Topic: mount vernon — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: News

Giving Hope Charity serves local Knox County students

The Giving Hope Charity (GHC), a Mount Vernon-based nonprofit that serves Knox County children, helped to make the holiday season a little brighter for… Read More

by Hannah Dourgarian
January 19, 2023
Section: Features

Mount Vernon pottery shop offers weekly classes and affordable prices

Blue, green and brown glazes shimmer off of the ceramic kitchenware and vessels lining the shelves of Pine Row Studios, a pottery shop in downtown… Read More

by Theresa Carr
October 27, 2022
Section: Features

Students from Knox County reflect on views of Kenyon

Will Bunch’s book After the Ivory Tower Falls, which explores how American Colleges have inflamed economic and political differences,… Read More

by Zane Stenerson
September 15, 2022
Section: Features

Thrift Shop offers unique space for affordable clothing needs

Bluntly named, Thrift Shop is an indispensable space for many in the Mount Vernon community. For Mount Vernon locals, the shop is a… Read More

by Esme Laster
October 17, 2021
Section: News

Mount Vernon Farmers Market voted best in Ohio

With 556 votes, the 2021 America’s Farmers Market Celebration ranked the Mount Vernon Farmers Market first in Ohio, eighth in the Midwest… Read More

by Theresa Carr
September 30, 2021
Section: Features

Community Roots continues to attract student volunteers

When urban ecologist Kim Frye returned to her hometown of Mount Vernon in 2016, abandoned greenhouses on West Gambier Street sparked memories of… Read More

by Mia Snow
September 30, 2021
Section: News

Mount Vernon announces completion of river restoration

In a Sep. 3 press release, Mount Vernon Mayor Matthew Starr announced the completion of a Kokosing River renovation project. The project… Read More

by Amelia Carnell and Audrey Baker
September 16, 2021
Section: Features

Georgetown BBQ brings Caribbean flavors to Mount Vernon

If you were to ask chef Navin Ajodhya a year ago if he ever envisioned himself opening a Caribbean restaurant in the Midwest,… Read More

by Joseph Pozo and Mia Snow
September 9, 2021
Section: Features

Scent Life Candle Bar fosters fragrance and fun off the Hill

The Scent Life Candle Bar opened last October. Located on the corner of West Gambier Street and Main Street in downtown Mount Vernon,… Read More

by William Gerhardinger
October 1, 2020
Section: News

Student launches project to renovate Mount Vernon homes

Driving down Route 229 from Gambier into Mount Vernon is like taking a tour of classic American architecture. Rather than cookie-cutter suburban homes,… Read More

by Tommy Johnson
February 27, 2020