SitemapA community development group works to rebuild neighborhoods in Youngstown.
The Better Block event on Youngstown's West side is an effort to show what Mahoning Avenue could become on a regular basis.
The sides of the street were filled with pop-up businesses such as vendors, farmers markets, outdoor cafes, a bike lane and more Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm.
The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation hopes this will be the beginning of neighborhood re-investment.
“There is an art gallery inside Casa Rameriz that we set up last night. Further up is a little café that has a sculpture gallery. We were serving crepes earlier this morning. Right behind me I think there is a bus stop that we built and the trolley has been stopping there to go into Mill Creek Park,” said Tom Hetrick, YNDC Neighborhood Planner.
A Better Block event will take place October 2nd and 3rd on the city's North side between Madison and Park Avenue.
Better Block events are also planned for Youngstown's East and South sides.
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