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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: African marketplace bustles in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — If you’re interested in Christine Thomas’ jewelry and other merchandise, she would probably prefer you buy rather than stealthily photograph it. “A friend did it, so my cousin and I began, and she branched out, but we work together,” Thomas said, referring to her cousin, ...

Black History Month events set in Valley

February is Black History Month, and events and programs are being scheduled throughout the Mahoning Valley. • Thursday — Dr. Lindsey Stewart will discuss her book “The Conjuring of American Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic” at 2 p.m. The talk will be ...

Ohio EPA awards $2.5 million to clean up former gas stations

The Trumbull County Land Bank, managed by Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, has received approximately $2.5 million for the cleanup of five abandoned gas stations. TNP originally applied for a $2.6 million federal grant from the U.S. EPA, but the Ohio EPA awarded the funds in the form of ...

Valley kids try trades

CANFIELD — Area children took the opportunity to play at work on Saturday at the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center for the fifth annual Kids Career Fair, sponsored jointly by MCCTC, Valley STEM and City Machine Technologies Inc. About two dozen companies joined school staff to ...

Nine pot operators accused of antitrust violations in Ohio

COLUMBUS — In a new antitrust lawsuit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses nine multistate cannabis operators — including several operating in the Mahoning Valley — of engaging in anticompetitive conduct to reduce product choice and keep prices artificially high, harming both ...

Art show blends creativity, community

BOARDMAN — The DD & Velma Davis Family YMCA of Youngstown’s Davis Branch was filled with color, texture and conversation on Sunday as artists and community members gathered for the reception of the second annual PostScript juried art show. The hybrid exhibition brings together the ...