Share Your Favorite Memories of Ray's Place

A restaurant that celebrates 75 years of local Kent's downtown restaurants and bars, Lei's place, shares its story with its employees and customers over the years.

Professor of Kent State University, Associate Professor of School of Learning and Curriculum Studies, Patrick O'Connor, and author of the book are seeking contributions to the 75th anniversary of the restaurant's publication.

"There were many changes in the downtown of Kent but there was a restaurant here for a long time and I fascinated Kent's graduates, staff and students," O'Connor said. "I am particularly surprised by the popularity of Ray's Place and the loyalty of customers during their return home.The story of sharing customers with restaurant staff in the past 75 years is unique and worth celebrating."

The vast majority of books include nice, fun, sentimental or strange memories of Ray's location shared by employees and customers. Submission of this book can be done through Ray's website website. The anonymous post memory option is also available on the website.

"As your anonymous writer said, your story can help build a memory book that goes beyond whether you never thought of going into a mine, never thought of going into a mine "O'Connor said.

The author also has the opportunity to make suggestions on the titles of books to be published in the spring of 2013 by BlackSquirrelBooks® published by Kent State University Press. Book earnings will support the Entrepreneurship Scholarship program at Ray 's site at the Kent State University School of Management.

Ray's place and the graduate owner of Kent State Business School Charles Stallmass have expressed his blessing to the book saying that the business endured the test of time after the celebration of 75 years.

"Over the years, Ray's Place has provided Kent's students, faculty and staff, and the Kent community a place to find food, drinks and fun things," Thomas said. "Kent State University and Reyes Square complement each other, we all run excellent institutions, the first question they got was" What is the location of the mine? " "

O'Connor 's son also participated in the production of this book. Kent State University, Kent Student Newspaper, Kent 's former political cartoonist graduate Patrick O'Connor will provide examples for books.

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