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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Kent City Hall set to open in July

Skylar Edington and Ignatius Ogbu February 12, 2024

After years of planning, Kent City officials said the new city hall will open this summer. Previously, Kent never had a building for official duties, said Melanie Baker, the public service director...

Brightly colored candies fill displays at Sugar Rush, a new candy shop in downtown Kent, on Friday, Aug.25, 2017.

Kent 2017: What to expect in the city’s growing downtown

Rachel Duthie Cameron Gorman August 27, 2017

You’re growing up so fast, Kent.Not only has the city improved significantly since the Great Recession, but it has acquired a mass amount of wealth, too.In the past five years, the university population...

City Hall torn down to make way for student housing

Chelsea Graff July 2, 2015

Kent’s City Hall and City Hall Annex, which housed city offices and a business incubator, were torn down June 17 to make way for a new 340-unit apartment complex.“It was kind of sad,” said Kent Mayor...