Topic: mount vernon — The Kenyon Collegian

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First Fridays showcase Mount Vernon’s historic downtown

“I could never remember a time we didn’t have First Friday,” Carrie Hyman, executive director of Main Street Mount Vernon (MSMV), said. MSMV is… Read More

by Che Pieper
September 13, 2018
Section: Features

Barn Tour celebrates Knox County’s architectural heritage

In 2016, Karin and Kenneth Kirk hired a crew of Amish builders to construct a new barn in place of the original, a dilapidated… Read More

by Elizabeth Stanley
September 13, 2018
Section: Features

Famed Johnny Appleseed planted roots in Mount Vernon

Like Kenyon, Mount Vernon has had its share of famous (and sometimes infamous) characters. John Chapman, most famously known as Johnny Appleseed,… Read More

by Dante Kanter
September 6, 2018
Section: Features

Alien encounter excites Kenyon students and residents alike

On July 31, while driving on Route 13, a Mount Vernon man saw something he couldn’t explain. At first sight, it simply appeared… Read More

by Dante Kanter
September 6, 2018
Section: Features

A brief guide to Mount Vernon’s (not so) hidden treasures

Although Gambier can sometimes feel like its own planet, Kenyon is hardly in the middle of nowhere: Knox County is full of history,… Read More

by Dante Kanter
August 29, 2018
Section: Features

Woodward is the oldest standing theater of its kind in U.S.

During its run from 1857 until 1903, the Woodward Opera House never once hosted an opera. It did, however, host musical performances —… Read More

by Dante Kanter
April 19, 2018
Section: News

Siemens plant to close, laying off 400 workers by September

When Rolls-Royce sold its plant in Mount Vernon to Siemens Energy Inc., a power generator producer, for $1.3 billion in 2014, Siemens executives… Read More

by Bill Gardner
March 1, 2018
Section: Opinion

With fewer North Campus spaces, students feel blocked in

Through all of the changes students have seen in the past few years, a fundamental problem still remains and is set to worsen… Read More

by Jas Spearman
February 8, 2018
Section: Features

Local branch of rental video chain persists in Netflix era

In the era of online streaming, it might be surprising to see a video store still standing. On Coshocton Avenue in Mount Vernon,… Read More

by Shara Morgan and Dora Segall
February 1, 2018
Section: Arts

Murder, mystery and dessert in downtown Mount Vernon

You could be forgiven for thinking that a play about evil spirits possessing children in a Victorian-era manor doesn’t sound topical. Read More

by Kevin Crawford
November 16, 2017