Press Coverage


On March 21 at 5 p.m., a presentation was given to the Justice Roundtable of the Dorothy Day House summarizing the work in the past year of concerned citizen in Youngstown uniting as SOBE Concerned Citizens to prevent pyrolysis next to our revitalized downtown.

The U.S. Senate has narrowly avoided a government shut down with the approval of a $1.2 trillion spending package that would help fund key national concerns like border security and public school funding.

The U.S. Senate early Saturday passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan government funding package, which includes more than $2 million for Mahoning County. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, voted to approve the package that invests in Ohio, increases resources for border security, supports Ohio military installations and helps combat the addiction crisis.

The Business Journal roundtable on repopulating the Mahoning and Shenango valleys took place Feb. 15 at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield.

On every side of Youngstown, there are streets with vacant lots where houses once stood — and where houses could be built once again.