Thursday, May 23, 2013
Esplanade construction forces closure of roadway near Kent State campus
South Lincoln Street will close for 30 days starting Tuesday so Kent State University can continue work to extend the Esplanade from campus to downtown Kent. The road will be closed from East Main Street to Hilltop Drive. The road is scheduled to reopen Friday, June 28. Workers will be installing the brick work for the pedestrian pathway in the South Lincoln Street roadway so the path can continue its march from Kent State, through the neighborhood west of campus and up to the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Both city and university officials anticipate the path will open in July. On its way downtown, the Esplanade also will cross South Willow Street, which city officials are considering closing permanently for the …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Kent State moves May Prentice House across Willow Street
Stein House Movers spent several hours in the freezing cold Thursday moving the historic May Prentice House across South Willow Street. The house will serve as the new home of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University and will stand across the Esplanade from the new College of Architecture and Environmental Design. The house, the former home of Kent State's first female faculty member, was moved in February 2012 so that construction on the Esplanade, the pedestrian trail linking the campus to downtown Kent, could proceed. The house had stood at 128 S. Willow St. — directly in the path of the new walkway — and had temporarily been moved to the western side of the road. The house will be moved near its final spot so that a permanent …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
May Prentice House to be moved from its temporary spot on Willow Street to Esplanade
After more than a year in its temporary home the May Prentice House will be relocated today to its permanent resting place on the Esplanade. Kent State University is again moving the historic house, the former home of Kent State's first female faculty member. The house was moved in February 2012 so that construction on the Esplanade, the pedestrian trail linking the campus to downtown Kent, could proceed. The house had stood at 128 S. Willow St. — directly in the path of the new walkway. The house will serve as the new home of the Wick Poetry Center and will stand across the Esplanade from the new College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Michael Bruder, director of design and construction in the Office of the University Architect …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Esplanade construction will force closure of street between East Main Street and East College Avenue
Starting Wednesday South Willow Street will close between East Main Street and East College Avenue. That portion of the road will be closed until Monday, April 22, for construction on Kent State University's Esplanade project. That work is expected to include the movement of the May Prentice House on March 20 as part of the Wick Poetry Center relocation to the Esplanade. City and university officials are weighing the idea of permanently closing this stretch of Willow Street.
Poetry center to relocate to Esplanade walkway linking Kent State campus to downtown
Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center will relocate to a new poetry park and building to stand on the Esplanade that, when finished this year, will link campus to downtown Kent. David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center, said they will relocate to the May Prentice House, which will stand off South Lincoln Street behind the Starbucks building and directly across the Esplanade from the new College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Hassler said the relocation project will incorporate an interactive poetry park, which will allow people to interact with interchangeable poetry posters via their smart phone or tablet device. He said the park creates both a physical greenspace to bridge the town and gown, but it also creates a…
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Acting Kent Fire Capt. Bill Myers receives commendation, proclamation for pulling injured firefighter from house fire
If not for Kent Fire Lt. Bill Myers, firefighter Bryan Pengal's head-first fall into a burning basement might have turned out much worse. Kent Fire Chief Dave Manthey and members of Kent City Council recognized Myers Wednesday for helping pull Pengal out of a house fire that destroyed a house owned by Kent State University on South Lincoln Street last month. Myers, then an acting captain, and Pengal were among the first crew to respond to the fire at 128 S. Lincoln St. at about 5:30 a.m. Nov. 10. Manthey said both men advanced into the house with a hose line to find the base of the fire and extinguish it. "As they made their way through the smoke they did not see a section of the floor in front of them was missing," Manthey said. Pengal …
Monday, December 17, 2012
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Kent Patch broke the news Friday that Kent State University is studying the idea of closing a portion of South Willow Street in the neighborhood west of campus. Ultimately, city officials will have the final say as to whether the section of the street between College Avenue and Main Street is closed for the Esplanade extension, which has seen Kent State spend more than $9 million on 43 properties for the project since at least 2007. The new leg of the Esplanade, the on-campus section of The Portage Bike and Hike Trail, is under construction in the neighborhood and will link campus to downtown. This new section will cut directly across South Willow Street. Kent State owns every property but one lining both sides of South Willow Street …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Kent State, city officials reviewing possibility of closing section of street between Main Street and College Avenue
Now that Kent State University owns much of the land surrounding it city and university officials are considering permanently closing a portion of South Willow Street. Since 2007 Kent State has spent more than $9 million to either outright buy properties or property options in the neighborhood west of campus for the Esplanade extension. In total, including the house sale approved Wednesday, the university will have acquired 43 properties in that neighborhood — including every property but one lining both sides of South Willow Street between College Avenue and Main Street. Kent City Manager Dave Ruller said university officials haven't yet formally asked the city to consider closing the street, but both sides are reviewing the idea. "They'…
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Acquisition will bring total number of properties bought for expansion to 43
Kent State University's Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday to buy another property in the neighborhood west of campus in order to expand the Esplanade into downtown Kent. The board voted to buy the house at 213 S. Willow St. from the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority for its appraised value of $200,000. The house sits on about 0.27 acres. The buy will bring Kent State's total spent on property for the project to about $9.1 million. It will be the 43rd property acquired for the Esplanade expansion. RELATED COVERAGE:
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Properties all owned by university
Kent State University is getting ready to demolish 10 more houses in the neighborhood west of campus for construction of the Esplanade. The Kent Community Development Department issued 10 demolition permits to the university this month for structures at the following addresses: 122 S. Lincoln St.; 128 S. Lincoln St.; 117 S. Willow St.; 123 S. Willow St.; 129 S. Willow St.; 205 S. Willow St.; 209 S. Willow St.; 210 S. Willow St.; 230 S. Willow St.; and 329 E. College Ave. Lockhart Companies, of Akron, OH, will handle the demolition of all 10 structures. Some of the properties have already been completely or partially demolished. A fire almost completely destroyed the house at 128 S. Lincoln St. in November. And 128 S. Lincoln St. is where …
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122 S Lincoln St, Kent, OH
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Mars
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