Huge Youngstown weekend: Arts Festival, Cycle Tour
Events — July 7, 2010 at 5:13 pmIf the Northside Farmers Market reopening this Saturday, July 10 from 9am-noon at the Unitarian Church on Wick Park were all that was happening, it would be enough reason for celebration.
But this is no ordinary weekend. It’s nothing less than the biggest weekend of the year for Youngstown events. Bring your friends. Bring your strangers. There’s guaranteed to be something for everyone.
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Events
Huge Youngstown weekend: Arts Festival, Cycle Tour
If the Northside Farmers Market reopening this Saturday, July 10 from 9am-noon at the Unitarian Church on Wick Park were...
Jul 7, 2010 17:13
Technology
Tuesday SEO Learning Lab @ Semple
After graduating from YSU with a liberal arts degree, I went to work for IBM, with their Catapult software training division....
Apr 17, 2010 8:29
Youngstown
Realty Towers Available for Corporate Apartments in Downtown Youngstown
After years of quiet days and quieter nights around Federal Plaza, we’ve begun to see the development of new restaurants...
May 26, 2010 15:34
Music
Hear Tyler on WYSU Friday with Gary Sexton
A quick note to let you know I’ll be a guest on WYSU with Gary Sexton during the 1-3pm afternoon music slot. We’ll...
Apr 29, 2010 15:37
Recently...
Michael Williamson documents recession in Youngstown
Michael Williamson was named Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographers’ Association. He works for the Washington Post and has collaborated on several books with Dale Maharidge. I had the good fortune, thanks to John Russo, to have lunch with both of them last year as they were...
December 17th, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More
Must Reads 12/16/09
The Wedding? I’m Here for the Cookies
Youngstown cookie tables (article) are legend, and the New York Times this week has an article and video on Pittsburgh and Youngstown cookie tables (video).
For as long as anyone here can remember, wedding receptions in Pittsburgh have featured cookie tables, laden...
December 16th, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More
Saturday property clean-up (address updated)
Below are pictures from last Saturday’s clean-up and an invitation to this Saturday’s.
I’d estimate about twenty-five people showed up and worked to rake, bag, weed, mow and pick up trash from the property on Broadway.
Some arrived as early as 9am and some stayed well into the afternoon....
December 10th, 2009 | Events | Read More
Steeltown USA up to 7000 copies with new printing
Youngstown State University has the privilege of housing the first academic program in the country to focus on issues of work and class–critical issues for our Valley in particular. The Center for Working-Class Studies was founded and is directed by John Russo and Sherry Linkon. I’m personally...
December 9th, 2009 | Events | Read More
Two ways to give this season
I get notes from time to time of things readers want me to talk about. Over the past few weeks, the recurring theme has been about giving to those in need during these desperate times. I’ll briefly cover two such cases and ask that if you feel moved and can offer assistance, you will do so.
The...
December 8th, 2009 | Events | Read More
Another Pennsylvania Avenue Arson
I want to thank Allan Yeagley for reaching out to me with these photos. Some might ask, ‘Why another post on arson? So another vacant property on Pennsylvania Avenue burned down… they were on the demolition list anyway.’ Just in case it’s not clear: arson is not the preferred...
December 8th, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More
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