August 16, 20231 yr CAMPUS Construction of Kent State University's Crawford Hall scheduled to end in spring of 2024 Derek Kreider Ravenna Record-Courier For students and faculty returning to Kent State University for the fall semester this week, the most noticeable change they're likely to encounter is the sight of the new Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship advancing toward completion. Jay Graham, Kent State University's Executive Director of Facilities Planning and Construction, said construction is scheduled to be completed in May, and the first crop of students will walk through the doors on Aug. 19, 2024. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/education/campus/2023/08/16/crawford-hall-construction-will-wrap-in-spring-of-2024/70574977007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
August 29, 20231 yr They put black bricks over those concrete barrier things(bottom middle 2nd photo) which I did not see in the renderings. I think I like it!
September 1, 20231 yr City Hall. They are starting to brick the south side. I'll get that angle soon.
September 1, 20231 yr ALMOST there!I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't like this building. It looks like it was made to fill a gap in an already dense neighborhood but it has nothing surrounding it so it looks awkward and bare from some angles imo. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
September 1, 20231 yr 45 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't like this building. It looks like it was made to fill a gap in an already dense neighborhood but it has nothing surrounding it so it looks awkward and bare from some angles imo. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk It's in the bar/business district. There was another tower of equal height that was to be built to the right of it, that is why that side is just bare brick. I personally love this building but a lot of the older townies hate it. Are you in your 50's or 60's? 😁
November 4, 20231 yr New ‘fabulous’ Davey Tree SEED Campus to open in summer 2025 Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2023 https://kentwired.com/102506/latest-updates/new-fabulous-davey-tree-seed-campus-to-open-in-summer-2025/
December 10, 20231 yr One year later, here's what we know about the Kent mill fire and the property's future Anthony Thompson Akron Beacon Journal The former Star of the West mill in downtown Kent caught fire one year ago, leaving one of Kent's iconic skyline fixtures smoldering in flames. Here's what we know about the status of the investigation and what is to come with the future of the site. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/communities/2023/12/10/cause-of-last-years-kent-mill-fire-undetermined-officials-say/71812582007/?utm_source=nabj-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-AKRON-NLETTER65
February 1, 20241 yr The Portager City of Kent issues warning to The Tulips over unfinished downtown building Wendy DiAlesandro·January 31, 2024·3 min read With little to no progress evident on a partially built six-story structure in downtown Kent, the city has issued an official warning to the owner, The Tulips LLC. If The Tulips ignores the warning, which details six separate infractions of city and state codes, the company could be in for monetary fines and legal action.
February 8, 20241 yr Millions of state funding headed to Portage County for Kent State, health care, more Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier The largest share of Portage County's funding is headed to Kent State University, which is slated to receive more than $20 million for various projects on the Kent campus and nearly $30 million throughout its eight-campus system. Kent projects include improvements to White Hall, the KSU library and elevators throughout the campus. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/02/08/millions-of-state-funds-slated-for-kent-state-health-care-in-portage/72509374007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
February 28, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, marty15 said: They’ll get there one of these days. Those 3 Amish guys are doing the best they can.
March 21, 20241 yr 29 minutes ago, yanni_gogolak said: Man that thing is ugly. Looks a little better in person!
March 21, 20241 yr It looks OK in person. I used to hang out at the old business school in the 1980s, learning about transportation logistics management. I saw the new building this past weekend while driving my wife around my old KSU haunts as our son was busily winning a district science fair competition in Akron and advancing to the state competition next month in Columbus! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 27, 20241 yr Is it supposed to look like a CVS? "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 27, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Is it supposed to look like a CVS? It's Walgreens, actually. Which is directly across the street.
March 27, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, Silent Matt said: It's Walgreens, actually. Which is directly across the street. It also compliments the buldings on the northeast quadrant of the intersection.
March 28, 20241 yr On 3/27/2024 at 8:00 AM, dski44 said: It also compliments the buldings on the northeast quadrant of the intersection. Really impressed with how much "downtown" Kent has changed since 2015ish. It's pretty impressive. I was down there two weeks ago and was blown away by the transformation.
March 28, 20241 yr I beleive over the next 15 years you will see steady growth on St Rt 43 heading south out of town, all the way to I-76. And, on St Rt 59, east of campus towards the Ravenna line. Kent State is also marketing many acreage parcels that it owns on Summit and St Rt 261. Very exciting for KSU and Kent....go Flashes!
March 30, 20241 yr On 3/27/2024 at 8:00 AM, dski44 said: It also compliments the buldings on the northeast quadrant of the intersection. Those buildings were inspired by the CVS, here. While the new city hall is inspired by the Walgreens, here...
May 13, 20241 yr $25.5 million project planned for stretch of East Main Street in Kent April Helms Akron Beacon Journal The bulk of the funding, about $23.3 million, coming from AMATS. Two roundabouts planned for the ends of the impacted area. Get ready for orange barrels on East Main Street near Kent State University. The city in 2025 will renovate a three-quarter-mile stretch of East Main between Willow Street and Horning Road. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/05/08/2025-east-main-street-road-work-in-kent-to-include-roundabouts/73375427007/?utm_source=nrec-home&utm_content=daily briefing - kent ravenna&utm_campaign=Home&utm_medium=email&utm_term=adhoc
June 7, 20241 yr Some black metal cladding on windows and more brickwork. Edited June 7, 20241 yr by Silent Matt
June 15, 20241 yr I would love to see buildings like that constructed throughout Cleveland. Every Rapid station should have at least three of them! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 15, 20241 yr @KJP It's a sleek-ass little tower! This is the building that was going to go next door but it fell through. I like it even better. If you know anyone who would like to build it, send 'em on down here! 😁
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