BOARDMAN, Ohio — Customers at Stone Fruit Coffee Co. can now enjoy a cup of coffee, a piece of cheesecake and purchase an original Youngstown T-shirt all in one place. The coffee shop opened the Stone Fruit Bakery Feb. 4 at its location here, led by barista and its resident “Pastry Jewel,” Julia Kanengiser. Five […]

MINERAL RIDGE, Ohio — After a year as owner of Pho Viez, Joel Johnson has added new flavor to the Vietnamese restaurant. For 23 years, Johnson has worked in the culinary industry, learning styles and techniques from 13 different restaurants, he said. Through those years, he developed an affinity for Asian cuisine. “I’ve always loved […]

POLAND, Ohio – The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley today begins the first day of its 101st year, following the launch of its Centennial Celebration Monday – 100 years after the exact day in 1919 when 11 business leaders created the Community Corporation – now part of its history. The anniversary lunch […]

BOARDMAN, Ohio — On a Friday afternoon at Three Sheep Gallery and Workshop, nine women sit around a large, wooden table sipping tea, eating cookies and working on knitting projects. It’s pretty much just as Linda Shevel imagined it when she opened the shop in 2016. “I never really thought I’d have a store. I […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Can a fire extinguisher really propel a person in space? Can a large scrapyard magnet wreak havoc on a computer hard drive like it did in the TV show Breaking Bad? These answers can be found on the TV show MythBusters Jr on the Discovery channel Saturday at 9 a.m. which will […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For the third year in a row, the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley raised more than $3 million during its annual campaign, for a total of $3,065,532. While this year’s $3,065,532 was down about $80,000 from the 2017 total, United Way President Bob Hannon says the fact that the […]