The Great Gig in the Sky

The Great Gig in the Sky

Richard Wright died this week. I was introduced to Pink Floyd in high school. I had been aware of the...
Thinking about refinancing

Thinking about refinancing

Is it time to look for a refinance loan? I’ve heard the rule of thumb is that if you can get a...
What to look for in a candidate

What to look for in a candidate

The Times today offers a series of op-eds addressing the question: “[W]hose life experiences offer...
Gray to Green is Here!

Gray to Green is Here!

Gray to Green is finally here, and I hope to see everybody down there, rain or shine. Well, okay, rain....

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

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West Federal Meeting Monday

Please note there will be a building and grounds committee meeting Monday, September 17th, at 5:30pm. “West Federal Street Plan Update” is on the agenda. Again, this is in City Council chambers, and please be there to show we are still very interested in what happens here. Yet again, I will...
September 14th, 2007 | Events | Read More

What are you doing this weekend?

Lots of exciting stuff this weekend. Here’s a rundown of where I plan to be:Saturday morning at 9am in Wick Park PavilionAn arborist from Mill Creek Park will talk about tree planting and Treez Please will be planting a tree. Get some tips on planting, take them home and plant your own. More trees...
September 13th, 2007 | Events | Read More

Nine Eleven

Elsewhere in the blogosphere today, people are calling for justice. I’m not sure there will ever be any kind of retaliatory event that adequately reconciles us with the horrors of that frightful, blue-sky day six years ago. Bin Laden’s death, when it eventually comes, will serve as but inspiration...
September 11th, 2007 | Politics | Read More

New Rules

There’s a new sheriff in town: you. And me. And my neighbors and yours. We own this place, and it’s time for us to talk about what we want here. What are our goals? What ground rules are necessary for us to achieve those goals? I’m going to name a couple of rules that will help overcome...
September 8th, 2007 | Youngstown | Read More

The Greening of Youngstown

The Rust Belt has not traditionally been a region devoted to living green. Ironically, now that we are experiencing depopulation, we can reverse deforestation. Our rivers have been turned radioactive from cooling our steel, and now we can pursue biotechnologies that hold promise of their renewal. Demolished...
August 31st, 2007 | Youngstown | Read More

Nothing Down, $0 a Month, Hammer Required

The New York Times has an interesting article about East Coast programs that take state-owned historical properties and lease them to willing renovators who show they can plan and execute: “WHY would some people willingly spend decades — and hundreds of thousands of dollars — renovating houses...
August 31st, 2007 | Youngstown | Read More