Restaurant Owner on Youngstown’s South Side Celebrates First Year in Business, Revitalization of Area - WKBN


A restaurant on Youngstown’s South Side is celebrating its first year of being open and the revitalization of businesses in the area. Savannah Joe’s is on Glenwood Avenue.

Owner Joseph Bowers opened the restaurant with family recipes inspired by his hometown of Savannah, Georgia. Bowers says he grew up visiting family in Youngstown and says it’s great to see the continued development along the Glenwood Avenue corridor. “It’s great to see the Youngstown area coming back. I live in this neighborhood, and it’s good to see the Youngstown area revitalized and coming back to its former glory,” he said.

Bowers adds he’s grateful for all his customers and the support that’s kept him in business over the last year.

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