People of a certain age may remember Merthiolate and Mercurochrome in the household medicine chest. Whenever someone skinned a knee or scraped an elbow, one of these topical antiseptics was often applied to prevent infection. Mercurochrome was good for impressing children. It had a ...

A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed "Dirty Myrtle" because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a magnet for retirees in a nation that continues to age. The number of residents 65 years and older in the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area grew by 6.3% last year, making it the ...

To include or update items in the weekly Senior News list, email information to tmunnell@tribtoday.com or dbigelow@tribtoday.com. The deadline is noon Wednesday for inclusion in that week’s list. PERI 18 TO MEET: The Public Employee Retirees Inc. of Mahoning County, Chapter 18, will meet for ...

With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts — at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even worse, a “coke” when they actually want a Sprite. Few American linguistic debates have bubbled quite as long and ...

The 4th Mahoning Valley Irish Festival takes place this weekend at Penguin City Brewing Company. The entertainment lineup includes The Irish Brigadiers, Achill Crossing, Dullahan, Burke School of Irish Dance and County Mayo on Friday, and Seamus, The Fiddlechicks & the Irish Badland Band, ...

The work of Tanya Hough is featured in an exhibition this month at the Ashtabula Arts Center’s Humphrey Gallery. Hough studied at Ringling School of Art. After retiring from teaching, she began painting full-time, largely to help navigate the anxiety and grief surrounding the decline of her ...

Warren Chalk on the Walk rescheduled for Saturday After being rained out in June, Chalk on the Walk and Youth Art Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at downtown Warren’s Courthouse Square. Children will be able to create sidewalk art with free chalk. Other activities ...

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: 52nd Hoyt Regional Art Exhibition, through July 17. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. hoytartcenter.org and 724-652-2882. ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER, 2928 W. ...

Dennis and Carol Singley of Austintown are celebrating their 55th anniversary on June 7, 2025. Denny and the former Carol Harmon were married June 7, 1970, in Fowler. They have one son, Nathan, at home. After graduating from Warren Harding High School in 1963, Denny served his country ...

John and Erin Stanik of Minerva and Ernest and Jean Savopoulos of Warren are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Dr. Jessica J. Stanik and Dr. John W. Savopoulos. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Connie Stanik. Dr. Stanik, a dentist, graduated ...

The families of Brandon D. Good Sr. and Jessica L. Valsi are announcing the couple’s engagement and approaching marriage. Jessica L. Valsi of Niles is the daughter of Robert S. Valsi of Niles and Charlotte Richards of Struthers. Parents of the groom-elect are Marcia J. Good and Ron D. Good, ...

Chloe Zocolo and Daniel Hillgartner, both former area residents, were united in marriage during a wedding ceremony Oct. 10, 2024, at city hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The new Mrs. Hillgartner graduated from Youngstown State University nursing school. She is a registered nurse at Hennepin ...

All I wanted to do was pay my bill. That’s it. I bought a service. I owed money. I intended to pay. Remember the old days when you could walk into a place and hand them cash or you could write a check and send it in the mail? Anymore, you need an advanced computer degree from MIT just to ...

I think it’s the hearing aid ads cluttering my mailbox that annoy me the most. The hearing aid cartel must figure I wouldn’t catch what they’re saying if they advertised on TV, but if I tilt my bifocals just right, and they print it in large enough letters, I might be able to see what ...

Growing up, I knew that just about the worst possible career choice would be princess. Beautiful princesses were always getting kidnapped by dragons or poisoned by wicked stepmothers, hopelessly lost in the woods or having their castle stolen. The only career choice worse than princess ...

Today, my cultured friends, we shall mix some grace and refinement into the proceedings. By which I mean, I shall recite some elegant poetry. Ready? Here goes. Roses are red, Violets are blue; My fish are my favorites, But you’re OK, too. Ah, poetry, the language of romance. If ...

Let me tell you — figuring life out is not easy. I’m 48 years old. Yep. Forty-eight. Soon enough it’ll be 49, and then the inevitable and slightly horrifying gulp — 50. And I know, I know, I should be embracing it. Age comes with wisdom, experience and a whole lot of lessons. With ...

So, this weekend — if all goes according to plan — I’ll be over 4,000 miles away from home, somewhere in the beautiful country of Poland. Yep. Poland. Not the “drive three miles down 224” version I thought at first, but the actual Poland, across the Atlantic. And no, this isn’t a ...

There are few things more unifying and, oddly enough, divisive in this town than pizza. In Youngstown, pizza isn’t just dinner. It’s a love language. A debate sport. A weekly ritual. A personality trait. We take our slices seriously — but thankfully, not ourselves. And before we get ...

Have you ever thought of yourself as a creator? Or the recipient of what others have created? Or — maybe even more puzzling — the one who neither creates nor receives? The other day, as I was traveling back from D.C., I took the more scenic route through western Loudoun County. I let ...

In my earlier years of gardening, I was attracted to and purchased unusual plants. Many of those didn’t survive beyond their first year. As I have “matured,” I have redirected my purchases toward the easy-to-grow natives that feed our local pollinators. The hotter, drier summers have ...

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. Contact the Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538. For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events. Plant and Pest Clinic What: Stop by to ask ...

As I watched a woodpecker banging away at a tree, it made me think, why don’t woodpeckers get headaches or suffer brain trauma from all that drumming? So, I looked it up. Once again, nature has created a miracle that does not allow the woodpecker to get headaches or become dizzy. ...

Our temperatures have continued to fluctuate, but our winter weather will eventually remain colder and the darkness will cause us to bundle up, keeping ourselves warm. The days are gaining minutes of light in the morning and evening, but it will be a couple of months before we notice ...