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Story by Kelly Byer (CantonRep.com) CANTON – Centennial Plaza will be the center of attention Saturday evening during its dedication ceremony. The celebration, which begins at 3:30 p.m., will include food trucks, live music and fireworks. The plaza’s pavilion and 65-foot high spires are easily identifiable, but there’s more to the re-imagined site along Court Avenue NW …

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Story by Repository staff report (CantonRep.com) CANTON – City and business leaders gathered Saturday night to officially dedicate the football-themed Centennial Plaza downtown. The celebration, which began at 3:30 p.m., included food trucks, live music and fireworks, along with a ribbon cutting. The plaza features a pavilion and 65-foot high spires along Court Avenue NW and Market …

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Story by Kelly Byer (CantonRep.com) CANTON A once-in-a-hundred-years celebration of the NFL will not occur in Canton thisyear. Canton City officials and the Centennial Celebration Host Committee announced Thursday that they are postponing the planned NFL Centennial Celebration out of caution for the public’s safety and to adhere to state health protocols regarding the coronavirus. …

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Story by Brian Duffy (Cleveland19.com) Covid cancelled the celebration last weekend and business owners are expecting NFL fans to pour into the city ready to celebrate a Hall of Fame return. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend in Canton was not immune to the ravages of Covid as last year’s …

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Story by Jim Michaels (whbc.com) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – It’s like that first scratch on your new car. The city of Canton is trying to keep skateboarders and others from using downtown’s Centennial Plaza, because the new, eight-figure facility is getting beaten up. Riders are chipping concrete off low-level walls and leaving …

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Story by Susan Glaser (cleveland.com) CANTON, Ohio — One hundred years ago this week, representatives from 11 football teams gathered at an automobile dealership in Canton to talk about forming a league. The National Football League was born. There was no photo of the meeting, but North Canton artist Dirk Rozich recreated the scene in …

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Story by Barry Wilner (APnews.com) It was going to be the “greatest gathering in football ever.” And then the coronavirus pandemic swept across America. David Baker, president and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, makes that assessment of the planned 100th birthday celebration for the NFL. The league was born on Sept. 17, …

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Story by ProFootballHOF.com The ELEVEN is a $2.2 million multi-year project of ArtsinStark and The Pro Football Hall of Fame with the following goals: To turn downtown Canton into an ongoing celebration of football To create a walkable series of 11 pieces of world-class art To establish a new tourism attraction called The ELEVEN Here …

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Story by Charita M. Goshay (CantonRep.com) CANTON The NFL’s chief executive officer celebrated the league’s 100th birthday on Thursday in the city where it all began. Roger Goodell toured Centennial Plaza, a joint project sponsored by the city and the ProFootball Hall of Fame. He was accompanied by Hall of President/Executive Director David Baker, Mayor …

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Story by Steve Doerschuk (CantonRep.com) CANTON On the big anniversary, the big boss thought back to the downtown doings in Canton that Friday a century ago. “I have often wondered if those guys knew where they were going with this,” said DavidBaker, executive director at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Baker seems large enough …

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