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Day in the LOOP documents local life

More than 50 works were selected for the first Day in the LOOP, and planning is underway for a second edition. LOOP Youngstown, an organization working to create a community arts and culture center in the region as well as offering opportunities for the arts community, invited the public to ...

Gray Areas: Weather wiped out weekend events

It’s been kind of easy the last few years to forget we live in Northeast Ohio. We’ve had winters where I barely had to shovel, and the snows that came seldom exceeded a couple inches at one time. However, Sunday’s weather brought back memories of ‘78 and other big blasts. I shoveled four different times in about a 24-hour-period Sunday / Monday to make it less back-breaking. The job was all the more fun while battling a head cold that seems intent on lingering as long as these single-digit temperatures and sub-zero wind chills. At least the furnace never stopped working. ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “My Abandoned Heart: Photography by Diane Beatty,” “Portals to the Soul: Photography by Dina Liguore” and “Felicific Calculus: Photography by Eric Kunsman,” all Tuesday through March 12. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 ...

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Eastwood Mall hosts YSU quarterback A meet-and-greet with Youngstown State University quarterback Beau Brungard is scheduled 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road. The New Middletown native and Springfield Local graduate became the first Penguins player in school history to win the prestigious Walter Payton Award, recognizing him as the top offensive player in the FCS. The event is free, and fans are encouraged to bring Penguins gear, footballs or other personal memorabilia for Brungard to sign. There will be a live DJ, raffles and prize giveaways and an ...

Tanner explores ‘Large World’ with new band

Don Tanner’s second CD came pretty quickly. Organizing a CD release show for the album took some time. The Youngstown musician finished “It’s a Large World” in 2024, less than two years after the release of his debut, “Are You Going My Way.” Tanner has been playing music since ...

The work of Davon Brantley will be featured in Youngstown State University’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery in February. Brantley is a Cleveland native who earned his bachelor’s degree in drawing from Cleveland Institute of Art in 2018. He has exhibited and curated at such institutions as ...