Press Coverage


Land contracts are one of the ways that out-of-state investors profit from purchasing – and neglecting – Youngstown homes, local officials say.

Karen Humphries lives on Halls Heights Avenue on the Youngstown’s West Side, and she’s witnessed firsthand the damage out-of-state investors can do to a neighborhood.

A surge in public art in recent years has been painting the Mahoning Valley increasingly vibrant. With broad strokes and great flourish, paintings, murals, statues and other outdoor artworks have been brightening our visual environs.

The Youngstown chapter of Service Corps of Retired Executives, or Score, has introduced a new smartphone app to provide information on area farmers markets.

James ”Big Jim” London tried out the new outdoor fitness station installed in his neighborhood at Glenwood Park as part of an initiative to meet the needs of inner city youth.