WYSU Commentary Contest

WYSU Commentary Contest

Happy New Year to everyone. There are a few posts I want to get up, including a 2009 year in review and...
Youngstown in America’s Route to Recovery

Youngstown in America’s Route to Recovery

Youngstown’s story is America’s story. So agrees Reuters reporter Nick Carey in his article...
Ampco: no more parking needed downtown

Ampco: no more parking needed downtown

John P. Coyne is vice president of business development for Ampco System Parking and owner of Coyne Investments...
Youngstown Top Ten Entrepreneur City Banner Raised

Youngstown Top Ten Entrepreneur City Banner Raised

Friday morning, a banner was lifted into place at the Ohio One building in downtown Youngstown, facing...

Huge Youngstown weekend: Arts Festival, Cycle Tour

Events — July 7, 2010 at 5:13 pm
If 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. We’ll...

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Events

Huge Youngstown weekend: Arts Festival, Cycle Tour

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

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

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

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...

Manufacturing and Innovation alive and well at Youngstown Exal

Who knew there was such innovation to aluminum packaging? Well, there is at Exal Corporation in Youngstown, Ohio. This year, Exal walked away with a “Stevie,” which is the trophy from the American Business Awards. In this case, Exal won Business Innovation of the Year for its Coil-to-Can...
November 12th, 2009 | Technology, Youngstown | Read More

Youngstown’s burning … again

We were carving pumpkins just east of downtown last weekend in a converted warehouse space. After buying the warehouse, the owner carried out carts and carts of dirt, over time converting the thousands of square feet into live-work artist space. In the process, the walls were decorated with found objects...
October 31st, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More

IdeaLaunch Proposals Due November 2

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, YSU is sponsoring a student business proposal competition which could lead to funding for launching your great idea! To participate, submit an IdeaLaunch proposal (2 pages maximum) which must include the following: Describe the service or product –...
October 27th, 2009 | Events | Read More

Will Blog for Coffee

An Open Letter to West Federal Street Restaurants Dear Restaurants: When I come downtown in the morning, I want to grab a coffee. It would be even better if it were accompanied by a gigantic, blueberry muffin with sweet cinnamon-sugar crumbles on top. As you may know, there are places in the country...
October 23rd, 2009 | Personal | Read More

Power of the Arts is in Organizing and Planning

[Edit 10/29/09: You can now download the summary transcript of the discussion.] Art is powerful. We’ve seen how it engages communities and serves as an economic development driver. How to we get to the payoff, however? At the end of the day, there’s an exhibition or a gallery or live-work...
October 22nd, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More

Financial Reform Showdown in Chicago: Wanna Go?

MVOC is sponsoring a bus to Chicago to join thousands of grassroots organizations to call for financial reform, to value people over profits. They have approximately 10 seats left on the bus… and it is free to go (meals, hotel for one night, and transportation are all included).  All you need...
October 20th, 2009 | Events | Read More