Posts Tagged ‘history’

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

Holiday in Motion at MVHS this Saturday

Tuesday was a special media/blogger preview of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s upcoming Holiday in Motion display. One of the most popular events of the year for the MVHS, the exhibit features “artifacts from the Historical Society’s collections along with hundreds of items on...
December 2nd, 2009 | Events | 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

The Great Depression Diary of Youngstown

My friend and neighbor, John Russo, likes to say that Youngstown’s story is America’s story. As we look around at the shifting economic situation and how it’s altered the fortunes and livelihoods of so many it’s impossible to disagree. Earlier this month when Mayor Williams, David...
October 19th, 2009 | Events, Youngstown | Read More

RBAB2: Reusing the Rust Belt

The most fascinating session I attended at last week’s Rust Belt to Artist Belt 2 in Cleveland was called “Reusing the Rust Belt.” Three case studies were presented, and I’ll briefly overview each. The overriding theme, and I think many of us are sensitive to this, is that we...
September 23rd, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More

Youngstown 2009 MVHS Historic Preservation Awards

We had the pleasure of attending the Mahoning Valley Historical Society (MVHS) Annual Meeting last night at the Steel Museum, where the 2009 Historic Preservation Award winners were recognized. I got a look at the plans for the renovation of the planned Mahoning Valley History Center at the Harry Burt/Ross...
June 17th, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More