YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – There’s no doubt that the Wick family found success in the steel industry. But the early industrialists almost made their way into a second business that’s had just as large an impact on the Mahoning Valley: automobiles. In 1902, Henry and Hugh B. Wick commissioned a prototype car, dubbed “The Blue Goose. […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Following the unification of Italian states in the latter half of the 19th century, many peasants faced financial hardships caused by years of war and political turmoil over who would rule what – and how. The process was particularly hard on the southern regions of the country, viewed by their powerful northern […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Despite rain and the threat of floods canceling the second day of concerts at the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre Saturday night, downtown businesses still thrived over the weekend thanks to the Simply Slavic festival during the day and Friday night’s opening acts. Avalon Downtown bartender Bryan Clark said the restaurant stayed busy both […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Construction equipment digging into the earth at the vacant lot at 4212 Helena Ave. marked the start of construction on three new houses there – the latest investment on the street, where Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and its partners have completed or are finishing several renovation projects. It’s a welcome sight for […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – When visitors walk through the gates of the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre for the first time June 14, they’ll take the first steps into a new phase of downtown revitalization. The riverfront venue, a companion to the Covelli Centre that opened in 2005 and recast downtown as the setting for an entertainment district, […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. received a $25,000 infusion for an existing program that helps get individuals into houses, as it prepares to enter into a new endeavor later this week. Home Savings Bank donated the funds Monday to YNDC’s Community Financial Empowerment Initiative. Since 2014, the program has provided free, on-on-one counseling […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — I imagine most reporters have a dream interview that they fantasize about from time to time. Maybe they want to interview the president of the United States. Perhaps they would love to go back in time and sit down with a famous figure from history. While as a lover of history that […]