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a forum on economic development and urban design in the cityJankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.comBlogger735125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-45793902509337179312020-01-07T23:23:00.000+01:002020-01-07T23:23:12.106+01:00bringing 3d printing to the public - a map of downtown youngstownIn a world of internet mapping and information at one's fingertips, I still get asked about once a week in downtown Youngstown for directions to a certain location.<br />
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<i>"Where's the DMV located?"</i><br />
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<i>"Is this the building for the Social Security office?"</i><br />
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<i>"How many more blocks until we reach the Science Museum?"</i><br />
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But aside from information, mapping can unite a place.<br />
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Besides function, sculptural mapping can serve as a tourist attraction. And as you'll discover in some of the next photos, it can help the blind to "see".<br />
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How can we use this in a unique Youngstown way?<br />
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Glasgow is a Scottish city which has really transformed itself over the last decade <a href="http://shoutyoungstown.blogspot.com/2007/03/is-grass-greener-in-glasgow.html" target="_blank">since I've visited</a>. I love the "People Make Glasgow" messaging that appears throughout its streets.<br />
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Along Buchanan Street, a commercial pedestrian walkway connecting the Queen Street Station to the River Clyde to the south, one can find cast metal maps to help tourists and the public find their way.<br />
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Locations such as various train stations, government buildings, and cultural venues are marked with numbers across the street layout.<br />
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If you're new to a city, this physical mapping places the information in front of you, and helps you intuitively understand the space. The map itself slopes downward in elevation to the river's edge, and along the streets, one can see the decline as well, helping to orient you. One downside is keeping up with a changing Glasgow. A casted map as large as this probably takes a lot of resources to update, if updated at all.<br />
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Walking east towards the University of Strathclyde, here is another casted map, helping one to find the Glasgow Cathedral and the amazing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Necropolis" target="_blank">adjacent</a> Necropolis.<br />
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Jumping to the Korean capital of Seoul, an enormous interactive map in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul_Museum_of_History" target="_blank">the</a> Seoul Museum of History helps individuals to navigate this mega-city. Blinking lights, video screens, moving cameras help one to orient themselves in the districts around the city on either side of the Han river.<br />
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Let's skip to another great locale, Lyon in central France where the Saône River flows into the mighty Rhône. Perched on the hillside east of the central cultural district, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Notre-Dame_de_Fourvi%C3%A8re" target="_blank">the</a> Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a sight to behold and offers great sweeping views of the floodplain and many buildings for miles.<br />
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While many come to this site for a vista of the valley below, not everyone can experience this view. To orient visitors the Rotary Clubs of Lyon worked with other partners to produce another type of cast map.<br />
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Created by Dan Ohlmann, the piece <i>Regard Sur La Ville</i> (a view of the city) was designed with the help of visually-impaired individuals, and offers explanations of the buildings and the rivers of the city in both French and Braille. The piece invites visitors to visit the various districts of Lyon from "the tips of your fingers" by touching the metal buildings and tracing the streets.<br />
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So how can we adapt these ideas to a unique experience in Youngstown?<br />
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Youngstown and its partners are developing an economic ecosystem for three-dimensional printing and additive manufacturing. Building a cluster takes years with federal partners, the private sector, educational institutions, but also the public needs to be engaged.<br />
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This public engagement is tough. Perhaps we've seen a 3-d printer in a library or school but how often have we touched a piece with our hands?<br />
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There is a gallery and a window to America Makes on Boardman street, but the printed products are on one side of the glass, and the public usually on the other side. And Boardman Street on that end of downtown is a relatively dead space due to the design of the street and lack of commerce and living opportunities.<br />
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An exciting development which is in the consciousness of the public is the $3 million NFL Helmet Challenge, a <a href="https://businessjournaldaily.com/america-makes-nfl-tackle-concussions-helmet-competition/" target="_blank">partnership between</a> America Makes and the National Football League.<br />
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<b>Might a three-dimensional printed map of Downtown Youngstown in a common space help to bring the concepts of additive manufacturing to the people?</b><br />
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Some additional benefits or considerations:<br />
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<li>Similar to Lyon, local service clubs like the Rotary and the Lions can partner with sight agencies to integrate universal design into a a three-dimensional map, allowing some people to "See with their fingertips" the downtown and campus of Youngstown for the first time.</li>
<li>Since the map can be printed in pieces and assembled at one site, if a new building is built downtown, then a new building can be printed and added to the model (instead of casting an entire metal map like in Glasgow).</li>
<li>The continued need to update the map can engage local designers and YSU geography students, as there is/was a 3D Campus Team <a href="http://campusmap.ysu.edu/" target="_blank">engaged</a> in 3D modeling and GIS.</li>
<li>Youngstown lacks a central tourism office with ground floor access (and needs one) and perhaps the co-location of this map with a tourism office would make the launch stronger.</li>
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Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-87122393623508089792018-11-21T04:26:00.001+01:002018-11-21T05:10:21.063+01:00new music performance stage, new tamales, new laptop vending - within a small stretch of Mahoning AvenueIt's exciting to see entrepreneurs hit their milestones.<br />
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This came to mind as owner Nate Offerdahl was sharing his vision during a tour of <b>West Side Bowl</b>, where this new Youngstown music venue will welcome guests for the first time to their expanded Main Stage, this Friday November 23. Headlining the night's activities will be the great act <a href="http://www.spiritofthebearband.com/" target="_blank">Spirit of the Bear</a>.<br />
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The Main Stage is built out of wood repurposed from eight of the existing bowling lanes. What's really awesome, West Side Bowl has partnered with neighborhood artists who live on the surrounding streets to add to the character of the space.<br />
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So not only can you bowl here, and drink a <a href="https://vimeo.com/293179805" target="_blank">Penguin Beer</a> here, and order a pierogi pizza here, and admire the art by talented neighbors, but you can also rock out now both downstairs and upstairs throughout <a href="https://www.westsidebowl.com/" target="_blank">West Side Bowl</a> at 2617 Mahoning Ave.<br />
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This place is really coming together ... with a mural in progress from Eric Alleman on the west wall, a mural from Craig Latchaw Jr on the east wall, and sculptures from Tony Armeni along the front of the structure.</div>
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The Downstairs Stage has been hosting a great variety of acts too. A neat feature of the space is the acoustic paneling, made from the t-shirts of touring bands and local organizations.</div>
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West Side Bowl offers a monthly calendar showing the variety of activities taking place, including comedy shows, karaoke, bar bingo, bowling leagues, and trivia nights.</div>
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Just a few doors down La Huasteca opened three weeks ago at 2328 Mahoning Ave. This place has got some legit food.</div>
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We're talking tortas, sopes, aqua frescas, in addition to the standard fare you find at many mexican restaurants. For the proteins, you have a wide array of choices including marinated beef, pork with pineapple (pastor), beef tongue (lengua), chorizo, and chicken.<br />
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Adding to the mix on weekends are soups like Menudo and Pozole, and regional specialties as some of the employees are from El Salvador. </div>
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Here's a pastor torta, with slices of avacado, bean spread under the toasted bun, with sides of limes, sauteed onions, radishes, cucumbers, and pickled jalapenos.<br />
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A simple chicken taco, with some of their homemade sauce on top.<br />
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Food orders can be take-out or sit-down. Damn good horchata.<br />
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Here is a beef tongue taco. It was magnificent.</div>
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And a corn papusa on the weekend, served with a marinated cabbage, the special Salvadorean sauce, and some hot peppers.<br />
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Check out the tamale, served in a banana leaf. Just excellent all around.<br />
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And to write this blog, all I had to do was walk down to the new Michael Kusalaba (West) Library at 2815 Mahoning Avenue.</div>
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They have this wonderful vending kiosk where you can use your library card, and check out a laptop to use around the library.</div>
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It's great getting to know the people who make all of these places possible, from Nate and Jami at West Side Bowl, to the families new to the United States running La Huasteca, to the friendly librarians at the <a href="https://www.libraryvisit.org/locations-hours/michael-kusalaba-library/" target="_blank">Kusalaba branch</a>.</div>
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All of these places started with a dream ... a dream now becoming reality.</div>
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Will be exiting to see what business opportunities pop up next along <a href="https://rockyridgeneighbors.com/" target="_blank">this slice</a> of Mahoning. </div>
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Just a few short years ago we had at the intersection (NW) a 1899 Daniel Burnham Building with a basket store and a record shop, (NE) another <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham">Daniel Burnham</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wick_Building">building</a> from 1910 previously owned by the city and 13 floors sitting empty, (SW) a women's hair salon in the 1930 Art Deco <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peggy_Ann_Building.jpg">Peggy Ann</a> building, and (SE) the venerable Silver's Suit/Mensware Shop.<br />
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Here are a few shots from a two minute tour in early 2014:<br />
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Today, you have Roberto's Italian Restaurant which has opened up a beautiful stone walled subterranean expansion (check out the fireplace and mantle in the photo above)<br />
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And after the great William Leonard's Extraordinary Gentlemen (still operating downtown) moved from the Peggy Ann Building, Friends Specialty Coffee with their locally-roasted beans moved in. Here's a shot of their immersion technique for a nice weekend coffee:<br />
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The Federal Building is now complete with a very well-managed restaurant on the ground floor, with gas-fed outside heating lamps and even valet parking on the weekends along with 100% full residential spaces on the <a href="http://www.yofederal.com/">remaining floors</a>.<br />
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The Wick Building is undergoing massive renovations with historical tax credits by the State of Ohio for more downtown housing.<br />
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And the venerable Silver's is at the corner, dressing Youngstown's finest with suits, shirts, and dress shoes.<br />
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But what we need to do is move the intersection from GOOD to GREAT...
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<i>What are some of your suggestions to improve this intersection?</i><br />
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- removing the boarded-up grey windows from the second floor of Silver's. While the ground level is appealing, moving one story up is a different visual experience.<br />
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- removing the newspaper box chained to the tree outside of V2 which obstructs the walking path.<br />
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- fixing the brickwork along Phelps after construction, that has only been filled in haste with filler material.<br />
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- fixing the facade of the Peggy Ann Building along Phelps as one walks towards the great Touch the Moon Candy Saloon. A big chunk is removed from the side of the building.<br />
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- businesses working together to clean the sidewalk of cigarette butts and other pieces of trash that are unfortunately left by pedestrians and patrons. (side note: wonder what the cost/benefit ratio would be of stationing a police officer to issue tickets for littering between 20 Federal Place and the Downtown Circle)<br />
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- replicating the historical cornice on the top of the Wick Building, as it was originally designed.<br />
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<b>These are just a few options for this space. </b><br />
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<b>While this intersection has come a long way from a few years ago, what else do you think can be improve there?</b>
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Installed tonight was the first phase of the Metamorphosis Project, a series of images designed by YSU students to improve the shared cityscape between the YBI's three main buildings and the public.
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I think if City Council meetings were like this, more people might attend.Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-45880841372330366592013-04-07T22:50:00.003+02:002013-04-07T23:20:28.407+02:00home-rule & economic fairness arguments may propel May 7 anti-fracking voteThe recently-formed opposition to the "Community Bill of Rights" charter amendment contends the proposed ballot language is not well-crafted, and in practice, unenforceable. (Link to <a href="http://businessjournaldaily.com/drilling-down/group-backs-shale-industry-opposes-charter-vote-2013-4-6">story</a> in the local press)<br />
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However, that same argument of not being enforceable is not a bone of contention, but is <u>interestingly shared</u> by some of the <i>supporters</i> of the "Community Bill of Rights" that Youngstown voters will consider in the May 7 primary.<br />
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So while enforcement may not be the critical differentiation between the two sides, the resulting message that the Mahoning Valley's largest political entity by population could send through its vote has resulted in the creation of "Coalition for Job Growth and Investment" this week to oppose the amendment.<br />
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<b>But is the main reason for people voting in support of this amendment a reflection of their attitudes on hydraulic fracturing activities, or something much larger?</b><br />
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As the Frack Free Mahoning Valley group was successful in collecting the thousands of signatures to create the ballot initiative, the organization has hit the pavement and attended numerous neighborhood meetings and community events in recent months sharing their beliefs to the voters.<br />
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One may think their presentations focus only on environmental issues (and with earthquakes and waste dumpings in recent times, there is plenty to discuss there), but they are not.<br />
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By watching the crowds' discussions, the topics are much more complex.<br />
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Take <u>home rule</u> for example.<br />
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It's a hot topic on many issues, from the ability of a state to regulate same sex marriage, or having residency requirements for employees on the public payroll.<br />
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In this case, some supporters of the Bill of Rights have shared that the state should not have this responsibility over local control in managing natural resources, which does not go over well with the audience. So while voters may be actually ambivalent to the environmental issues, they may view kindly on an issue that drives the sentiment of more local control.<br />
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Now take <u>economic fairness</u> for another example.<br />
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On this topic, some supporters of the Bill of Rights have shared that if the local manufacturing base is growing, then it needs to hire individuals from diverse racial backgrounds or hire citizens living in their neighborhoods. People are asked to recall if they know people who have benefited from the shale industry, and often they do not have any connections to people in their social circles who have experienced a growth in wealth. <br />
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They ask: is there is mismatch or alignment between voters in a Youngstown and if they are workers in Youngstown?<br />
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Again, even as voters may be ambivalent to either of the issues as the environment or home rule, they may feel a connection to perceived issues of fairness.<br />
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The co-mingling of these various issues, connected or not connected, fair or unfair, is wrapped around that single vote on the charter amendment.<br />
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As shown this week by the excellent blog <a href="http://warrenexpressed.org/2013/04/03/apathy/">Warren Expressed</a>, sometimes it takes very few people to drive a local election outcome.<br />
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A very small minority of voters may wind up dictating the message.<br />
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And for this upcoming primary, perhaps tactics to engage people on topics such as the environment and the charter's enforcement are a little simplistic.<br />
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Those who take advantage of these additional issues, either to promote them or to counter them may have the upper hand - especially when it comes time to count the votes.Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-73821424644349088242013-01-15T06:27:00.001+01:002013-01-15T13:39:34.218+01:00new ownership at Dooney's implements massive menu upgrade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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"It's pub food done right," says Palumbo. "Nothing is frozen. All of our sauces are made in the kitchen, and everything is made to order."</div>
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When asked what the specialty sandwich of the house is, the marinated prime rib sandwich was identified as a top contender.</div>
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All the burgers are made with Catullo's meats. Here is the stackhouse burger, topped high with two onion rings and a sampling of their pulled pork.<br />
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Chef Anthony contends new entries will be coming to their changing menu in the coming weeks.<br />
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With the new attention to the food, it will be interesting to see if Dooney's can elevate their game in the long run.<br />
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Perhaps in the coming months the establishment known for the "worst business logo" downtown may also be home to the "best pub food" downtown.Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-77971167386292285882012-05-31T06:03:00.001+02:002012-05-31T06:19:24.240+02:00Metamorphosis: the 300ft long, 70+ window Kickstarter project<b>YSU Design Students & YBI Collaborate to Launch Kickstarter for Downtown Mural</b><br />
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Do you live in the Youngstown metro area, or do you live outside of Youngstown and have a fondness for our town? <br />
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Have you ever thought...<br />
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<u>what is a small way that I can personally improve this unique place?</u><br />
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well, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/241639606/urban-revitalization-window-mural-4-downtown-young">here</a> is a unique project that was just launched tonight on Kickstarter. <br />
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<b>The goal: construct a mural along Federal Street downtown that will consist of 70 plus vinyl segments spanning over 300 feet in length, all created by graphic design students at YSU.</b><br />
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The theme: METAMORPHOSIS, and the urban development growing up all throughout the city of Youngstown.<br />
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Here's how Kickstarter works...people propose a project, any individual from around the world can donate, and when the goal is reached, only then will all donors be charged. If the goal is not reached, no previous donor is charged. (it was pretty easy too, paid with the ol' Amazon account as opposed to typing in another credit card number)<br />
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Also, there are some unique gifts for the various funding levels.<br />
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<b>$25 or more</b> - A 3"x5" oval "Metamorphosis Butterfly" sticker to show your support for local street art in Youngstown, OH!<br />
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<b>$100 or more</b> - A 3"x5" oval "Metamorphosis Butterfly" sticker, plus a collectable poster showcasing the designs used in the mural.<br />
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<b>$</b><b>250 or more </b>- A 3"x5" oval "Metamorphosis Butterfly" sticker, plus a collectable
poster showcasing the designs used in the mural, plus a tour of the
Youngstown Business Incubator with Chief Evangelist, Jim Cossler <br />
<b><br />$1,000 or more </b>- A 3"x5" oval "Metamorphosis Butterfly" sticker, plus a collectable
poster showcasing the designs used in the mural, plus a tour of the
Youngstown Business Incubator, plus lunch with Chief Evangelist of the
YBI, Jim Cossler<br />
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What do you think, Diaspora?<br />
Can you support it?<br />
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<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/241639606/urban-revitalization-window-mural-4-downtown-young">CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION </a>Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-90320725975982529332012-05-04T14:10:00.001+02:002012-05-04T14:10:24.845+02:00Youngstown's first ever "Jane's Walk" in a neighborhood to take place on Saturday May 5Moving to the Mahoning Valley from Rhode Island, YSU graduate student Kasey Johnson is working with one local neighborhood group, The Rocky Ridge Neighborhood Association, to organize a walk this Saturday afternoon which will highlight the culture, history, and future investments of this distinct section of the west side of the city of Youngstown.<br />
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“Jane's Walk” is in honor of the late urban activist Jane Jacobs and her writings on how people influence a place and place influences people.<br />
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The walk through a portion of Rocky Ridge will join similarly structured events taking place that weekend in hundreds of cities across the world.<br />
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The two hour walking tour will include the following stops:<br />
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<li>The Shrine of Our Lady (start point and parking) will highlight the religious and ethnic contributions to Rocky Ridge</li>
<li>Chaney High School, its academic and sports history</li>
<li>The amazing backyard landscaping of 2011's “Volney Rodgers Emerald Pierogi Award” for home beautification</li>
<li>Aspects of Mill Creek Park, including the Robinson Sugar Maple Grove, Morley Pavilion and the actual geologic formation which comprises the actual “Rock Ridge”</li>
<li>Industrial and settlement history in the neighborhood by Bill Lawson, Executive Director of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society</li>
<li>Showing of plans for the upcoming extensive renovations to the Children's play area at the Wick Recreation Area in Mill Creek MetroParks</li>
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All interested residents of the region are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event, with ample parking at the start point.<br />
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<b>WHAT:</b> Local neighborhood group collaborates with YSU graduate student to
host the first local “Jane's Walk”, making Youngstown one of hundreds
of participating cities across the world.<br />
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<b>WHEN:</b> 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
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<b>WHERE: </b>Shrine of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted, 517 S. Belle Vista Avenue, YoungstownJankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-9449132512915466092012-04-27T03:57:00.001+02:002012-04-27T03:59:28.919+02:00my moustache is more vibrant than your moustacheenough said...<br />
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A snapshot from this week's visioning event in Youngstown, O.Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-85299230639179913712012-03-13T05:31:00.000+01:002012-03-13T19:10:50.749+01:00it's been nine months since vinyl siding went up, and degradation persists<b>Nine months.</b><br />
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A lot can happen in nine months.<br />
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A baby conceived in June 2011 would have been born by now.<br />
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Juniors in high school from June 2011 are getting ready to now graduate as seniors.<br />
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If you started counting from one for every second since June 2011, today you'd be beyond 23.7 <i>million.</i> <br />
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However, very little can also happen in nine months too.<br />
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<i>Very little</i>. <br />
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It's been exactly nine months and one day since the Saturday in June 2011 when cheap vinyl siding was put on a facade at 25 West Federal Street.<br />
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This same vinyl siding design for this building was soundly rejected by the city's Design and Review Board before construction, however the owner of the building decided to put up the violating vinyl anyway.<br />
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And since the June construction of the rejected design, with citations issued, postponed court dates, and capitulation without construction deadlines, the white vinyl siding remains.<br />
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<u>Through nine months, the vinyl siding remains, untouched</u>.<br />
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And other current downtown investors wonder...<br />
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...why are plans not respected and agreements blatantly ignored?<br />
...why is a city so weak when it comes to code enforcement?<br />
...why do others not follow the rules, when most abide by certain standards?<br />
...why now is the building inhabited, but the original problem still exists?<br />
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As these questions set into the minds of those who have made recent investments into the Central Business District, one may ask:<br />
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would they make a future investment in downtown youngstown?<br />
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<br />Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-7782360711961928602012-03-07T06:21:00.000+01:002012-03-07T06:23:43.435+01:00Startup Bus takes six-hour detour to visit Youngstown and YBIQuick, what's the most direct way from Columbus/Cincinnati to Texas for a busload of entrepreneurs?<br />
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<b>Why north of course...</b><br />
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<b>... to Youngstown</b><br />
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Startup Buses are launching from all over America, making their way to the SXSW Festival in Austin.<br />
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You can track these buses <a href="http://startupbus.com/americas/">here</a>, as they make their way across the USA with their precious cargo of entrepreneurs... entrepreneurs looking to hone their pitches for new companies.<br />
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One bus sponsored by southern Ohio groups such as CincyTech, The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, and the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association took a six-hour detour this morning.<br />
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<u>A six-hour detour to Youngstown.</u><br />
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The media was there at the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), watching as folks shared their business ideas. Some of the world-class talent associated with the YBI provided advice.<br />
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But a larger question arises:<br />
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Why Youngstown?<br />
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Why not visit one of hundreds of other incubators in the country? <br />
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Simply put, the Youngstown Business Incubator is on the mental map of the state and national entrepreneurs as a remarkable place to build a business.<br />
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So much so, it's a stop for a very cool national event like the Startup Bus.<br />
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You can watch the travels of the Startup Bus <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CoolCleveland?feature=watch">here</a>, as chronicled by a great guy, Thomas Mulready of <a href="http://coolcleveland.com/home/">Cool Cleveland</a>.<br />
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The soon-to-be four building campus in downtown Youngstown is home now to hundreds of employees, generating wealth, generating innovation, generating taxes for the region, and generating hundreds of other spinoff jobs in the region.<br />
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<b>It's a tide rising all boats.</b><br />
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<b>It's a tide selling product across the world, building a connected Global Youngstown.</b><br />
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<b>It's a tide that is becoming more and more known across the nation.</b>Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-59191889780737755322012-03-05T05:43:00.001+01:002012-03-05T05:50:10.975+01:00ethnic food vendor and marketplace forms for Simply Slavic Fest now available!For a first-time festival, the 2011 Simply Slavic event in downtown Youngstown was an amazing success!<br />
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Over 3,000 people came down for the inaugural one-day event last June, which was filled with delicious food and drink, dancing, educational opportunities, and most of all ... FUN.<br />
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Now, onto this year . . . mark your calendars for <b>Saturday, June 16, 2012. </b><br />
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<b>Do you want your church, business, or organization join in the ethnic festivities and make big profits like last year's participants? </b><br />
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Here's a great summary of the day from the <a href="http://caseymaloneshow.com/">Casey Malone Show</a>:<br />
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<i>All the forms to participate in the day's activities are now online:</i><br />
<a href="http://www.simplyslavic.org/media/documents/food-vendor-form.pdf">Food Vendor Form</a><br />
<a href="http://www.simplyslavic.org/media/documents/marketplace-vendor-form.pdf">Craft/Marketplace Vendor Form </a><br />
<a href="http://www.simplyslavic.org/media/documents/heritage-host-agreement.pdf">Heritage Table Form</a><br />
<a href="http://www.simplyslavic.org/media/documents/business-sponsorship-form.pdf">Business Sponsorship</a><br />
<a href="http://www.simplyslavic.org/media/documents/family-sponsorship-form.pdf">Family/Individual Sponsorship</a><br />
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<i>Please note</i>: vendors are expected to sell food and crafts of an ethnic variety. Vendors are welcome from anywhere in Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and all over the world!<br />
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If you are a church, and your parishoners make the best home-cooked food, then this is the festival for you!<br />
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If you are an organization, and your members sell unique ethnic crafts, then this is the festival for you!<br />
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If you are a stromboli vendor or a snow cone vendor, please call the folks at Youngstown's many other wonderful ethnic festivals for vendor opportunities.<br />
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Food vendor and marketplace vendor forms are due March 30, so tents can be ordered at a resonable price.<br />
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Please connect through contacts on the Simply Slavic website if questions arise.<br />
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These modern-day nations in Europe represent the origins of our Slavic
ancestors: Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Ukraine.<br />
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Can we get a organization/church from every one of these ethnic groups?<br />
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<br />Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-87439377374683941952012-02-20T04:47:00.000+01:002012-02-20T04:50:18.362+01:00in a first, publicy traded company mentions Youngstown Earthquakes as risk factor 10-K documentation to the S.E.C.For all publicly traded companies on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, a company must file a document every year called a 10-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).<br />
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A somewhat standardized document in terms of content, the 10-K contains information about how the company participates/competes in the global marketplace, the compensation of executives, financial data, etc, etc, but also a list of "risk factors" that may impact a company's future ability to attain earnings.<br />
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On February 12, 2012 the publicly traded Consol Energy (CNX on the NYSE) with a market cap of $8.5 billion mentioned in <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070412/000107041212000008/cnx-123111x10k.htm">its 10-K</a> the following "risk factor" which can cause an investor to lose value in their investment:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">If
we cannot find adequate sources of water for our use or are unable to
dispose of the water we use or remove it from the strata at a reasonable
cost and within applicable environmental rules, our ability to produce
gas economically and in commercial quantities could be impaired."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">further...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">"As
part of our drilling and production in the Marcellus shale, we use
hydraulic fracturing processes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Thus, we need access to adequate sources
of water to use in our Marcellus shale operations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Further, we must
remove and dispose of the portion of the water that we use to fracture
our shale gas wells that flows back to the well-bore as well as drilling
fluids and other wastes</span><span style="font-size: small;"> associated
with the exploration, development or production of natural gas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our inability to
locate sufficient amounts of water with respect to our Marcellus Shale
operations, or the inability to dispose of or recycle water and other
wastes used in our Marcellus shale and our CBM operations, could
adversely impact our operations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u>For example, in Ohio, injection of gas
well production fluids was temporarily suspended for underground
injection disposal wells near Youngstown while regulatory authorities
investigate whether injection of wastewater into the wells is causing
low category earthquakes in the area.</u>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">While this one perceived risk factor is among a laundry list of risk factors, it is interesting to note how the Youngstown earthquakes (presumably caused by the D&L disposal of fracking waste into the earth) has made it into a company's released documents to the SEC.</span>Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-72709465128823191362012-02-14T07:25:00.004+01:002012-02-14T07:25:56.471+01:00Bloomberg Businessweek reports on economic impact of Lordstown's third shiftthis approximation of direct and indirect spin-off got my attention:<br />
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"A third shift at a Midwestern U.S. auto plant typically requires 1,000 autoworkers and creates 7,850 spinoff jobs ... about one-third within 60 miles of the plant, with others [two-thirds of jobs] at farther away suppliers and service providers."<br />
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And with subsequent real-life examples of how a third shift impacts the
bottom line in a community, this week's Bloomberg Businessweek magazine profiled some of the economic activity around Lordstown/Youngstown from the third shift assembling the Chevy Cruze. <br />
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Here is this week's Putin cover if you are looking for a copy to pick up: <br />
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An interesting line of work I did not know existed is overnight childcare. Parents drop off their kids going into their shift around 10:00pm, and then after their eight-hour shift, pick them up after 6:30am and take them to school. Wow.<br />
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<i>What other unique opportunities come about in a third-shift kinda town?</i><br />
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links to <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20120209/the-return-of-the-third-shift">slideshow</a> and <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/third-shifts-return-to-the-us-auto-industry-02092012.html?chan=magazine+channel_news+-+companies+%26amp%3b+industries">story</a>Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-39033829040759031532012-01-17T04:11:00.001+01:002012-01-17T05:56:06.399+01:00renovations to begin next week for new market near YSU & Wick ParkIn 2011 Mr. Ali Adi opened the Downtown Circle, which brought to downtown Youngstown a clean market stocked with goods, also serving daily unique freshly-prepared ethnic foods.<br />
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Less than a year later in January 2012, the successful entrepreneur will expand this model to an additional location in the city, but with a larger footprint.<br />
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Beginning next week, renovations will begin at the former R&S Market near the corner of Elm and Madison, just north of the YSU Campus and adjacent to other new and established private businesses near Wick Park such as Edward's Flowers, Dorian Books, and The Flats at Wick.<br />
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The new location, to be named the "University Circle," will have both a full market and a cafe space with wi-fi and seating for 46 people.<br />
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The existing two entrances will be remodeled into a single central entrance, with a complete physical redesign to the visual appeal of the building.<br />
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Similar to the location downtown, specialties such as chicken shawarma, grape leaves, smoothies, veggie falafel sandwiches, slowly-roasted meats can be ordered for lunches and dinners. The architectural drawings for the new place even have a space/drawn component for "vertical rotisseries."<br />
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What can north side residents and YSU students expect inside the "University Circle"?<br />
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Here's some quick shots of the interior and food from the "Downtown Circle" on Federal Street:<br />
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long live pickles on your pita...<br />
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<br />Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-84320701849155127862011-12-30T05:58:00.002+01:002011-12-30T06:04:09.480+01:00using YouTube to inspect a slice of comtemporary Youngstown - December 2011According to Google's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/t/faq">FAQs</a> about YouTube, in 2011 there were 48 hours of video uploaded every minute, or 8 years of content added each day.<br />
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And a little-bitty slice of that daily uploaded content is about Youngstown.<br />
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Youngstown music, Youngstown news, Youngstown sports, Youngstown quirks.<br />
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Let's play amateur historians for a moment...<br />
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If we looked <u>only at the last two weeks</u> of Youngstown-related uploads, and treated it as a time capsule of December 2011 and the things going on in our hyperlocal world, what is in that bundle?<br />
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<b>Here then are 10 videos uploaded in the last two weeks, a snapshot of this corner of the earth at the end of the last month of the eleventh year of the current millennium....</b><br />
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#10 - Highlights of the 2011 Youngstown Men's Rugby Season, who practices at Harrison Commons in the Smoky Hollow. (here's <a href="http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/jul/21/a-new-sport-in-town/">an article</a> about the Youngstown Women's Rugby Team)<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EGpyCRTZEP8" width="560"></iframe><br />
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#9 - An interview between a christian pastor and a sheep puppet, discussing the history of christmas...<br />
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#8 - A homemade rap music video, complete with historical settings in Oak Hill Cemetery and a decapitated human body...<br />
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#7 - On the other end of that spectrum, someone installing one of Yoko Ono's "Imagine Peace" billboards in downtown Youngstown...<br />
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#6 - From a demolition perspective, the 71-year old Westlake Terrace public housing project christened by good ol' Eleanor Roosevelt is coming down. One of, if not, the oldest publicly-funded housing projects in the United States. At its height, Westlake Terrace was over 600 units.<br />
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#5 - From the revitalization perspective, Iron and String Life Enhancement (ISLE) Inc will be constructing a bakery/diner named "Sugar Plum" in downtown youngstown, partially staffed by adults with disabilities...<br />
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#4 -YSU's STEM Dean, Dr. Martin Abraham, at the Youngstown Utica Shale Conference announcing the formation of The Natural Gas and Water Resources Institute...<br />
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#3 - Some dude's assessment of Youngstown's recent 2.5 magnitude
earthquake using earthquake visualization software and Google Earth...
(Some of his info is correct, some info not so correct)<br />
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#2 - From a diaspora perspective, Catullo's Prime Meats is getting ready to send Youngstown treats across the USA...<br />
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#1 - Finally, The Youngstown Club's Famous cheese recipe created by James McGoogan well over 70 years ago has a commercial...<br />
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The world-famous cheese is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/shops/AXC85XWM9ENFJ">now available at amazon.com</a> to ship around the country & world.<br />
<b><br />These 10 videos . . . a slice of Youngstown in December 2011.</b><br />
<br />Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-60443520880767023412011-12-21T08:01:00.000+01:002011-12-22T08:03:29.655+01:00thurs - fri - mon : do a YBI Tour as you are home visiting familyHave you ever been inside the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), whose portfolio companies are employing over 400 people in downtown youngstown?<br />
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Are you home for the holidays, looking for a place to explore in between your sacred duties like making pizzelles and eating kolachi?<br />
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Well, on an rsvp basis, the YBI will be offering tours to interested folks and those returning home for the holidays, both before and after Christmas.<br />
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the schedule:<br />
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<u>Thursday, Dec 22 </u><br />
Tours from 9am to 5pm leave at the top of the hour, led by YBI Chief Evangelist Jim Cossler. RSVP needed.<br />
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<u>Friday, Dec 23 </u><br />
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Tours from 7am to 10am leave at the top of the hour, led by YBI Chief Evangelist Jim Cossler. RSVP needed.<br />
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<u>Monday, Dec 26 </u><br />
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Two tours at 11am and 1pm leave at the top of the hour, led by YBI staff.<br />
Meet Dean Abraham of YSU's STEM College!<br />
Check out the new OH WOW! Technology Museum!<br />
Discounts for downtown eateries!<br />
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call 330-599-4583 to reserve a spot.<br />
<b>Thursday's slots are almost filled up.</b><br />
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need more info about the YBI before signing up. Read <a href="http://www.glpublishing.com/digitaleditions/ybi2011/index.html">here</a> about their 2011 efforts. <br />
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Parents, if you're reading this and feel your kids should go . . . tell them to stop by for a tour!<br />
<br />Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-90915292040145300472011-12-04T05:06:00.001+01:002011-12-04T05:15:11.889+01:00video of today's AMAZING downtown holiday parade and festivalhot off the presses...<br />
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check out the fun the citizenry had in Youngstown today.<br />
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a TON of people downtown<br />
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The St. Pat's float with the moving arms was really great, and got some points for ingenuity.<br />
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Kudos go to the City's Director of Downtown Events, Youngstown CityScape, YSU, WFMJ, and First Night Youngstown for their organizational efforts...<br />
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<br />Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-19236139372578147672011-12-02T14:06:00.001+01:002011-12-02T14:30:42.490+01:00tonight 's (friday) - Simply Slavic event is loaded with unique wintery goodness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're six months from the Second Simply Slavic Summerfest/Heritage Festival celebrating
all things Central and Eastern European in Downtown Youngstown.<br />
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But once a year is not good enough to throw a party, especially a party with live music and kolachi tastings.<br />
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To celebrate the winter season as well, we've created an OUTSTANDING EVENT <span class="text_exposed_hide"></span><span class="text_exposed_show">with MULTIPLE ARTISTS from as far way from Chicago.<br /> <br /> please join us!</span><br />
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<b><span class="text_exposed_show">Doors open at 5pm </span></b><br />
<b><span class="text_exposed_show">for that </span></b><br />
<b><span class="text_exposed_show">post-work pivo</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="text_exposed_show"> To the wee hours of the night </span></b><br />
<b><span class="text_exposed_show">we'll be </span></b><br />
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The windows of Youngstown are trimmed with tinsel.<br />
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This Saturday the winner of the first-ever downtown youngstown window decorating contest will be announced, and a whole lot more.<br />
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This year's holiday parade will be really ramped up compared to years past. Besides the parade, there will be a lot to do...<br />
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<b>10am</b> - Oh WoW opens up for the day, filled with science and family fun. (till 7pm)<br />
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<b>1pm</b> - "The Nutcracker" by Ballet Western Reserve will be at the Warner Theater <br />
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<b>1pm</b> - at 20 Federal Place (the ol Strouss') there will be free train rides, free hands-on activities by the SMARTS downtown pioneers, baked good vendors, Youngstown Club nippy cheese, more food, and fresh-cut wreaths and garlands for purchase.<br />
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<b>3pm</b> - the parade gets underway, with floats and floatsam down Federal Street.<br />
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<b>4pm</b> - the Central Square downtown christmas tree will be lit, with Santa making an appearance. Free pictures with Santa courtesy of YSU photography students.<br />
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<b>7pm</b> - another "The Nutcracker" performance by Ballet Western Reserve <br />
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Looking to be a nice day Saturday with 50 degrees and Sunny!<br />
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Many of the newest downtown lunch and coffee shops will be open as well...<br />
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well done!<br />
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I love how our architecture is captured in the reflections of the windows. <br />
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The handprint wreaths on the Oh Wow center are really imaginative...<br />
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And the YSU Student Art Association (SAA) deserves mad props for decorating many many windows downtown with high quality paintings.Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-72576348595437009742011-11-27T04:31:00.000+01:002011-11-27T20:36:42.094+01:00Youngstown's new chicken & waffles restaurant is open from midnight to 6amLast Saturday evening, was heading south along Market Street then made the turn onto Southern Boulevard (toward St. Dom's and the Boulevard Tavern) and this sign was flashing, full of light:<br />
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Enter <b>"Annie Mae's Chicken & Waffles"</b></div>
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Fast forward one week to tonight, and a trip to this oasis around 3am both confirmed their hours and provided to our crew a great & tasty meal.</div>
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Annie Mae's Chicken and Waffles is located on the site of the former restaurants over the decades such as "The Oven" and "Busy Bee" and a Jamaican establishment as well, and has a huge kitchen with ample seating . . . which was mostly full at 3am.<br />
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Here's a picture of my plate:<br />
a delicious & fluffy, yet crisp, waffle with sweet butter and a fried chicken breast on top. with a smattering of additional syrup.<br />
Sweet and savory!<br />
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Here's a friend's plate who ordered the grits, which sometimes are hard to find locally. (at least good grits)</div>
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The Uptown area was very vibrant at that time of night, with many folks walking over from nearby establishments or parking in their adjacent lot. <br />
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Even though the late-night hours were a nice bonus, looking at the front of their menu, Annie Mae's has daytime hours as well.<br />
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From the menu, their hours of operation:<br />
Monday to Thursday - 7am to 8pm<br />
Friday and Saturday - 7am to 6am<br />
Sunday - 7am to 8pm<br />
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If you're looking to support small businesses in Youngstown, give this place a try.<br />
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I've been to Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles in LA, and lived next to Gladys Knight's Chicken & Waffles in Atlanta, and just taking the waffles, <u>Annie Mae's waffles are better than both</u>.<br />
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Seriously.Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24427664.post-78600316020786088052011-11-23T23:38:00.001+01:002011-11-24T17:44:13.159+01:00cover of The Economist is all about "diasporas" - Youngstown are you listening?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Thousands of former citizens of the Youngstown & Mahoning Valley are returning to the nest this Thanksgiving, walking past airport newsstands seeing the image below on the cover of <b>The Economist</b>: </div>
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And there are <u>networking penguins</u> on the cover no less!<br />
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Perhaps this is the most <u>graphically perfect representation</u> of the Youngstown diaspora, due to our university's beloved mascot.<br />
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<i>As an exercise</i>, everyone should read the story in the magazine and each time you see the word "diaspora" substitute it with "people from Youngstown but living elsewhere" and let the message sink in.<br />
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Heck, turn it into a drinking game, downing a shot of gravy or slivovica each time you read see "diaspora."<br />
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<span lang="sk">Let's open a bottle and read some examples:</span><br />
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<u><span lang="sk">point 1:</span></u><br />
<span lang="sk">"People from Youngstown but living elsewhere" have always been a potent economic force, but the cheapness and ease of modern travel [and ease of communication] have made them larger and more numerous than ever before.</span><br />
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<u><span lang="sk">point 2:</span></u><br />
<span lang="sk">These networks of kinship [think cookie table] and language [think brier hill pizza] make it easier to do business across distances.</span><br />
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<u><span lang="sk">point 3:</span></u><br />
<span lang="sk">"People from Youngstown but living elsewhere" also help spread ideas. Many of the brightest minds are educated at universities. When they go home, they take with them both language and contacts.</span><br />
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<u><span lang="sk">point 4:</span></u><br />
<span lang="sk">"People from Youngstown but living elsewhere" spread money too. They not only send cash to their families, they also help companies in their current location cooperate with local Ohio companies.</span><br />
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<u><span lang="sk">point 5:</span></u><br />
<span lang="sk">Migration bring youth to aging areas and allows ideas to circulate in millions of mobile minds.</span><br />
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<span lang="sk">in short, developing an effort to engage the Youngstown diaspora can... </span><br />
- improve Youngstown-based businesses, charities, and institutions<br />
- support a pathway for those wishing to come home <br />
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<b><span lang="sk">So now that this diaspora concept is becoming more mainstream, can Youngstown do more NOW to engage its Diaspora?</span></b><br />
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<span lang="sk">check out <a href="http://burghdiaspora.blogspot.com/2011/11/cleveland-return-migration.html">what our friends</a> to the north <i><b>in Cleveland </b></i>are doing <u>this weekend</u>:</span><br />
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<span lang="sk">"</span>Potential boomerangs are the target of a talent attraction effort under the aegis of the <a href="http://www.cleveleads.org/NetCommunity/">Cleveland Leadership Center</a>.
This Saturday, the group is sponsoring a networking event aimed at
college students and recent graduates at the Corner Alley downtown --
intersection of East 4th Street and Euclid Avenue -- from 3 to 5 p.m. </blockquote>
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Those who attend can meet with corporate recruiters and civic leaders to
learn more about opportunities in Cleveland -- and they'll be only a
couple of blocks away from the Christmas lighting celebration on Public
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If that sounds like something for you -- <b>or for your children who'll be home for the holiday</b> -- go to <a href="http://www.cleveleads.org/NetCommunity/">cleveleads.org</a> for more information or to buy tickets."<span lang="sk"> </span></blockquote>
<span lang="sk"><b><i>and Pittsburgh?</i></b> (<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/11/pittsburgh_launches_a_100000_t.html">from the Cle PD</a>)</span><br />
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"Civic, political and foundation leaders there are offering a $100,000 reward to someone who will move to Pittsburgh. </blockquote>
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They're looking for a special someone, 45 or older, who's both
ambitious and civic-minded. Half the money can be used to launch a new
enterprise, but the other half goes into a charitable trust the
recipient has to spend in Pittsburgh. </blockquote>
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"We want to bring in people with wisdom, experience and leadership
skills to build the civic capacity," says Shawn Bannon, spokesman for
the <a href="http://www.experienceddreamers.org/">Experienced Dreamers</a> contest. </blockquote>
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It's an essay contest, to be precise. Entrants have until Dec. 16 to
detail their grand plans. The winner will be chosen in an online vote. </blockquote>
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One middle-aged dreamer will not transform Pittsburgh, of course, but
this is about marketing. Pittsburgh has spent decades reseeding its
entrepreneurial culture and reclaiming industrial wastelands."</blockquote>
<i><b><span lang="sk"> and Scranton?</span></b></i><br />
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"Rediscover Scranton volunteers promote and strengthen greater
Scranton’s quality of life and business assets by identifying and
contacting accomplished professionals with ties to greater Scranton,
informing them of economic, quality of living and growth opportunities,
and encouraging them to relocate their businesses and families to the
area.<br />
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The program cultivates relationships between former and
current residents of the area. Rediscover Scranton targets successful
company executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, individuals who work
in the creative industry and any other successful former residents.<br />
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Rediscover Scranton has formed partnerships with leaders
from local and regional government and non-profit organizations, as well
as local colleges and universities."</blockquote>
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<span lang="sk"><a href="http://www.rediscoverscranton.com/">http://www.rediscoverscranton.com</a></span></blockquote>
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Doors open at 7am Monday. <br />
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Great job of the interior design, especially with the red hues with black and white accents. The colors match the bridges and university at entry points to the downtown.<br />
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Roasted coffees, smoothies, and other drinks can be found now at the base of the Realty Building in the space occupied a few years ago by The Bean Counter Cafe.<br />
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Welcome to the neighborhood!Jankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com0