19, 2021

The Starbucks located at the corner of East Main Street and South Lincoln Street will be closing its doors by the end of July.Affectionately called the “Cottage Starbucks” by students, this unusual...

The outside of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, recently reopened in August.

Kent State Rec Center hopes to offer stress relief for students during unusual semester

Kenzie Johnston Reporter February 28, 2021

After closing in March of 2020 due to the university closing, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center reopened to the public Aug. 17 but had limitations in place to keep members physically distant from...

295 South Water Street, what used to be Newdle Bar, where Barrio will open this summer.

Newdle Bar, PizzaFire closed in Kent; Ace Hardware set to open

Jorden Shevel February 17, 2019

Newdle Bar and PizzaFire may have closed their doors in downtown Kent, but a new hardware store is expected to open in town.Ace Hardware has plans to open early this summer. The new hardware store will...

Karry Stanton serves a group of customers at the Pufferbelly on downtown Kent's Franklin Avenue on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Pufferbelly to close after New Year’s Eve

Benjamin VanHoose December 30, 2016

After 35 years of business in Kent, the Pufferbelly LTD Restaurant will close this weekend — but not before one last New Year’s Eve celebration.Owner Kevin Long made the decision not to renew the...

Kent State Trumbull closed Monday after water main break

Matt Poe April 3, 2016

Kent State Trumbull regional campus is closed Monday “due to continuing water issues and a boil order in Champion,” according to a university advisory.A water main broke along Route 45 near the campus...

Photo Courtesy of TNS: The final touches are added to a Burrito Bowl at a Chipotle restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, on September 28, 2011. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

Chipotle to close Monday to discuss food safety

Angelo Angel February 7, 2016

Chipotle is closing all of its establishments from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on February 8 to hold a meeting with the staff to discuss food safety. This announcement comes amid the recent E.coli incidents that...