'America's Got Talent' Alums at Kent Stage Friday

Juggler Charles Peachock develops show with singer Joseph Daniel Baker and BMX stunt man James McGraw

Three popular performers from this season’s hit NBC show America’s Got Talent are planning on wowing an audience Friday evening at The Kent Stage with their singing, juggling and BMX tricks. Award-winning juggler Charles Peachock has arranged a show in which he will perform, as will fellow AGT alums “Lady Guy-Guy” singer and pianist Daniel Joseph Baker and Yellow Designs Stunt Team BMX cyclist James McGraw. Tickets for the two-hour show – which will be followed by a meet-and-greet session and photo ops – are $25 and can be purchased by phone at 330-677-5005 or online at www.kentstage.org. As an added bonus, ticketholders are welcome to attend a private after-party on the second floor of the Zephyr Pub. While their art forms are diverse, …

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WATCH: Kent Girls' Soccer Beats Northwest

Video highlights from the second half

The Kent girls' soccer team beat Northwest Thursday night by a score of 3-2. Here are some video highlights from the second half as shot by a Kent Patch reader.

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High School Football Game Featured on Six Digital Billboards

The matchup between Stow-Munroe Falls and Kent's Theodore Roosevelt High School received the most Facebook votes to be featured on six billboards in Summit County as the Game of the Week

Stow-Munroe Falls and Kent both win! ... that is, until helmets collide Friday. The Stow-Munroe Falls/Kent Theodore Roosevelt matchup received the most Facebook votes to be selected as the Akron General Sports Medicine Billboard Game of the Week. Friday's game got 26 more votes than the St.Vincent-St.Mary versus Walsh Jesuit game. There are six digital billboards that the game will be advertised on: Clear Channel Outdoor, which manages the billboards and the program, estimates that about 1.5 million see the digital billboards during commutes.  The billboard design will run today, tomorrow and during the game at Theodore Roosevelt at 7 p.m. After the game, the billboard will announce the winning team as well as some highlights and headlines…

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Stow and Kent's Name in Lights? Vote for the Game of the Week

If the game gets enough votes on Facebook, it will be featured on billboards in Summit County

Think the Stow-Munroe Falls High School football team and Kent's Theodore Roosevelt High School should have their name in lights? Then vote for the matchup Friday to be featured as the game of the week on Facebook. If the Stow/Kent game is selected, it will be featured as the game of the week on six Summit County billboards, according to Billboard Game of the Week. Clear Channel Outdoor Akron/Canton is responsible for the program. As of 8:27 a.m. Tuesday, the Stow/Kent game was in the lead with 330 votes. Second place is St. Vincent St. Mary versus Walsh with 199 votes. The Stow/Kent game is at Theodore Roosevelt High School this Friday at 7 p.m. Click here to see the Bulldogs' full schedule. The bulldogs are 1-0 after beating Hoover Aug. …

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VIDEO: Sights and Sounds from the Heritage Festival

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Frat House Parking Changes Approved by Planning Commission

Four East Main Street fraternity houses will have new parking lots to accommodate the PARTA transit center

Changes are coming to the parking lots of four fraternity houses on East Main Street to make room for the new Kent Central Gateway transit center. At Tuesday night's Kent Planning Commission meeting, Bryan Smith, director of planning for the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, gave a rundown of the changes to the houses at 224, 230, 300 and 312 E. Main Street. Planning commission members Peter Paino and Melissa Long were absent, but all changes were unanimously approved. Each property's parking lot has to be reconfigured to fit the facility, and the work will be done at PARTA's expense, Smith said. Smith and TranSystems designer David Watkins, a consultant on the project, worked with property owners to make sure the houses …

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Kent Accepting Celebrate Kent! Grant Proposals

Applications for grant money are now available for anyone interested in hosting a community-building, economic development program in the city

Several times a year, Kent hosts a series of programs dedicated to attracting unique visitors and entertaining its residents, and this year is no different. The city is now accepting applications for the 2011 Celebrate Kent! Grant Program. The deadline for applications is May 20. "Basically, it's an opportunity to enhance the quality of life programs for residents as well as have a positive impact on our business climate," Kent Economic Development Director Dan Smith said. "The goal is to share in the culture, the city's attributes and to bring visitors in to make the cash registers ring." In the past, grant money has supported the popular Folk Festival, the newly established blues festival and the Who's Your Mama? Earth Day Festival. This…

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KentCitizen007

2:01 pm on Monday, May 16, 2011

Jim, you must be new to Kent! To answer your question, I'm sure it is because they know where and who is going to get he money. The application process is just a CYA attempt. Welcome to Kent:)   more ›

Update: Robin Hood Inn Demolished

Crews flattened the bar that has been a staple in Kent for 75 years

Demolition is over, and the Robin Hood Inn, a bar that called the corner of North Lincoln and East Main streets home for 75 years, is gone. For video of the razing, click here: Demolition of Robin Hood Inn Changes Kent's Landscape Forever.

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Dominick's New Facade Goes Back to Its Roots

The Franklin Avenue tavern gets a new look

Yet another Franklin Avenue building is paying homage to its roots through a facade renovation that’s stopping passers-by in their tracks . Dominick Mandalari Jr., who owns Dominick’s tavern with siblings Bruno and Nancy Mandalari, said Tuesday he is excited about the renovation and the public feedback it's generating. “A lot of people are coming in off the street just to say how nice it looks – and some are even staying to have a drink,” Mandalari said with a laugh. “I think the renovation is fabulous.” The work, which started in mid-March, is close to being complete. Colors for the street-level exterior will be chosen within the next few days. Carriage lights and new signage will be installed in the coming weeks. For project designer …

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