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Kent Craft Beer Fest is this weekend
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The sixth annual Kent Craft Beer Fest is set for this weekend. The fest is 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Hometown Bank Plaza. Attendees at the downtown Kent fest can sample craft beers (4 ounces each) from local breweries, plus there will be live music, food from local restaurants and food trucks.
Legendary L.A. punk band coming to Kent in July
KENT, Ohio - Los Angeles Punk icons X are coming to the Kent Stage on Wednesday, July 17. Tickets for the show start at $54 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 17, at kentstage.org. The band’s “Smoke and Fiction Tour” will feature the original lineup that...
Hudson's Hop Tree Brewing the latest casualty in string of local craft brewery closures
Hudson's Hop Tree Brewing has closed, the Akron Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau (ASCVB) said on Facebook Tuesday. Hop Tree also has handwritten "CLOSED" signs on its front doors at 1297 Hudson Gate Drive and is marked by Google as "permanently closed." The account for the business's website, hoptreebrewing.com, has expired, according to...
Renovations close youth fishing area in Portage Lakes
PORTAGE LAKES, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division (ODNR) of Wildlife has announced the closure of the youth fishing area in Portage Lakes for renovations. SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! newsletter. They...
Our favorite bites: Beacon Journal food writers rank their Top 10 restaurants
Maybe we go there all the time. Maybe we don’t go there nearly as often as we’d like. Either way, we go. And, boy, do we enjoy. The Beacon Journal’s food writers were asked to name their 10 favorite local restaurants. With all the dining options in Northeast Ohio, it was no easy task, but we rose to the challenge.
Have you heard of a ‘sound bath’? Ancient therapy technique becoming popular in Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio – When the soft mallet touches the Tibetan singing bowls, the sound waves and vibrations are all encompassing. It’s called a sound bath, and as the name suggests, the technique bathes participants in a variety of soothing sounds meant to promote deep-tissue stimulation and relaxation. They...
Parasson’s Italian Restaurant to close two locations, reopen one
Parasson’s Italian Restaurant is set to consolidate its three locations, reopening the dining room at its Akron location at 959 E. Waterloo Road June 3, while simultaneously closing its Barberton location at 234 Wooster Road and its Stow location at 3983 Darrow Road. The Akron location was chosen to...
6 Northeast Ohio Designers who Make Upcycling Fashionable
The impact of sustainable fashion may go a long way, but finding it doesn’t have to take you far with these upcyclers based in Northeast Ohio. By Julia Lombardo. In with the new, thanks to the old: Upcycling saves the need to shop for closet favorites at rising retail prices. It’s all about finding what you love in a pre-loved piece, letting it live out a second life in a new shape.
Solon mom sells allergen-free, southeast Asian-inspired spices and sauces
SOLON, Ohio – Preteens Layla and Amar have challenging food allergies that limit their culinary choices. So, their mom Sonya Patel started a seasoning company – PUR Spices -- to expand their food choices. “My kiddos have severe food allergies to multiple things. They’re half of the reason...
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