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Iron Heritage Is Gem at Bruno Fine Jewelers | March 23, 2018

Bruno Fine Jewelers

MERCER, Pa. – Longtime jeweler Larry Bruno wanted to find a new site for his store, Bruno Fine Jewelers, a little more than a decade ago. He directed his real estate agent to find a “unique property.” Bruno got that in spades – a location that not only has a picturesque gorge but a source […]

MERCER, Pa. – Longtime jeweler Larry Bruno wanted to find a new site for his store, Bruno Fine Jewelers, a little more than a decade ago. He directed his real estate agent to find a “unique property.” Bruno got that in spades – a location that not only has a...

Streetscape Calls for Superheroes Downtown | March 23, 2018

streetscape superheroes

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Scott Schulick, one of the founders of the annual Streetscape effort downtown, called for community support  “as we beautify Youngstown and, as in superhero talk, we bust grime.” “I didn’t write the script,” Schulick, vice president of investments for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. in Canfield, offered in apology. Schulick’s remarks reflected this […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Scott Schulick, one of the founders of the annual Streetscape effort downtown, called for community support  “as we beautify Youngstown and, as in superhero talk, we bust grime.” “I didn’t write the script,” Schulick, vice president of investments for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. in Canfield, offered in...

Borough of Mercer Retains Its Charm | March 22, 2018

Borough of Mercer Mercer County Courthouse

MERCER, Pa. – Mercer Borough Mayor Ross Vernon talks admiringly about the Mercer County Courthouse, which sits in the center of the square downtown. People regularly drive to the square to look at and take pictures of the courthouse built in 1909. It’s the third – or fourth – depending on whether you count the […]

MERCER, Pa. – Mercer Borough Mayor Ross Vernon talks admiringly about the Mercer County Courthouse, which sits in the center of the square downtown. People regularly drive to the square to look at and take pictures of the courthouse built in 1909. It’s the third – or fourth – depending...

New Arms Museum Exhibit Shows Life in 1950s | March 22, 2018

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Walk back in time and see how residents of the Mahoning Valley lived in the 1950s as illustrated in a new exhibit open at The Arms Family Museum. The exhibit, “Mid Century Modern in the Mahoning Valley,” highlights the design elements, furnishings, and accessories of the era. After the World War II, […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Walk back in time and see how residents of the Mahoning Valley lived in the 1950s as illustrated in a new exhibit open at The Arms Family Museum. The exhibit, "Mid Century Modern in the Mahoning Valley," highlights the design elements, furnishings, and accessories of the era....

Town Center Boosts Real Estate Market in Columbiana | March 16, 2018

COLUMBIANA, Ohio – A project years in the making, the first phase of Town Center at Firestone Farms, is nearing its completion. All the spaces are accounted for and work remains on just two. And the businesses already there – the first tenants opened in late 2016 – are seeing success as well. Salem Regional […]

COLUMBIANA, Ohio – A project years in the making, the first phase of Town Center at Firestone Farms, is nearing its completion. All the spaces are accounted for and work remains on just two. And the businesses already there – the first tenants opened in late 2016 – are seeing...

Green Infrastructure Workshops Aim to Tackle City Flooding | March 12, 2018

Green Infrastructure Workshops Aim to Tackle City Flooding

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The blight facing many parts of Youngstown has a silver lining. As part of revitalization, namely tearing down long-vacant houses, communities can address two issues at once: get rid of blighted properties and deal with flooding. “Vacant lots are key and we have a lot of vacant lots here in the Valley,” […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The blight facing many parts of Youngstown has a silver lining. As part of revitalization, namely tearing down long-vacant houses, communities can address two issues at once: get rid of blighted properties and deal with flooding. “Vacant lots are key and we have a lot of vacant...

Wean Foundation Announces $178K in Grants | March 9, 2018

Speaking Out: The Power of Finding and Exercising Your Public Voice

WARREN, Ohio – Following its quarterly board meeting, the Raymond John Wean Foundation has announced $178,000 in grants to five organizations in the Mahoning Valley. Awards were made to Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People, We Are Warren, International Partners in Mission, Invent Now and Youngstown CityScape. The individual grant totals were not announced. Empowering and […]

WARREN, Ohio – Following its quarterly board meeting, the Raymond John Wean Foundation has announced $178,000 in grants to five organizations in the Mahoning Valley. Awards were made to Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People, We Are Warren, International Partners in Mission, Invent Now and Youngstown CityScape. The individual grant totals...

Youngstown Residents Invited to Green Infrastructure Workshops | March 7, 2018

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Fresh Coast Communities and The Colony Youngstown are hosting over a dozen workshops from March to July across Youngstown to educate residents about nature-based approaches to manage stormwater, called “green infrastructure” and gather community input to prioritize designs and location. The public input will inform Fresh Coast’s city-wide green infrastructure development plans […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Fresh Coast Communities and The Colony Youngstown are hosting over a dozen workshops from March to July across Youngstown to educate residents about nature-based approaches to manage stormwater, called "green infrastructure" and gather community input to prioritize designs and location. The public input will inform Fresh Coast’s...

Boardman Unveils Plans for Safety Services Memorial | March 6, 2018

BOARDMAN, Ohio – Plans were unveiled at a press conference today for the construction of a safety services memorial at the front of the new Boardman Township Fire Station at Market Street and Stadium Drive. The memorial is a project of the Boardman Lions Club in conjunction with Boardman Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 43 […]

BOARDMAN, Ohio – Plans were unveiled at a press conference today for the construction of a safety services memorial at the front of the new Boardman Township Fire Station at Market Street and Stadium Drive. The memorial is a project of the Boardman Lions Club in conjunction with Boardman Police Fraternal...

Trumbull Historical Society Gets $5K from Ohio History Fund | March 1, 2018

COLUMBUS – The Trumbull County Historical Society has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Ohio History Fund to support the maintenance of its textile collection, state Sen. Sean O’Brien announced Wednesday. The matching grant award will be used to build a temperature-controlled room for the society’s 550-item textile collection, which includes clothes, quilts and […]

COLUMBUS – The Trumbull County Historical Society has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Ohio History Fund to support the maintenance of its textile collection, state Sen. Sean O’Brien announced Wednesday. The matching grant award will be used to build a temperature-controlled room for the society’s 550-item textile collection,...