Tree City Feed, located at 107 Lake St. in Kent, has permanently closed its doors as of Aug. 30.
It’s final harvest time at Kent’s Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden, which provides bounty to dozens of volunteers, the community at large and Kent Social Services.
A three-generation family of female entrepreneurs in Kent recently celebrated the opening of a new brick-and-mortar shop.
The Portage County Land Reutilization Corporation (Land Bank) has been awarded $375,000 in Brownfield Remediation Program funding through the State of Ohio to address environmental challenges and spur redevelopment in Portage County.
Excelty, a boutique-style, plus-size thrift store located in Kent, has created many fulfilling memories for its owner and customers since its opening.
Over three years after the death of local newspaper editor Roger Di Paolo, the prolific Kent chronicler now has a headstone. But leave it to Di Paolo to shake things up — the headstone is at his feet.
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled against Kent City Schools in its bid to justify its termination of a former Kent teacher.
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.
Davey Elementary School has three playground areas, but they are so inaccessible that some children with special needs miss out on their daily recess time. If they can even get to the play areas, these children often sit on the sidelines, watching as their peers enjoy unstructured time, games and laughter.
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.