Category: Youngstown
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Youngstown’s Revitalization on CNN
Youngstown’s revitalization efforts have been picked up by CNN today. A good article that encapsulates a general overview of where we’ve been, where we are here, and where we’re trying to go. Here I’ve excerpted various parts of the article, but you can read the whole thing by clicking here. Youngstown, Ohio, has seen its…
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Suspect Readings
I was up in Cleveland for a reading tonight at Suspect Thoughts Bookstore with my friend Cat Valente. Suspect Thoughts is a great little bookstore, and if you’re in or around Cleveland, you should definitely look it up and take a stop in. The owners Ian and Greg are extremely nice people, and the book…
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Get ready to get up there
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Dog Sees God, and so should you!
DOG SEES GOD: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead The Oakland Center for the Arts will present Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead on March 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 8 pm, and March 16 at 2 pm. This is an “unauthorized parody” that features the Peanuts gang –…
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Making the news
The reporter from the Chicago Tribune that interviewed me did indeed end up writing a story that made use of a quote from me. However, the version with me quoted in it appears in the Kansas City Star, rather than the version in the Chicago Tribune, where the editor must have clipped it out.
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NYT in Youngstown
As mentioned in a previous entry, the city is populated with politicians and reporters at the moment, which is both interesting and creepy. On one hand, I think this region is deserving of more attention. On the other hand, it seems late in the game. But better late than never? I dunno. Maybe. Here’s an…
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Caught in the middle
Listen up, Midwesterners. This is all about your future.
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Why are they running around Youngstown and NE Ohio?
Why are Obama and Clinton running around Youngstown and its surrounding suburbs like it’s the newest thing since, well, whatever–you know that saying. It’s been so strange these recent days leading up to March 4th to see so much attention being paid to this area. Part of me, frankly, wants to give any of these…
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Return of the Stage
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Wick Park Revitalization Project
Please join Defend Youngstown and Youngstown CityScape with the professional services of The Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio in our initial meeting for Community-wide input in the WICK PARK REVITALIZATION PROJECT. What: Share sense of history of Wick Park, information about the current conditions, restrictions on its use; discuss community goals and intended outcome…