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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Two Student Deaths, Armed Robbery, Acorn Corner Updates: Kent's Top Stories in April

In case you missed it, here's a quick recap of the stories readers most clicked on during the month of April 2013.

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Student Death, Lefton's Retirement and Demolition Appeal: Week in Review

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Wine bar flip-flop Kent City Council voted this week to reverse an earlier decision granting approval for a liquor license for a new wine bar proposed downtown. Roosevelt student dies Devon Conwell, a sophomore at Theodore Roosevelt High School, died unexpectedly Wednesday. Bank robbery suspect arrested The Portage County Sheriff's Office arrested a Kent man on charges of robbing the FirstMerit Bank earlier this month. Kent State president to retire Kent State President Lester Lefton announced this week he plans to retire when his contract expires in July 2014. Homeowner appeals demolition order The owner of a house at 509 Franklin Ave. is asking the city not to demolish the structure, which has been condemned and is tied to an eviction …

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Bank Robbed, Ohio's First Sports Bar and More Liquor Permits: Week in Review

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Police look for bank robber A lone suspect robbed the FirstMerit Bank near Kent State University Thursday and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Meet me at Ray's Ray's Place has been named Ohio's first sports bar by the Ohio Licensed Beverage Association. The claim came about during research for the book Meet Me at Ray's, to be released this year. Night author visits Kent State Nobel Prize recipient Elie Wiesel talked to an audience at Kent State University about his survival of the Holocaust. More liquor licenses possible Kent city officials are expecting more requests from businesses to bring in new liquor licenses under a state program that allows for the transfer of a permit from one community into another.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Acorn Corner Opens, Architecture College Design Chosen and Presidential Residence: Week in Review

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Old Kent hotel reborn After decades of vacancy the old Kent hotel became Acorn Corner when Buffalo Wild Wings opened to customers on the ground floor Monday. Kent State picks architecture design Cleveland and New York design firms will partner to build the new College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University after winning the design competition. University to create presidential residence This week Kent State entered into a lease for President Lester Lefton's house in River Bend as part of an effort to establish a formal presidential residence. Student dies in crash A Kent State student died in a car crash while on spring break.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Top 10 Stories in Kent in March: New, Closing Businesses, Rape Case Update

In case you missed it, here's a quick recap of the stories readers most clicked on during the month of March 2013.

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Fake Cop, Bag Drop and a New Food Truck: Week in Review

Here are the week's big headlines from Kent Patch

Man Poses as Kent State Cop Summit County authorities arrested a man this week who posed as a Kent State University police officer. Patch Blogger Wants to Start Kent Food Truck Katrina Perzanowski Kohout, a regular at the Haymaker Farmer's Market, wants to start a new food truck in Kent — and she wants your help. Empty Bags Support Food Pantry Students at Kent State will be leaving empty grocery bags on some front porches in Kent this week with the hopes you'll fill them for a donation to Kent Social Services. Steubenville Teen on Track to Attend Kent A star athlete from Steubenville, OH, remains on track to start classes in the fall at the Kent State main campus.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

4 Pedestrians Hit, Boarding House Approved and Downtown Shops Close: Week in Review

Here's a round up of the week's big headlines on Kent Patch

Eateries Closed Acorn Alley lost two tenants when The Dog Squad and Arctic Squirrel closed their doors after slow sales. A third, Funky Ladles, also has closed. From Single-Family to Boarding House The Kent Board of Zoning Appeals gave permission to a Solon man to turn a house zoned single-family into a boarding house for Kent State University students. Scary Holiday Weekend for Walkers Four people were struck by cars in Kent during the St. Patrick's Day holiday weekend. Councilmen Critical of Loan Two members of Kent City Council opposed issuing a $15,000 loan to help relocate the Kent Wells Sherman House this week. Kent State Signs $4.25 Million Lease The final agreement between Kent State University and the Portage Port Authority shows …

Friday, March 1, 2013

Kent's Top 10 Stories for February

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Here are the 10 most-read stories on Kent Patch from February with the No. 1 story having the most readers. Click on the headline to read the story.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Kent's Most Read Stories of 2012

2012 Most-Read: No. 1

Kent Patch is counting down the top 10 most read stories of 2012 with the story that had the most readers to be announced on New Year's Eve

Editor's note: In our second year reporting on Kent, Kent Patch produced 2,000 news articles — excluding events and announcements — about everything from lost pets to the city budget. But only 10 of those stories were the most read on our site after having received thousands of individual readers each. Counting down to New Year's Eve, Kent Patch will announce the top ten most-read stories of the year with the story that received the most readers announced on Dec. 31. Today we're revealing story No. 1, which originally appeared Feb. 5, 2012, and received 659 Facebook recommendations and 38 tweets. Click on the link above to read the original story. RELATED COVERAGE:

Chris (Kit) Myers

11:48 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Not odd that Bob was spot on, polite, and capable. For a better uderstanding of OCD, go online and open the OCD Foundation site. The foundation offices are in New Haven, Connecticut. Learning about it will provide you with a better understanding of Bob. .   more ›

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Kent's Most Read Stories of 2012

2012 Most-Read: No. 2

Kent Patch is counting down the top 10 most read stories of 2012 with the story that had the most readers to be announced on New Year's Eve

Editor's note: In our second year reporting on Kent, Kent Patch produced 2,000 news articles — excluding events and announcements — about everything from lost pets to the city budget. But only 10 of those stories were the most read on our site after having received thousands of individual readers each. Counting down to New Year's Eve, Kent Patch will announce the top ten most-read stories of the year with the story that received the most readers announced on Dec. 31. Today we're revealing story No. 2, which originally appeared April 13, 2012. Click on the link above to read the original story.

Teresa K.

4:25 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012

Many of the Most Read Stories were about people passing away. I hope their families, friends and loved ones view that as a tribute as to how many hearts were touched during their loved ones time here - however long or short.   more ›

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