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KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Local businessman Awad opens fifth business, Treno Ristorante

Kaylee Peterson July 18, 2017

Mike Awad has been an influential presence in Kent since he opened the Main Street Continental Grill in 2007.Following the success of Awad’s first restaurant in Kent, Ron Burbick — a leader and investor...

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...

Customers eat and drink inside downtown Kent's new Franklin Hotel Bar on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. Aside from booths, tables and a bar, the establishment also has a lounge area, complete with armchairs placed around an artificial fireplace. 

Franklin Hotel Bar aims to add new vibe to Kent bar scene

Benjamin VanHoose December 29, 2016

Students may have a new checkpoint on their local bar crawl routines when they return to Kent for the spring semester. That is, as long as they are up for a decidedly different type of bar atmosphere.Filling...