Kent News

The League of Women Voters of Kent will sponsor a candidate forum on Feb. 29 featuring local contested races in the March 6 primary election.

Here! Now! Imperative: not to be avoided: necessary. In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world.

You've still got time to execute a Valentine's Day plan for the loved ones in your life - and you don't even have to leave the city to do so.

Nearly 200 people - from the very young to the very old, from hippies to the clean-cut - gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of Robert Wood , a man referred to as a scholarly artist and philosopher whose appearance and unusual public behaviors led strangers to label him as crazy.

Around 100 Kent-area residents braved frigid temperatures and blowing snow late Saturday morning to protest fracking with a march from The Kent Stage to "the rock" on Kent State University 's historic front campus.

Bored with winter and looking for something different to do this weekend? Look no further than Kent! Here's a small sampling of the many weekend activities listed in the Kent Patch Events calendar : Buy local.

Sushi, anyone? That's the question servers at 157 Lounge in downtown Kent can now ask patrons, as the sleek modern lounge has opened its long-planned sushi bar to complement the Japanese beers and variety of hot and cold sake it has always served.

One hundred years ago, the graduating class at Western Washington University started a school tradition by burying a time capsule on campus.

Today we get to welcome another new blogger to the Kent Patch family: David Flexer.

Science, technology, engineering and math - commonly referred to as STEM fields - will be in the spotlight when Kent State University hosts the Hudson STEM Project Fair on Saturday.

It's winter, which explains why only three building permits have been issued by the Kent Building Services Division since Jan.

Staff Writer Friends and contemporaries say Kent artist Robert E. Wood didn't bow to pressure just to sell his art.

The owner of one of Long Island's largest catering companies has been accused of seriously violating Jewish law by having workers prepare kosher and non-kosher meals in the same kitchen.

In response to complaints from business owners, the Kent Police Department is stepping up enforcement actions against downtown workers who monopolize prime customer parking spots - particularly on Erie Street.

Chunks of Kent's industrial history tumbled to the ground throughout the day Tuesday as the demolition of the former C.L. Gougler and Machine Co.

Sixty-seven of the 94 dogs taken in by the Kent Police Department Kennel last year had tail-wagging reunions with their people, according to year-end stats compiled by Dana Frazier, Kent Police compliance officer.

Kent State University recently awarded 338 associate degrees, 1,230 bachelor's degrees and 406 graduate degrees during its fall 2011 commencement exercises held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center .

Looking for a fun winter activity for the whole family? Bundle up and head downtown Saturday afternoon for the 8th Annual "Make Mine with Ice" ice carving exhibition.

The newest exhibit to open at The North Water Street Gallery , entitled "Nature Made," features the work of not one area artist, but two.

Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store.