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Dix Media headquarters slated for Kent August 5, 2010 Dix Communications, which operates newspapers in Ohio and Kentucky and radio stations in Ohio, Maryland and Florida, is locating a corporate marketing headquarters in Kent, consolidating a number of corporate functions.Dix Communications, the corporate...  Read Story.

Play ball! Vintage teams play in annual Akron Cup (WITH VIDEO) July 30, 2010 Play ball! Vintage teams play in annual Akron Cup Eight Vintage Base Ball clubs came to Akron's Stan Hywet Hall for the annual Akron Cup July 18. The all-day event featured the eight "club nines," which play base ball (historically correct spelling) as...  Read Story.

Kent Blues Festival returns for two nights in downtown July 20, 2010 Kent Blues Festival returns for two nights in downtown by Matt Fredmonsky Record-Courier staff writer The success of last year's inaugural Kent Blues Fest brings two nights of live blues bands back to downtown Kent July 23 and 24. The event is similar...  Read Story.

Theater brings musical 'Suburb' to the stage (WITH VIDEO) July 20, 2010 Theater brings musical 'Suburb' to the stage by April Helms Special Products Editor Eight actors gathered at Western Reserve Playhouse, battling the summer heat as they practiced the music and some of the staging for a musical based on the peculiar...  Read Story.

Theater putting together lively 'Zombie Prom' (WITH VIDEO) July 12, 2010 Theater putting together lively 'Zombie Prom' by April Helms Special Products Editor The auditorium at the Aurora High School was a hive of activity as the cast and crew of Aurora Community Theatre's "Zombie Prom" worked to put the final touches of the...  Read Story.

Downtown@Dusk helps usher in summer (WITH VIDEO) July 12, 2010 Downtown@Dusk helps usher in summer The Wanda Hunt Band opened the 2010 Downtown@Dusk summer concert series at the Akron Art Museum on June 24. The evening featured the band, family activities, and a short arts lecture. The concert series continues...  Read Story.

'Shrew'ish tale opens new Shakespeare season (WITH VIDEO) July 12, 2010 'Shrew'ish tale opens new Shakespeare season by April Helms Special Products Editor Ohio Shakespeare Festival is bringing back "The Taming of the Shrew" for its ninth season at the Lagoon area at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens July 8 through 24. The...  Read Story.

Hower House shows stitches through time (WITH VIDEO) July 1, 2010 Hower House shows stitches through time by April Helms Special Products Editor Embroiderers, knitters, quilters and other fans of needlecraft can find many examples of stitchery in Hower House's summer exhibit, "Pieces of Life: Quilts and Needle Arts...  Read Story.

Kent State fashion museum celebrates silver anniversary (WITH VIDEO) June 11, 2010 Kent State fashion museum celebrates silver anniversary by April Helms Special Products Editor Many things can happen in 25 years. When the Kent State University Museum opened on Sept. 27, 1985, it started out with 4,000 costumes, 1,000 pieces of art...  Read Story.

Display shows extraordinary aspects behind common items (WITH VIDEO) June 4, 2010 Display shows extraordinary aspects behind common items by April Helms Special Products Editor "Hey April! Come look at this!" I had brought two of my younger cousins, Dominic, 13, and Lauren, 10, to the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland May 29,...  Read Story.