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Artists Joe Ostrowske and Jo Westfall will be featured at an exhibition opening Friday at Cyrus Custom Framing & Art Gallery in Canton.

CANTON – Standing on Fifth Street NW in downtown Canton, artist Tommy Morgan described the inspiration for the football-themed banner mural towering over him from the side of a brick building. A tribute to late NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, Morgan said during Tuesday's formal unveiling that he set out to capture the joy of the man who is credited with helping to make professional football the most popular sport in America today. Turning around, the Stark County artist gestured at Rozelle and said football teams on each side of the sprawling art piece represent the NFL and AFL before...

CANTON  The Carpe Diem Coffee Shop intends to offer something a little stronger than coffee in the near future. Owners Patrick and Cathy Wyatt are in the process of obtaining a liquor permit, allowing them to craft a signature drink like the Irish coffee served by Dead Rabbit, a bar in New York City. They're one of four businesses that have applied for the 15 liquor permits created with the city's downtown entertainment district last February.  "We don't want to become a full-fledged bar, with people coming in there and handing out all day, but we definitely want to enhance our coffee and a...

A vibrant and multifaceted antidote to cabin fever is launching Friday in downtown Canton in the form of Illumination: Canton Light Festival, a free, family-friendly and mostly outdoors event. Open from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 27, Illumination will offer visitors self-guided attractions at eight locations:  A projection-mapping experience with music on the outdoor plaza of the Cultural Center for the Arts, along with an additional light and sound environment inside the center in Cable Recital Hall, plus seven artist-created light sculptures and interactive family acti...