In 2020, the Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area, DORA, went live in Kent. DORA is a statewide program implemented locally by Main Street Kent. It allows alcohol to be sold from participating businesses...

Crowds gathered in downtown Kent Saturday for the city’s 13th annual Blues Festival, where more than 30 bands performed at 23 indoor and outdoor venues all over the city. The event, which ran from 1...

Kent’s DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) has been suspended due to Portage County’s COVID-19 risk level rising to “red” (Level Three). The 33.25-acre area is “where alcoholic beverages...