With the Mid-American Conference tournament being one month away, the Kent State-University of Akron rivalry game has an incentive more than pride and bragging rights.Kent State (16-7, 7-3 MAC) and Akron...
The City of Kent is keeping an open mind when it comes to the redevelopment of the former Portage County Municipal Courthouse.Tom Wilke, Kent’s economic development director, said no proposals for the...
For some Kent State international students, adjusting to the educational differences between the United States and the country they’re traveling from could be difficult.Ken Cushner, a teaching, learning...
As students departed for winter break this past month, the city of Kent engaged in a project to liven downtown.The new signs are part of the comprehensive Signage and Wayfinding Program, which has been...
Kent State students returning from winter break might notice a change in their finances due to decreasing gas prices sweeping Ohio.More than 75 percent of Kent State’s student population is made up of...
The undisputed patriarch of Kent’s comedy scene, Anthony Savatt, is rarely ever without a crowd. Every Sunday night, the 34-year-old comedian finds his way into a seven-minute set at EuroGyro along...
When drinking with friends downtown, don’t be surprised to see lieutenants from the Kent Fire Department checking out the bars.They’re not there to drink or extinguish a fire but rather to prevent...
The State of Ohio passed a new code regarding tattoo parlor inspections earlier this year that added new regulations for tattoo and body piercings that the City of Kent will adopt.“(The change) is a...
It was a big win for the Cleveland Browns last night. They beat the Cincinnati Bengals and took home their sixth win of the season so far. And tonight the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Denver Nuggets.These...
Although a Kent “outsider” (I’m a resident of NE Portage), because I have researched issues behind Community Rights, I am responding to some of the many objections to Issue 21 in hopes of clarifying...
Weatherworn gravestones cover the secluded one-acre cemetery, some of their inscriptions lost to the elements long ago. Many of the markers are broken in half, resting against the stones still in the ground...
Since its founding in 1805, generations of colorful characters have called the City of Kent home. While some left tangible legacies, marking city streets and buildings with their names, others left behind...
