Week in Review: Egypt Isn't the Only News Happening This Week

The turmoil in Egypt is dominating the headlines this week, even in the local news outlets.

But that doesn't mean news and issues important for Kent residents didn't take place this week.

Here are some of the big headlines from Kent Patch this week:

• We updated our coverage of last week by identifying the victim and adding a few more details, which weren't available when we broke the news last week.
• led the news on Tuesday. We were the first to have that story.
• A proposal to build a large apartment complex on South Lincoln Street still has a chance at construction, .
• We also broke the news Tuesday about .
• Is the Kent American Legion post closing? Not any time soon. We had .
• Our Kent Patch Moms Council led about the Akron mom jailed for lying about where she lives so her children could attend a different school district.
• Are full-time kindergarten classes coming to Kent next year? We're the only news outlet to address so far.
• Our weekly and "" this week featured a lot of Valentine's Day ideas. Still need some holiday gift or date ideas? Check out those stories.
• Friday we introduced another new weekly feature, "," portraying the Kent community through the lens of photographer David Foster.

Check back with Kent Patch every day for stories like these and more covering the city, university, schools and neighborhoods where you live and work.