Kent State’s new literary journal set to release inaugural issue but needs help
Kent State University has long had an undergraduate literary magazine, but it lacked a graduate, student-run publication.
Luke Jenkins
New Kent symphony celebrates the music of video games
Mario and Luigi hats dot the stage. A conductor waves the baton in a themed blazer. Large crescendos of the Super Mario Bros. theme echoed last May through the Maltz Performing Arts Center at Case Western Reserve University. The Video Game Symphony, based in Kent, has been playing popular tunes from games like these since being founded in 2023.
KSU Downtown Gallery continues long history featuring art from the region
First opening in 1997, the KSU Downtown Gallery has operated as a bridge between the city and the university, showcasing the work of local artists downtown for almost three decades.
Kent native Kayla Fischer enters her second season in professional soccer at Louisville
On the day of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Draft, Kayla Fischer was in scrubs completing a twelve-hour nursing clinical at Ohio State University. Her mom drove down and picked her up, and the two watched the event with friends and snacks.
Roosevelt assistant principal reflects on career before retirement
Mary Lynn Bush — longtime assistant principal at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent — is retiring after 15 years of service in the role.
Streetsboro draft law on nuisance properties would improve the process for owners
The city of Streetsboro is looking to update its city ordinances with regulations on nuisance properties. The main purpose of the change is to outline how officials must serve notices to residents, what citizens are guaranteed during the process and what happens to residents who do not comply.
Multiple people overdosed and were treated at the Eagles club in Ravenna
Six people were treated for apparent overdoses after using cocaine possibly mixed with fentanyl at the Eagles Club on Cleveland Road in Ravenna on Saturday night, according to a police report from the incident and a statement from public health officials.
Kent offering free medical screenings at second annual Health Fair
On June 15th from 1 to 4 p.m., the Kent City Health Department will host its second annual Health Fair at the recreation center on Franklin Avenue. All screenings and resources provided will be free of charge, and attendees will receive a $5 Haymaker Farmers’ Market token and entry into a raffle.