things to do in youngstown

Looking at Shout Youngstown's site analytics, one of the main searches drawing people to the blog is the Google search:
"things to do in youngstown".

Our staff has compiled a preliminary list of about 60 places in Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley that are essential and vintage Ytown - the true unique gems of this community.

So we are unveiling "The Map"
a.k.a.
"The Gems of Youngstown"

click here to see it.

The Map is intended for:
- those who seek the unique things in life
- those looking for the quintessential youngstown
- students in ytown for college
- out-of-town visitors exploring local flavor

The Map is kinda organized by color:
- red for food places (sometimes serving drinks)
- purple for drink places (sometimes serving food)
- yellow for neat cultural/entertainment options
- green for outdoors/nature stuff
- white for historical
- tan for interesting shops

The Map is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every place in the region.

It is a work in progress.

If you don't agree with the contents of The Map, go ahead and make your own.

But by all means, we will listen to your suggestions for future additions.

Make sure your suggestion is a good one though, as character and good food is what drives many of these places to the top of our rankings.

For example, Bw3's in Boardman near the s.p. mall will not make our staff's list because it (a) is not unique, (b) has expensive beer, (c) lacks local flavor.

We realize The Map is created though the lens which represents our tastes. While our tastes are not necessarily superior to anyone else's - they are inherently wonderful.

and with great humility, we give you . .

The Map

someone new at the table

Dear valued www.shoutyoungstown.blogspot.com readers,

The “Shout Youngstown” blog is excited to announce a new member to our writing staff.

In celebration of this event, our website will have a full week of new content, which will be updated every day starting on Monday, November 13th. The title for each of next week’s stories will be:

o following the stars – attracting people, in addition to industry
o the Youngstown Homestead Act of 2007 : part I
o the Youngstown Homestead Act of 2007 : part II
o unique youngstown
o why west federal should not look like east federal
o the third function of a university
o a thousand points of light

Our goal is to make “Shout Youngstown” an engaging forum for economic development and urban design in the city of Youngstown, the Mahoning Valley, and Northeast Ohio. We hope the ideas and concepts found within the stories and comments can begin a dialogue for specific plans to enhance our region.

All stories found on the website are indexed by month and subject. Some of the more interesting concepts are highlighted in the “a sample of recent ideas” section.

We look forward to your comments and suggestions.

Sincerely,
The Shout Youngstown blog team,

Janko & Ben Trovato
shoutyoungstown@gmail.com