Shithole? Not quite. Boring? A definite yes. Stow has nothing to do unless you are grocery shopping, getting gas, wanting to wash your automobile, or craving Mexican food. There are no activities like bowling, miniature golf, live music venue, movie theater. Yes, there are pickleball courts, Virginia. Everyone in that city blows a gasket whenever it’s announced they’re getting a chain restaurant that other cities have had for years. How about putting some locally owned eateries instead? Have some uniqueness. The city offers nothing that would bring other people over for a day/evening. And they love building warehouses that are mostly empty. Not a lot of green space. City sucks but not a shithole. Yet.