From food banks to farmers market, Villa Maria Farm feeds many multitudes
Tucked away in the green fields just over the Pennsylvania state line, the Villa Maria Farm and Community Center produces locally grown produce, half...
June 2017: Mill Creek MetroParks golf clinics, lessons at a glance
Ladies Golf School (Level #2). Mill Creek Golf Course Practice Facility & Putting Green, Mill Creek Golf Course, Mill Creek MetroParks, W. Golf Drive,...
Riding a bicycle in Ohio – know your legal rights, responsibilities
I often see people riding bicycles on the road. Is that really legal?
Yes. Ohio’s Traffic Code defines bicycles as “vehicles,” which may be...
Cleveland Clinic president to leave top roles at health system
After nearly 13 years as president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic – which has grown into an $8 billion health system with multiple locations...
Protecting eyes from ultraviolet rays can save sight in future
Many people know about the damage that ultraviolet rays can have on the skin, from sunburns to skin cancers. But many may not know...
Women’s Health Digest: wellness, child development, family activities
Children: reading & language
Weekly: Preschool Storytime. Main Library of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., N.W., Warren; 330-399-8807, ext. 206. Features stories...
Mercy Health to cut ribbon for $14.5-million facility in Howland
Mercy Health – Youngstown will host a ribbon cutting from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5 for its new Howland Medical Center, located at 1932...
Hikes, fitness classes at Mill Creek MetroParks – April 2017
Hikes, walks & nature events
Dazzling Flights I. McGuffey Wildlife Preserve, Mill Creek MetroParks; 330-740-7107. The first of two opportunities to witness the dazzling courtship...
Hikes, fitness classes at Mill Creek MetroParks – March 2017
Yoga in the Gardens. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Features yoga with Marina Perdos. Bring a mat...
Boston-based Steward Health Care to acquire ValleyCare
ValleyCare Health System of Ohio announced today it will soon become affiliated with Steward Health Care LLC through an acquisition agreement that includes the...
Hikes, fitness classes at Mill Creek MetroParks – February 2017
T’ai Chi Step One in the Gardens. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown, 44509; 330-740-7116. Warm-ups, breathing exercises and movements...
Western Reserve, Trumbull Memorial foundations approve 101k in grants
The Western Reserve Health Foundation and Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation have approved $101,875 in grants for local health-related initiatives, including $25,000 for a YMCA...
Winter hikes, fitness classes at Mill Creek MetroParks
Compiled from Mill Creek MetroParks January schedule. See the Metro Monthly calendar for more outdoor and fitness activities.
Yoga Basics Course. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill...
U.S. News & World Report: Cleveland Clinic No. 1 in heart care
The Cleveland Clinic – a Top 5 mainstay in U.S. News & World Report’s annual hospital rankings for 18 consecutive years – has climbed...
Study: Visual impairment, blindness expected to double by 2050
FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or...
Department of Agriculture seeks specialty-crop proposals
The Ohio Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which will provide funding for projects to...
YSU, Mercy Health partnership to explore collaborations
Mercy Health-Youngstown and Youngstown State University will work together to develop new academic and medical affiliations under an exclusive affinity partnership announced at a...
Spring 2016: Women’s health education and support groups
ALZHEIMER’S
Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Groups. Various locations. For more information, call 330-650-0552 or 1-800-272-3900. Hosts regular monthly meetings in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties....
Mercy Health to expand Howland outpatient site
Mercy Health Youngstown, formerly Humility of Mary Health Partners, will break ground in May to construct a $14.5 million, 50,000 square foot, outpatient ambulatory...
