The popular former Longaberger basket, visible from Ohio 16 in Newark, is in the process of becoming a luxury boutique hotel. Steve Coon, founder and president of Coon Restoration and Sealants as ...

Downtown Newark wasn’t what I would call bustling in 1984, but it had clothing and jewelry stores, a shoe store, and Tiffany’s and the Auditorium — and some seedy bars and a strip club ...