Richard Marx will make a stop in New Philadelphia with The Songwriter Tour at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Sunday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. Richard Marx has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, starting with his self-titled debut which went to No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The album spawned four Top 5 singles, including “Hold on to the Nights” and “Don’t Mean Nothing,” which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. His follow-up, 1989’s Repeat Offender, was even more successful, hitting No. 1 and going quadrupl...

This large and ancient, cutleaf beech tree, Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia,' growing near the old carriage house by the Kent State University Women's Center, is older than Kent State. The tree has been dated to be at least 200 years old by a certified Ohio arborist, who is part of the Kent State Tree Advisory Board.  The date coincides with the establishment of the original homestead on the property where the Williamson House now stands.  In 2019, when construction of a three-tier parking deck was proposed for this site as part of the 10...