Press Coverage

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., which serves as the city’s planning agency, is having public meetings, starting Feb. 26, to obtain public input on its “neighborhood-conditions report.”

It’s been downright cold and while it hasn’t been the worst winter on record, local farmers said they haven’t seen temperatures drop this low since the 1970s or 1980s.

James London stands six-foot-six and weighs 348 pounds, so his nickname, “Big Jim,” is no misnomer.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. is offering free healthy cooking and urban farming classes at Iron Roots Urban Farm on the city’s South Side.