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The Fredonia Mall is a small store in the very small town of Fredonia, Ohio. If you’re passing through on Ohio State Route 661, you could miss if you blink. Here’s a video highlighting some of the characters you’ll find at the store and some highlights showing the many things they sell.

Here’s a map of their location in Fredonia, Ohio.

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Newark, Ohio has found another program to fund it’s operations with state funds. This transfer of state taxpayer funds goes to clean up a local property on South 21st street. Here’s the story, ironically published at Business First.

The Golden Wok is a Chinese restaurant in Newark, Ohio that’s a bit of a secret. It sits in an alley on the north side of the courthouse square in the downtown area. There is a sign on North 3rd street, but it’s high and a little hard to see as time has faded it. From what I’ve been told, it used to be a speakeasy in during the prohibition era and when you’re inside it, it feels like it. The place reminds one of a scene from an old gangster movie.

Newark, Ohio's Chinese restaurant, The Golden Wok, has an entrance in the alley just north of the courthouse square.

I’m not qualified to tell you much about the food at The Golden Wok as I’m not a big fan of Chinese food. I enjoyed the meals I’ve had there as far as Chinese food goes though. It’s worth a try just to experience the place.

If you have trouble finding it, look for these signs. I’m also including a map.

Sign visible from the Newark, Ohio square for the hidden Golden Wok Chinese Restaurant.Closeup Of The Golden Wok Chinese Restaurant in Downtown Newark, Ohio.

Closeup Of The Golden Wok Sign.

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• The Lucky Bamboo Chinese Restaurant In Newark, Ohio. (newarkohiolinks.com)

The Lucky Bamboo is one of Newark, Ohio’s Chinese restaurants that does a good business. It’s on the far west side of town at 1485 Granville Road. They’ve been in business for many years and remain one of the favorite unique restaurants in Newark, Ohio. 

There is carry-out(10% off) or dine-in. The Lucky Bamboo’s phone number is 740-344-1822. Hungry Chinese food lovers in Newark should try them. They are very close to The Cherry Valley Lodge and The Marriot. They are also a short drive from Granville, Ohio. Don’t settle for fast food on the west side of town when you could have great Chinese and Thai food. 

As of this writing, I cannot find a website for this location. 

Another longtime favorite Chinese restaurant in Newark, Ohio is The Golden Wok, which used to be a speakeasy during prohibition. 

The Lucky Bamboo In Newark, Ohio

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Park National Bank is changing it’s reporting due to third-party accounting errors relating to the value of collateral and other errors. 

Here’s a link to the story.

Newark, Ohio has quite a few options when looking for quality paint. The AdvantEdge Paints store and Sherwin-Williams downtown are the stores many professionals use. Dedicated paint stores also sell any paint supplies need and wallpaper. These higher quality stores that deal specifically in paint have professional salespeople that are great at helping customers, but if here’s some information about how to choose paint for a  primer(no pun intended). 

AdvantEdge Paints In Downtown Newark, Ohio

The other options for paint in Newark and the Licking County, Ohio area are the big box home improvement stores. Old paint should be considered a household hazardous material, so here is a good reference for how and where you can properly throw away old paint in Licking County. Keep our landfills free of the toxic materials found in paint and stay in compliance with the law. 

So maybe the $15,000,000 asking price for the Longaberger Mansion is a little steep. There is another smaller mansion for sale at 444 Hudson Avenue, the Weiant-Wherle House, for $328,500. It’s a 4000 square foot 6 bedroom historic home with a  carriage house and gazebo. 

The listing is old and the house might be sold by now, but the description and photos were interesting. Weiant was the owner of the first telephone company in Newark and he owned a massive greenhouse complex east of Newark. Wherle owned the the Wherle Stove Company in Newark. 

This would seem like a good home to find get the entrepreneurial spirit. 

UPDATE – This house is no longer listed for sale when I last checked on December 18th, 2011. 

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Newark, Ohio is lucky to have some many fine wrecker services available and most work with AAA, Nationwide, and other road service plans. Here’s a list:

M&P Towing has no website - 427 Granville Street, Newark - (740) 344-3974

Porky’s Towing has no website - 116 Burt Avenue, Newark  (740) 344-1947

Ultimate Towing - 13585 Pinewood Trl, Newark (740) 745-2259

Jae’s Towing(limited info on Facebook) – 1697 Hebron Road, Health Ohio (740) 344-1947 Heavy Duty Wreckers available.

If you don’t have a road service plan, here is the office for the Newark, Ohio AAA:

130 W. Main St.
Newark, Ohio 43055
Phone: 740.345.4017
Fax: 740.349.9129
Toll free phone: 888.222.6446

The Newark AAA store is located on the north side of West Main Street between Fifth Street and Sixth Street.

Hours of operation:
Monday, 9 AM – 6 PM Tuesday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM Saturday, 9 AM – 12 PM

The wrecker services in Newark, Ohio have good reputations and good people working for them. Porky’s has been in business for a very long time and Jae’s has some of the finest and most versatile equipment.

There are also numerous auto repair businesses in Newark, Ohio. Buyer beware. Try to get a reference for any mechanic.

Here’s a short video about the effects of rising power costs on the residents of Newark, Ohio. It’s an odd one. Panning video shots of the city with upbeat music in the background while you listen to an interview about the dire situation the city is in. 

Newark City councilman and Park National Vice President and Trust Officer, John Uible, explains that many Newark residents are on fixed incomes, Social Security, or working at jobs where they know their income will not be rising. He goes on to explain that Newark isn’t making anything any more, so all future jobs rely on the hospitals, government employment, financial institutions, or insurance firms. Depressing. This comes from a person that intimately knows where the money’s at in Licking County. 

Considering that Park National is one of the small banks that has been doing it’s job without the help of stimulus funds, I’m sure there is more that they would like to say about the situation, but can’t. All that Park National can do now is hope that there is enough government revenue grabbed by local businesses to support the community. If the hospital gets enough from government health services funding, enough mandates are placed on the citizens to force them to buy enough insurance, and enough government contracts support the local vendors, we’re golden. 

Mr. Uible’s advice, is that we need to tell the leaders in Washington that people can only pay so much and that the costs need to be held at a reasonable level. No kidding!! I have a feeling that they already know that, but I’m sure that they could care less. Only a crazed, conspiratorial, whack-job would think that the leaders are pushing this to put more money in the pockets of non-producing friends and cripple the ability for hard working industrial towns to earn a living without relying on the graces of those in Washington right? 

Enjoy the educational video. 

Iconic Tonic from Newark, Ohio has their first video out. The band has recently signed with Jamsync Music. 

 Newark, Ohio Links looks forward to hearing more great music from a local band working hard to make it happen.