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Officials celebrate start of work on Innovation Hub

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YOUNGSTOWN — About a year from now, Barb Ewing hopes to have additive manufacturing companies move into the new Youngstown Innovation Hub for Aerospace & Defense, located downtown in the former Vindicator building. Thursday was the symbolic shovel-turning in front of the 130,000-square-foot structure that formerly housed The Vindicator newsroom and printing facilities. Remarks by Ewing and many local leaders took place from a tent in the parking lot. Among the things many local officials talked about was how hard they worked to raise the matching funds needed to turn the hub into a ...

Cinerama Dome, an iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID will reopen

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cinerama Dome, a landmark Hollywood theater shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be restored and reopen. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will operate the massive 86-foot-wide curved dome theater and an adjacent 14-theater complex. Alamo’s owner, Sony Pictures Entertainment, announced the plan to restore the Dome and reopen it in early 2028. Alamo’s plan will preserve the distinctive Cinerama Dome’s geodesic exterior and large logo that have been a Hollywood landmark since the theater opened in 1963. The dome will not have in-theater dining, as is common ...

Ohio Republican says Smith may have lied about Trump probe and refers him for possible prosecution

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican lawmaker says he believes that special counsel Jack Smith may have made false statements to Congress while testifying about his investigation of President Donald Trump and that the Justice Department should consider prosecuting him. Lawyers for Smith deny the allegation and say he testified truthfully. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, referred Smith to the Justice Department for possible prosecution related to closed-door testimony about whether he had obtained records of lawmakers while investigating Trump’s ...

Ohio bill seeks to ban free ads for politicians

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A bill, sponsored by state Rep. Tex Fischer, would prohibit public officials from putting their name or likeness on any signs, markers, building exteriors or other public locations. Fischer, R-Canfield, said: “It’s one of the many small things I see that help incumbent state and local government officials get help on the taxpayers’ dime.” The No Free Advertising for Politicians Act, which is co-sponsored by state Rep. Mark Hiner, R-Howard, would ban public notices such as the names of the governor and lieutenant governor on signs welcoming people to Ohio and the names of ...

A decade in, Studio Ghibli Fest keeps growing

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NEW YORK (AP) — Whenever the calendar comes out, Amanda Mendoza VanCleave circles the dates. Studio Ghibli Fest, the long-running theatrical revivals of Ghibli movies, has taken on a special meaning for her, her 3-year-old daughter and her mother, Araceli. Every year, they go to see each Ghibli rerelease in theaters. “Right when she sees the opening Totoro logo, she screams ‘Totoro!’” VanCleave, 34, says of her daughter. “Everyone in the theater started laughing, and I was like, ‘Oh, gosh, sorry.’” Though the family discovered the Ghibli movies on HBO Max, the ...

Braceville collecting time capsule items

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BRACEVILLE 250: Braceville will celebrate America250 with a time capsule event and grand finale celebration from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. This is the township’s final Braceville 250 event, which started one year ago and will be at the Braceville service center by the fire and police departments. The public is invited to bring their memories and mementos including letters, old photos and stories, letters, local artifacts, artwork and keepsakes. Those wanting to write their messages ahead of time there is a special archive paper at the Braceville fire department. The public will be able to ...