LEXINGTON — Lexington’s newest business is powered by caffeine. Nickel & Bean was inspired by its life-saving impact on a local boy, built through more than a year of coffee-fueled hard work and will sell a variety of caffeinated beverages, of course. Lexington natives, Stephen Webster and Stacie Elkhoury, set out to open a coffee […]
Tracy Geibel, Staff Reporter
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Dollar General eyes Mansfield’s Family Video building
MANSFIELD — Dollar General is considering a new location at Mansfield’s former Family Video store, according to a company representative. Mary Kathryn Colbert, of Dollar General’s public relations department confirmed to Richland Source that Dollar General was in a “due diligence phase” for a possible store at 198 Park Ave. West. “This means we are […]
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Mansfield Y celebrates Splash Pad opening with ribbon cutting
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Area YMCA’s Splash Pad Park is set to open at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25. The YMCA’s staff, volunteers and Richland County leaders gathered Tuesday, May 21 to celebrate and formally unveil the park with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce. “I feel great. This […]
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Mansfield prepares for America in Bloom judges to visit this summer
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield in Bloom steering committee hopes to top past successes when two judges visit in late July. Tom Brennan, the Chairman of Mansfield in Bloom’s steering committee, has already noticed significant strides forward during the city’s past two years. America in Bloom expects continued growth as Mansfield participates in the program for […]
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Dublin’s Irish attitude highlights fit for a community
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 5 in a five-part series on branding in relation to Mansfield. This series will run the week of May 13 through 17. DUBLIN — Dublin, Ohio isn’t Dublin, Ireland, and there’s no “magic dust” that’ll transform the city of nearly 50,000 into the European metropolitan city with more than 540,000 people. […]
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What Mansfield can learn from the brand Marion made, Fargo’s frost-themed festival and Ohio’s wee bit of Irish attitude
MANSFIELD – On a Thursday afternoon in April, downtown Mansfield was bustling – not New York City bustling, but still bustling, especially for a rust belt city that once felt pretty down on itself. The memories of two tough recessions and the run-down remnants of formerly significant employers like Westinghouse still loom over the city, but signs […]
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Richland County Historical Society weighs in on Jacob Laird house
MANSFIELD — Local historical officials will not stand in the way of the destruction of the Jacob Laird house, as long as the property is first adequately documented. Leaders of the Richland County Historical Society, Mansfield Historic Preservation Commission, the Ohio State Historic Preservation and the City of Mansfield are expected to sign a memorandum of […]
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Richland School of Academic Arts combines A Capella and Rock Ensembles for show tonight
MANSFIELD – The Rock Ensemble and A Capella Choir from the Richland School of Academic Arts will team up tonight for a combined performance called “Rockapella.” Students in fifth through eighth grades take the stage at 7 p.m. inside the school’s auditorium, located at 1456 Park Ave. West. “It is a very special performance, as […]
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Albuquerque’s example for Mansfield — accent the unique
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 4 in a five-part series on branding in relation to Mansfield. This series will run the week of May 13 through 17. ALBUQUERQUE — When told to be like other cities, the mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, says “no.” “(We are) tired of everyone telling us to be like Austin or […]
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Ontario City Council tours former GM plant site
ONTARIO — Ontario City Council ditched its regular meeting location inside the city’s municipal building Wednesday night for a different venue, Ontario Commerce Park. During a 90-minute economic development committee meeting, Mayor Randy Hutchinson led council members around the 267-acre Fourth Street property, pointing out where water and sewer lines could be run, what cleanup […]