Dan Kane

Dan Kane is the entertainment editor for The Repository’s Ticket magazine, for which he writes about theater, movies, rock ‘n’ roll, art, classical music, dance, restaurants, festivals and everything else that’s going on. Growing up in Wooster, he always thought of Canton as “the big city.”

Triple Nickel/Amvets 555 | Behind the Food

Joe Sigler has a lot of history with the building at 216 Fourth Street NW in downtown Canton. At age 20, he started working there at his uncle Sylvester Premier’s Italian restaurant called Premier’s. Later, he and his uncle remodeled the place and renamed it Primo’s. Setting out on his own in 2008, Sigler ran the AMVETS eatery nearby (in the space now occupied by Fronimo’s Downtown), then in 2012 returned to 216 Fourth Street, bought the building and opened Triple Nickel/Amvets 555 there.

By Dan Kane / January 17, 2020

December '19 About Food & Dining Behind the Food

Damascus Mediterranean Cuisine | Behind the Food

It’s no exaggeration to call Damascus Mediterranean Cuisine a family operation. Sanaa Aboulaban, a Syrian woman who’d been cooking professionally in Brooklyn, New York, had yearned to have her own restaurant for 30 years and found it at Damascus, which opened in July at 4469 Hills and Dales Road NW in Jackson Township.

By Dan Kane / December 16, 2019

December '19 About Features Shop Small On the Cover

Avenue Wine Shop | Shop Small

Face it, there are lots of places to buy a bottle of wine. At Avenue Wine Shop, “it’s more personable,” said Tony Antoniades, who 22 years ago bought the store at 1728 Cleveland Avenue NW with his wife, Theresa. “I get people from all over who enjoy coming here who want a little knowledge about wine and some service that they don’t get at the box stores.

By Dan Kane / November 26, 2019

November '19 About Food & Dining Behind the Food

Nothing Bundt Cakes | Behind the Food

Retired NFL defensive end Kenny Peterson enjoyed overnight success when he opened a Nothing Bundt Cakes in his hometown a year ago. “It was shocking. It makes me feel good the amount of support that the city has given us,” Peterson said about the instant popularity of his bakery at 4468 Belden Village Street NW in Jackson Township, which is a franchise of a Texas-based company and employs 20 people.

By Dan Kane / November 18, 2019

November '19 About Features

Key Lime Pie | Thanksgiving Pie Showdown

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. In a medium bowl, combine condensed milk, sour cream, key lime juice and lime zest. Mix well and pour into graham cracker crust.

By Dan Kane / November 11, 2019

November '19 About Features Arts & Culture On the Cover

Palace Theatre | Arts & Culture

A sparkling jewel of downtown Canton, the Palace Theatre has one foot in history and the other very much in the present. Built in 1926 as an ornate movie palace, the theater is steeped in vintage charm, from its red velvet stage curtain to the Kilgen pipe organ that rises from the orchestra pit, from the vibrantly colored neon signage and beckoning marquee to the projected clouds on the auditorium ceiling.

By Dan Kane / November 4, 2019

October '19 About Food & Dining Behind the Food

Eadies Fish House | Behind the Food

Rudy Diotale had a specific atmosphere in mind when he opened Eadies Fish House in Plain Township in 2006. “I had traveled to a lot of islands, the Caribbean and up and down the East Coast and been to a lot of these dives that always have good food,” he said. “I wanted to remind people of places they’ve been to when they’re on vacation. We have lots of tchotchkes hanging up everywhere. I think of it as my big man cave.”

By Dan Kane / October 22, 2019

October '19 About Features On the Cover Brave & Beautiful

Don Williams | Brave & Beautiful

“It’s the last thing a man is going to think of,” said Don Williams, a survivor of breast cancer. A retired crane operator at the Timken Co., Williams underwent a mastectomy in 2013 after being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.

By Dan Kane / October 8, 2019

September '19 About Food & Dining Behind the Food

Esso Coffee | Behind the Food

About 10 years ago, Andrew (Drew) Koehn bought a home espresso machine, and his future found a new direction. In November 2017, Andrew and his younger brother, Kirby, opened Esso Coffee in Alliance, a shop located at 1686 S Union Avenue, directly across from the University of Mount Union campus.

By Dan Kane / September 17, 2019

September '19 About Features Local Faves On the Cover

The Auricle | Local Faves: Activities & Entertainment

Downtown Canton gained a top-notch concert venue when The Auricle relocated from its original location in the Metropolitan Centre to an extensively renovated onetime Burger King just blocks away. Auricle owner Josh Brewer paid close attention to quality in every aspect of the venue.

By Dan Kane / September 2, 2019