Grazers Restaurant in Kent to hold farewell open house before closing for good
Grazers Restaurant in Kent will permanently close on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Jeremy Brown
Ravenna works to better notify residents of boil, other alerts
Extremely cold weather and sustained sub-zero temperatures were the likely cause of a water main break on King Street in Ravenna on Feb. 4. A boil alert was issued and notification placards were delivered to homes in the affected area, but some residents said on social media that they didn’t get the alert in time.
New owner for Franklin Square Deli plans to keep quality high
After more than four decades in business, Franklin Square Deli has changed ownership for the first time. The new owner of the downtown Kent-based restaurant known for its sandwiches, soups and gyros will keep the restaurant's popular menu items, but plans to make slight changes to the decor.
Streetsboro’s new City Hall will serve as a community hub
The once-little farming community that has grown to become one of the largest industrial and retail centers in Portage County officially has its first city center.
President James A. Garfield’s life and Northeast Ohio ties are on display
On March 4, 1881, James A. Garfield was inaugurated as the 20th president of the United States. He’d sought to end the spoils system and promised to address the injustices of slavery, but his time in office was curtailed when he was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau.
Coyote’s Express Mexican Grill opening new space in Hiram
The Coyote Mexican Grill & Cantina, a Mexican eatery with locations in Chagrin Falls, Kent and Atwater, will soon have its fourth brick-and-mortar location at the corner of state Route 82 and state Route 700 in Hiram.