Who Knew These Things?! - enjoying Canton with Nakia & Tracy: Recent Episodes
Nakia Knight & Tracy Dawn Brewer
Nakia & Tracy explore Canton, Ohio, and beyond with their weekly podcast of their adventures through Stark County. They'll toss in some real-life exploration as they share their trials and triumphs as successful working women in Stark County.Music by KDrew available on SoundCloud.
We're into our 2023 with catching up during the winter months! From talking about the First Friday activities to our Cuyahoga Falls adventure to try to get Korean Food at Seoul Garden (they were closed for a family event) to stumbling into Blue Door Cafe and Bakery...we're looking forward to 2023 and traveling around Stark County!
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We're reconnecting after a hectic Thanksgiving holiday!
December brings SO MANY THINGS to do in our community!
Tonight is Light Up Downtown, December 1
Tomorrow is First Friday!
Saturday is Winterfest in North Canton!
Sunday is the Holiday 720 Market!
Winter Blitz at the Pro Football Hall of Fame kicks off on December 10th!
The Frog Shop
Hazel & Rye
Check out Visit Canton for all of the fun things to do in our area and more!
Visit whoknewthesethings.com for an archive of our episodes!
Nakia and I have been so busy we totally missed the entire month of October! Blame the day job(s)...lol
We share our experiences with brunch at Burntwood Tavern and Melange in downtown Canton! We're also giving a sneak peek into an event we're planning to participate in next March - for the Canton Palace Theater!
There's a huge change coming to downtown Canton on Court Avenue and we can't wait to see the new development that is expected to be finished by 2025!!
We're planning our 2022 Holiday shopping tour, have a suggestion for a stop? Wanna join us?? We usually plan it the first weekend of December!!
Lastly, we're taking song suggestions for our fundraising participation in March, send us your ideas!
We've been busy with so many new places, activities and family!! We've been to:
Major League Dawgs (Loved it!)
Hartville Meat and Seafood - So many great market finds!
The O'Jays / Gladys Knight Show
Vintage Canton with our awesome food from Scratch Steakhouse, 2 Scoopz, Sisters Soul Food
The Still House at Gervasi
Tomorrow is the 720 Market in Massillon!
Art Event in Historic Ridgewood on Saturday!
ProChoice Event on Thursday night at Rae's on Court
Hocus Pocus 2 is out! Movie Night in my lawn!
We are in Season 2 as September begins and we can't even keep up with everything happening in our community!!
First Friday
Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic Game
$3 Cinema Day at Cinemark
Sidestreet Markets
Jack and Wylie Market Day
O'Jays and Gladys Knight
Earth, Wind, & Fire
What else is going on that we should share, visit, announce?!
Welcome back to Who Knew for Season TWO!
We're sharing our amazing brunch visit at Gervasi's Bistro...WELL worth the Sunday excursion, we had a blast!
We visited Jack & Wylie in Louisville and it is the CUTEST shop!! Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!! We WILL be back!!
We share our experience with a local charitable organization - Wishes Can Happen
and we're looking forward to visiting:
2 Scoopz in Downtown Canton
Fromino's
First Friday in September!
Oh yeah...and Tracy is dealing with COVID...lol...bleh!
Tune in for our first episode of Season 2!!
We are celebrating 1 year today!
We are also honoring Nakia's family and remembering her brother Curtiss in our podcast. Thank you for allowing us to take a break to remember him during this difficult time.
We are happy to be back and look forward to sharing with you in Season 2!
Nakia and I are excited about our upcoming chat with Kim Kenney from the McKinley Museum! We toured the museum last Saturday and loved every minute! Our podcast with Kim will be in 2 weeks and we'll share all about our visit!
Thanks to Jack and Wylie - a gas station turned gift shop in Louisville! We WILL be out to visit your cute location and share all about it on our podcast! We love that you reached out to us on Instagram!
Our visit to the Business Expo last week was so much fun! Congrats to Uncle Bacon's BBQ for taking home the Taste of Stark County award!
This weekend brings so many cool things that are available to do and that we're doing!
Sister Act Jr. at Avenue Arts (now at the Cultural Arts Center)
720 Market at St. Pauls Downtown North Canton Saturday, May 21
North Canton Chamber of Commerce Beer Fest -Saturday, May 21
Napoleon Dynamite at the Canton Palace Theater - Sunday, May 22
And next week, there is a Stark Pride Pre-Festival Mixer on May 24 at The Auricle
We shared that we visited Ohio Roasting Company and had a great time...and it is on the Stark Flavor Coffee Crawl Passport. Walkie Talkie coffee was a great destination last weekend too!
Plus we wanted to reiterate that Second Sole is NOT closing and they offer fittings for your sneakers...a GREAT company!!!
We have been super busy with a bunch of amazing activities!
We had our Canton Food Tour and visited
Milestone
Benders
Fromage Du Monde
Johnny's Look Out Pizza
330 Grill....it was all amazing!
We supported Stark Hunger Task Force at their Game Night Fundraiser- Just One is a fave game!!
Gervasi's new Marketplace is gorgeous!!
Canton First Friday is THIS Friday, May 6!
Make plans to visit the McKinley Museum with us on Saturday, May 14 at 9 am!
We'll be at the Palace Theater for the Napoleon Dynamite event on May 22nd!
Nakia and I catch up after the Easter holiday and discuss all of the latest updates at some of our favorite places!
From the upcoming Ferris Wheel coming to the Hall of Fame Village to the Spa being built at Gervasi!
Our 30th Episode!!
Today we're talking about our listeners (Thanks to Travis for helping us decipher the book store mystery!)...Stark Flavor's surprise shout-out to us today and the WONDER Canton Light Festival and event that's happening every weekend this month!
We mentioned Stark Hunger's Game Night at Milestone...May 1, fundraiser!
This weekend is a pop-up at Arrowhead with 720 Market!
We're looking forward to Spring!!
We do a lot of reminiscing in this episode! Let us know if you remember any of these topics discussed!!
First Friday is next week! Check out the Wonder Light Festival!
Tracy is helping with the first-ever STARK Pride Festival on June 11th! Wanna participate...learn more on the Facebook page and watch for more info on an upcoming website and more!
We want to organize a Canton Food Tour....let me know if you would like to join us!!
It's been 2 weeks! We're glad to be back talking about a few things coming up and what we've been doing!
We attended a Women in Leadership Symposium and really enjoyed it!
We're attending Women of Tomorrow, Stark County and Beyond on March 22nd!
The Canton Light Festival starts next month!!
We talked about the updates at the Hall of Fame Village
What's going on in your neck of the county?! Share with us!! We're making our plans for Spring and Summer!
We were so excited to share our last 2 weeks with you today!
Our shopping adventure at Encore Resale shop was so much fun! We had a blast picking out our gowns for the 100 Centennial Celebration Black & White Gala for the Greater Stark County Urban League!
We're looking forward to Spring! Canton First Friday is tomorrow, check out the list of events!
Women of tomorrow event on 3/22 - register now!
Let us know what's going on so we can share!!
We are catching up from a week's break!
We both tried Bibibop, the new Asian Grill restaurant in Canton! We loved it!
We're planning our Super Bowl menus for the weekend! What's on your menu? Tracy shared most of her menu is pinned on her Pinterest board!
We shared recording a Black History Month podcast for work which will be released on 2/23!
Canton Museum of Art has FREE Science Art kits!
Massillon Museum of Art has The History of Black Hair exhibit going on this month!
How are you celebrating Valentine's Day? It's coming up and we wanna know!
Nakia and I had a great time shopping at Birds Nest at Oakwood Square! We shared so many great pictures on our social media, check them out!
First Friday is next week! In New Light is the Theme!
Happy New Year!
We know everyone is struggling to find safe things to do during the winter months. The more we can find outdoors, the better!
First Friday's Ice Event is Friday!!
What's going on in your community, let us know!!
Our Year-End episode!
Today we recap all of the places we've been and where we want to go in 2022! If you have a great event to suggest, let us know! We are making up our calendar and hope you can visit new places with us!
Nakia shares all about her birthday trip to Washington DC and we discuss our love for the Akron Canton Airport!
This week, we attended SO MANY TREE LIGHTINGS!! We had a blast at Downtown Canton, Oakwood Square and Winterfest in North Canton!
What's happening in your area that we could attend?! Let us know!
We are back from Thanksgiving break!! We had a great time with family and are looking forward to so many holiday events in our community! There are 3 tree lightings this weekend! Downtown Canton called Light Up Downtown was tonight, Oakwood Square's tree lighting is Friday and North Canton's Winterfest is Saturday! Find out about all of these and more with Visit Canton's Holiday event guide!
Nakia visited Soul Sister's physical location on Harrison and Ohio Roasting Company's Coffee House off Frank!
We hope to share some pictures from the events this weekend! Follow us on Facebook Twitter, and Instagram!
Nakia and I shopped from dawn to dusk! We had a great time at
Marshall's Antique Warehouse
Gervasi's Marketplace (we will have lunch here)
Best Bib & Tucker Check out their Gift Guide!
Kendall and Blue
Izzy P's at home
Hartville Collectibles, the Bakery, and the Hardware Store
We will possibly do another tour to catch the shops we missed!! Check out our social media platforms for videos and pictures!!
Welcome back!
We are excited to have Certified Art Life Coach Rachel Stivers with us today! Rachel is an artist and shares how she started Relax and Emagine with Rae during the pandemic! Full disclosure, Rachel and Nakia are cousins!
We hope you follow her on TikTok and Instagram and consider taking one of her virtual or in-person classes!
We are back with a review of the Business Expo! We attended the 2021 event downtown Canton at the newly renovated Doubletree by Hilton (former McKinley Grand) last night and had a blast! We met some amazing organizations and tried some tremendous food! It was difficult to pick a favorite from:
Uncle Bacon's BBQ
Mission BBQ
Sister's Soul Food
Giordano's
330 Bar & Grill
We are looking forward to a fun collaboration with Sarta! Stay tuned for more details!! Some of the business organizations that we spoke with and mentioned in today's episode could help you fund your business! Visit SCMBA and SCORE!
Meanwhile, this weekend, Tracy and her husband are supporting The Patriot Project and we all plan on attending the Rohr Holiday Open House!
Next weekend, 11/13...we plan on stopping by a variety of shops...want to go on a shopping tour with us and have lunch at Gervasi?! Let us know if you want to tag along! All shopping and dining is your responsibility but we can ride together! We can meet at Glen Oak High school to carpool at 10 am! If you have another location you would like to visit, let us know!
Some of our planned stops:
Marshall's Antique Warehouse
Rohr's Nursery
Pine Cone Gift Shoppe
Bird's Nest Boutique and Decor
Gervasi's Marketplace (we will have lunch here)
Best Bib & Tucker
Studio Arts & Glass
Planted Roots
Izzy P's at home
It will be a fun, full day!
We recorded this week's episode late so we could talk about the Thirsty Thursday Halloween Party! We had a great time, the costumes were so much fun! Check out our social media platforms for our pictures!! We're on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Next week, Thursday night, we're attending the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at the former McKinley Grand Hotel! Tickets are FREE from the Chamber; just print this ticket and bring it to the door! More information can be found on their website.
Find us and say HI!!
Last weekend we loved the Chocolate Walk that the North Canton Chamber of Commerce offered to the Community! We had a great lunch at The Howlin' Bird afterward and made plans for Sunday to visit Lowry's Family Restaurant and Green Farms! Neither one disappointed and we recommend both for a great meal for healthy food options when in East Canton!
Nakia is looking forward to the Massillon/McKinley game this weekend! Tracy is visiting the Van Gogh Exhibit in Cleveland. Next week is already Thirsty Thursday's Halloween party! We hope to catch you there in costume! We can't wait to share ours!
Every week we end with what we would love to see in Stark County. This week was no exception when we discussed the new Amazon distribution center coming to the area as well as the huge news of Dave Baker retiring from the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Jim Porter stepping into those big shoes! Literally!
We can't wait for all of the construction to be complete at the Hall but Nakia really would like an outlet mall and Cheesecake Factory here (plus an Ikea if it isn't too much to ask....) who can make this happen?!
-'til next week!
Welcome to Who Knew These Things! We talk a lot about family this week because Tracy took off to Hocking Hills to visit hers! It was a relaxing football-filled weekend for Nakia so we have made plans to catch up this upcoming weekend!
If you haven't been to Lowry's Restaurant in East Canton, plan a trip! They have great food and right across the street is Green Farms! They have a GREAT selection of bulk foods, pumpkins, and more! We're planning a visit on Sunday for breakfast and shopping!
Our Canton Food Tour has been postponed because of a larger group but that's okay! We're really excited they are busy towards the end of their season! We will organize another in 2022!
This Saturday is the Chocolate Walk in North Canton! We're walking the event and hope to see you!
Wow...another fabulous week in the books! We attended First Friday last week and had a BLAST with New Wave Nation at Centennial Plaza!
Nakia introduced us to Stacia's Almost Famous Wings...yum!! So good, find them at another event!
I am glad Nakia got to try Empamami's Food Truck! Another great vendor to follow!!
She was behind the Hub Art Factory where we attended one of their shows!
This weekend on Saturday, the North Canton Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual Beer Festival at the MAPS Museum!
Tickets are still available for our Canton Food Tour on October 19th! For a Special gift, sign up to receive my newsletter and review how to get some free SWAG!
We're going to the costume party for Thirsty Thursday's Halloween Party with Hey Monea! Get your tickets here and get your costume ready!
Welcome to episode 12!! We visited some great places since the last podcast!
Nakia took her daughter to Rice Paper for some Thai food and loved it!! We hope to visit (by Fed Ex near Belden Village, by Dunkin'!) It's so good!
Tracy stopped by the North Canton Farmers Market and there were 2 new food trucks! Kitchen 212 and Flip 'n Fry! Follow them and catch them at a local event!! So worth it!
This weekend (tomorrow) is First Friday! Wizards and Witches is the theme! We hope to see you downtown!
Saturday, don't miss the Jamboree at SideStreet Market in Oakwood Square! They will be open until 6 pm too! Extended hours!
We're attending the North Canton Chocolate Walk on October 16th, Sweetest Day!! Tickets are still available, it's so much fun!
Join us on Tuesday, October 19th for our Who Knew Canton Food Tour! Sign up to receive Tracy's newsletter and check out the special gift if you are attending the food tour with us! It's a $25 dollar value and she shares all about it in the latest issue!
Make plans to attend the Halloween Party for Thirsty Thursdays on October 28th! We're dressing up too! Tickets go on sale tomorrow!
Have a fun even coming up? We'd love to hear about it!! Send us a message!
After a week's break for family and fun...we're back!
Nakia's amazing family was in town for a reunion and she took them to one of her favorite places, Centennial Plaza! There was a celebration/dedication to the new attraction and they enjoyed it so much!
The 9/11 memorial stair climb at the McKinley Memorial was a very moving tribute. Nakia shares her experience and her shock at the parking/people that attended!
We enjoyed the Vintage Canton event this year! It was Nakia's first visit! We really enjoy what the community offers to explore our city.
We have a few upcoming events we're attending and will share soon!
Thirsty Thursday's again this week at the Pro Football HOF Village.
Simply Give fundraiser event on Thursday evening.
Taste of Oakwood Square is 9/25 evening!
Side Street Market Jamboree is 10/2 with extended shopping hours
Our Who Knew Canton Food Tour is 10/19 and we would LOVE for you to join us!! We have discounted tickets at $58 each! Here's a little more about the tour! We're going to include a Who Knew Swag gift for attending too!
We hope you have a great week and weekend....thank you so much for listening!!!
This week, we are getting ready to attend another Thirsty Thursday at the Hall of Fame Village tomorrow night!
Nakia shared her volunteering experiences at the Black College Hall of Fame game weekend!
Tracy visited the Side Street Markets at Oakwood Square over the weekend!
We hinted at a local partnership that we'll be announcing soon! We are so excited to partner with a fun upstart that focuses on everything local!
We have our Canton Food Tour DATE: Tuesday, October 19th at 5:30-5:45 pm, and it's limited to 15 people! We'll be sharing a link soon to sign up! The cost is $65 directly made to Canton Food Tours and plan to spend about 3-1/2 hours with us exploring downtown Canton through food and a walking tour!!
We are excited that our SWAG SHOP is up and running on our website! Visit the homepage and check out the button to see what we have to offer!!
We have the upcoming Vintage Canton event next week! We hope to see you there!!
Lastly this week, we talked about the Canton Kindness Coalition! We hope you check out their upcoming events to help spread kindness in the community!!
We did so much since the last episode and there is so much going on this month!
The next Thirsty Thursday is September 9th! There will be another on the 23rd and then we hear they are planning a great costume one for October! Stay tuned!
We had an amazing time at Maize Valley for the sunflower festival! Watch their calendar for the fall festivities, they are worth the trip!
This weekend there is so much to do! We talk about:
The Stark County Fair is going on now until
Canton First Friday is tomorrow night! It's gone to the dogs! (NO dogs on Centennial Plaza)
SideStreet Markets is this weekend!
The Black College Football HOF Classic game is Sunday at the Hall of Fame (Nakia is volunteering, say HI if you see her!)
The Cleveland Air Show is the weekend (no tickets at the door; early online purchase only)
Later this month, find us at Vintage Canton on September 16th!
We shared info about Women of Strength on September 23rd with Simply Give and we talked about Tracy's art in the Stark Hunger Task Force Palette 2 Palate fundraiser on September 24th!
Lastly, make plans to join us for a Canton Food Tour! It's tentatively on September 28th and will be an Evening Hall of Fame City Tour!
So much to do!!!
Tracy shared her first trip to First Watch for brunch! Helpful hint...use the website and get in line before arriving! Nakia explored downtown on Saturday during the market and got to enjoy an outdoor breakfast at Samantha's downtown!
Today, we discussed our upcoming plans for a few adventures!! Tomorrow night we'll be at Thirsty Thursdays with a group of friends! Saturday, we have our fingers crossed we make it to Maize Valley and the beautiful Sunflower fields are open! Weather better cooperate!
We're planning a Canton Food Tour event with YOU, our listeners! Would you like to join us next month?! We're looking at the last week of September! Hall of Fame City Tour either a Tuesday or Thursday evening! Let us know what day works for you...more information is on their website!
Consider joining the community at the Stark Hunger Task Force Palette to Palate 2 Fundraiser on September 24th! Tracy is one of the artists donating her work!
Nakia just discovered StarkFresh and we discussed their new grocery store!! That also led to another discussion about delicious Deli Ohio
We also tossed around the idea of a Stark County shopping excursion?! Party bus for shopping, food, county tour, and more with friends...who's in?! Who says you have to travel out of the city to experience a bus tour...stay local and experience the fun!
Welcome to episode 7! We attended the same event at the same time but separately over the weekend! The North Canton Main Street Festival was awesome! We hope you got to attend and can relate to our recap in the show! Visit the North Canton Chamber of Commerce webpage to see more community events available this year!
Tracy tried Rice Paper - a new Thai restaurant in North Canton near Belden Village and it was so good! Nakia saw The Howlin' Bird while at the Main Street Festival and is ready to try that location now!
We're recommending the North Canton Farmer's Market that's on Wednesdays because once the outdoor season is over, they move INSIDE the old North Canton Kmart location!
Thirsty Thursday is coming up next week! We hope to see you there!
Welcome to our 6th episode, and we are so excited to talk about what we've done since our first live guest and what we're planning to do this weekend!
Again, thanks to Mike Sturdivant for being our guest last week!
Nakia and I attended a few separate events since then! She was at Canton First Friday during one of the BUSIEST evenings this year yet! If you haven't attended one, you won't want to miss this fun time every month of the year!
Tracy was at the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Fashion Show on Friday! It was a different setup but still a great event with a lot of attendees!
Saturday, Nakia attended the Grand Parade, and Tracy was at Side Street Market in Oakwood Square. They BOTH wore the same shirt...you'll see it on the social media accounts! They want to visit Bloom Hill Farms to get some amazing flowers from their self-serve cart and visit Maize Valley Winery to pick sunflowers!
This weekend, we hope to catch up at the North Canton Main Street Festival! Nakia is looking forward to getting cookies from Little Chunk of Goodness, and Tracy will be there until 1 pm!
We hope you enjoy this week's episode!!
This week we were honored to have our very first guest, Mr. Downtown, Mr. Canton...Mike Sturdivant and we recorded LIVE downtown at Muggswigz off Walnut.
Our discussion started with everything Mike is doing:
Stark Flavor
Rock Island Growth Specialists
Canton Food Tours
We shared about our weekend at the HOF Balloon Classic and discussed the upcoming festivities (Mike was on his way to the game) and what we thought Canton needed to continue to grow!
Enjoy the laughter, the city sounds, and our discussion!
Thanks again Mike, we had a blast!!
This week, Nakia shares ALL of the things she did in ONE weekend!!
First, we shared the Thirsty Thursday event (the next one is August 26th! Get your tickets now!) and we had a blast!! Check out our video and highlights on our Instagram page!
Nakia attended the Women's Football Alliance Championship over the weekend at the Pro Football Hall of Fame and had a blast! Q92 gave us free tickets to the event at Thirsty Thursday! Then she also visited the EN-RICH-MENT African American Arts Festival Saturday!
We both visited the Downtown Canton Farmer's Market at different times but both hit up the M&H Beans Beanbox coffee truck! How did we both walk away with a lavender-infused beverage?! Who knew?!
And keeping with the lavender theme, Nakia had a lavender-infused cheese from Fromage Du Monde and Tracy had tried it a few weeks before, delish!!
Tracy finally got to have lunch at Jerzee's last week by Centennial Plaza and loved it! Great food and atmosphere!
The outdoor summer movie series was another event they discussed and the schedule is available on the Palace website!
Tracy hopes to get Nakia to her FIRST Pro Football HOF Balloon Classic this weekend! Check out the full schedule of events!
We hope to have our first guest next week...stay tuned if our schedules align!!
We are blown away over how fast time flies because we keep discovering so many new things and feel like we can't share them fast enough with you!
This week, Nakia shares her visit the A+ Crab, the new location on Tusc! Tracy had visited a few weeks back too, before the podcast started and both recommend it!!
Nakia also loved her visit to Tremont Coffee! We discussed their multiple locations and how they have come across their varieties of coffees (with the kind help from their staff!) Nakia told Tracy to visit Francisco's and boy was she RIGHT! It was phenomenal!!
This weekend, Nakia will be participating in the Community Parade that kicks off the Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities! Be sure to hollar "WHO KNEW" to her if you see her!!
We are looking forward to Thirsty Thursdays with Q92's very own Nikolina on the rooftop of Tom Benson Stadium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow night!! Check out our NEW Instagram page and we'll probably do a IG LIVE!!
Thanks again for all of the love, we are amazed by your kindness!!
This week, we explored some different locations with our families! It's so fun to learn about new places and events from one another.
Nakia attended the Canton Blues Fest, in their 12th year!
Tracy tried WingStop (from Nakia’s recommendation) and loved it!
We both visited the Downtown Canton Farmers Market this weekend and M&H coffee was a great surprise as a vendor now attending! Their new chicken salad is amazing!
We talked about the upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities, including the popular Balloon Classic at the end of this month!
Tracy mentioned the SARTA bus route to Cleveland...and she was right! Their route information is on their website!
We hope to stop by a Muggswigz location on our next coffee excursion! Stay tuned to where we will be in Stark County and Canton next!! Be sure to visit our blog on the website to check our more details and photos!
Nakia and Tracy are friends in Canton, Ohio, and want to share their exploration of the city and county with you! Listen in each week to hear their discoveries and find out about places, food, activities, and more!
This week, we discuss why we wanted to start this podcast and what to expect!
As promised, here are the links to the places/businesses/people we discussed!
Canton Food Tours
Lucca
Milestone Games
Basil
Bender's Tavern
Jerzee's Cafe
Centennial Plaza
Canton Farmer's Market - Facebook Page
Carpe Diem
Izzy P at Home - Facebook Page
Nothing Bundt Cakes (owned by Kenny Peterson/ NFL player from Green Bay Packers & Denver Broncos...see, we looked it up!!)
Lynda Tuttle's Art Center
Letterpress Jess
Little Chicago Clothing Company