Lordstown’s future hinges on March announcement
In September 1964 workers descended on a cornfield in rural Lordstown to break ground on what would become one of the most modern assembly...
Michael Rulli sworn in as state senator
State Sen. Michael Rulli (R-Salem) on Monday was sworn in by Ohio Supreme Court Justice, Judith L. French, to represent Ohio's 33rd Senate District,...
Interfaith vigil for Pittsburgh shooting victims set for Nov. 1 in Liberty
The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and the Board of Rabbis of Greater Youngstown will hold an interfaith vigil for the Pittsburgh Tree of Life...
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation’s statement on Pittsburgh shootings
Editor’s note: The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation issued the following statement after yesterday’s shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
This morning, a...
Street plan seeks to integrate transit, automobiles, bikes
Since the formal adoption of the Youngstown 2010 Comprehensive Plan in 2005, the city has worked to downsize infrastructure and improve connections between the...
Longtime Scrappers host boosts players, energizes team
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers game is about more than just baseball.
The atmosphere resembles a carnival with the aroma of cooking oils, beer and hot...
‘Occupied Warren’ exhibit expresses hardship and hope
Before being torn down, an abandoned house in Warren has been occupied one last time to host an art exhibition on June 8 and...
Capital-fund proposal includes $4 million for YSU innovation center
The Ohio General Assembly’s proposed 2019-20 state capital bill includes $4 million to Youngstown State University to help fund the Mahoning Valley Innovation and...
Thank area schoolchildren for picturesque crabapple on Youngstown’s West Side
For a brief time each year, flowering trees grace the landscape and dazzle us. The red buds, weeping cherries, magnolias and flowering crabapples chase...
Defining moment in local labor history began 80 years ago
Gunfire rang out. Strikers and sympathizers fell to the ground. Two people died at an entrance of the Republic Steel mill on Poland Avenue...
Albert Kahn designed Stambaugh Building, Mahoning Bank
Albert Kahn designed Stambaugh Building, Mahoning Bank | The skyline of Detroit and the development of American industry would have been much different without...
Local architects add to story of Youngstown’s skyline
Downtown Youngstown illustrates the city’s rise as a major steel producer in the early decades of the 20th century. Much has been said about...
First Person: Reclaiming land, memory with local food
Years ago I wrote a post for a mostly abandoned food blog called Rattlebox in which I waxed poetic about the wonders of the...
Family, friends recall Youngstown Police Officer Michael T. Hartzell
Editor’s note: The following article originally appeared in the April 2013 edition of Metro Monthly. It was published on the 10th anniversary of Youngstown...
Groundbreaking ‘Youngstown 2010’ marks 10th anniversary
For years, the city of Youngstown continued to plan for growth even as the metropolitan area rapidly suburbanizied. The decline of the once vaunted...
Delphi buildings stand as reminders of Packard’s presence in Warren
Three former Delphi Packard buildings, once part of the holdings of Packard Electric but idle since 2006, were sold for an undisclosed amount in...
First Person: Student hopeful after theater-facade victory
As night glimmered off the old State Theatre, I couldn’t help but close my eyes and wonder what kind of people had laughed in...
WYSU-FM cancels ‘Commentary Cafe’
After airing just three programs in the new 2001-2002 season, WYSU has abruptly cancelled “Commentary Cafe.”
The program, which ran for six years on Youngstown...
Efforts to improve Mahoning River include remediation, education
Editor’s note: Holly Burnett’s article was originally published in Dec. 2000.
Throughout most of the last century, the Mahoning River was an indispensable tool in...
