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...
ODOT announces new, ongoing road projects for Mahoning, Trumbull counties
The Ohio Department of Transportation is announcing the following traffic advisories for Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Although many road and bridge construction projects are...
June 12-30: Art Outreach Gallery to offer classes, art workshops
The Art Outreach Gallery will offer a series of art-centered youth classes summer workshops from June 12 to 30 at the Eastwood Mall Complex...
Enjoy Summer: Doris Vernon, wind up the Victrola
I know very little about the Doris Vernon. She could be a silent film star, a character in a Stephen King novel, or someone...
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...
Struthers wins ‘Best Newspaper’ at YSU Press Day
Struthers High School’s newspaper, The Student Prints, has won “Best Newspaper” at Youngstown State University's Annual Press Day, which was held on Monday, May...
PPG acquires naming rights for Pittsburgh arena
Last fall, PPG announced that it had reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins to immediately assume naming rights for Pittsburgh’s multipurpose arena. Previously...
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...
Ohio Signature Food Contest seeks new, innovative products
Residents across Ohio now have the opportunity to transform their food product dream into a reality with the Ohio Signature Food Contest, running now...
‘American Pickers’ returns to Ohio in June, seeks antique leads
“American Pickers” is announcing that it will return to Ohio this June to film new episodes of the hit cable-television program. The programs are...
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...
GPD Group Employees’ Foundation announces grants
The GPD Group Employees’ Foundation recently awarded over $30,000 and six grants to organizations in the Youngstown-Warren area. Recipients were selected from applications received...
May 25: Celebration of Preservation to recognize Cleveland projects
The Cleveland Restoration Society and the American Institute of Architects Cleveland
are announcing the 2017 Celebration of Preservation. It occurs from 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursday,...
Canfield Fair hires JAC LIVE for 2017 concert bookings
The Canfield Fair is partnering with JAC LIVE to book the music acts for the 2017 Canfield Fair. In addition, the Fair will hire...
Public Library director accepts CEO position in Baltimore
Heidi M. Daniel, executive director of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County since July 18, 2012, will be leaving this position in...
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...
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...
Landgraff blends European quality, Midwest work ethic
“It’s super scientific,” said Mike Landgraff Jr. as he delicately whisked the mysterious blend of cream, syrup, and Belgian chocolate in a metal mixing...
