For the growing ranks of craft-beer fans, Jen’s Place Craft Beer Tasting Room in downtown Massillon is an oasis. Jen’s Place, at 43 Lincoln Way E, is a tasting room devoted to Ohio-brewed beers, with Ohio wines and snacks rounding out the menu.
The menu at Top of the Viaduct in Massillon is overflowing with goodies. Try the Sriracha Vermont Cheddar with Chicken Pasta Bowl, $8.99 (bottom), or opt for the tasty Tiger Fries, $5.99, or the Salmon Patties (served with two sides of your choice), $8.99.
Dori Heck was a small beach town girl from Los Angeles living in New York City when she decided to move to Massillon. “I honestly had no idea what I was getting involved in,” Heck recalls of the decision to move to her husband’s hometown in 2001. “I knew I wanted to have more than one kid and wanted to stay home with them. Massillon allowed us to do that. It was lot cheaper than New York City.”
It’s clear that Clary House in Massillon has relaxation in mind for its clients. If you need evidence, consider that the spa offers luxury foot soaks in a quiet foot soak lounge.
From the inventors of the hamburger, Menches Bros. has three locations, with two in Stark County. Stop in the Massillon location and try a Juicy Lucy Burger top with crumbled bleu cheese, bacon, lettuce and honey mustard ($8.39), or make it a combo with a drink and french fries (an additional $3.89) or onion rings ($4.89).
The Lions Lincoln Theatre hosted Dancing with the Massillon Stars “Hooray for Hollywood!” in May to a sold-out crowd, raising more than $90,000 for the Lincoln Theatre.
Alison Matas taste-tests honey barbecue wings, garlic Parmesan wings, boneless teriyaki wings, bacon cheddar fries, onion rings, jalapeño bites, spinach dip, potato skins, the Owens burger and Emerson steak chipotle flatbread at Tiger Town Grille & Pub.
Mark and Michelle Kemp have had an ongoing love affair with coffee. Last year, they decided to share that passion with Stark County.
Once upon a time, there were no malls, no super Wal-Marts, no online shopping. If you wanted to buy or sell, or see a doctor, or borrow a library book, you headed to the center of the community where you lived. In other words, you headed downtown.
Warmer weather means it’s time to hit the trails. Rows of bikes for sale at Ernie’s Bicycle Shop in Massillon await you.
