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Why there used to be mercury in your medicine

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 ...

‘Dirty Myrtle’ cleaning up her act

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 ...

Senior News

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 ...

The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate

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 ...

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Penguin City hosts Irish fest

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, ...

AAC gallery features the work of Hough

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 ...

Ticket stubs

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 ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

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. ...

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Anniversary: Singley 55th

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 ...

Engagement: Stanik-Savopoulos

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 ...

Engagement: Valsi — Good

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, ...

Zocolo – Hillgartner

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 ...

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Which of these apps is apt to let me pay my bill?

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 ...

Aging not so well, one commercial at a time

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 ...

Move over, Timmy, Lassie and I need to hide from the Beautiful Princess

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 ...

Roses are red, poetry makes me blue …

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 ...

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Figuring life out at 48 (and counting)

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 ...

Passport, please: How saying ‘yes’ landed me in Poland

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 ...

A love letter to pizza (and the people who love it differently)

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 ...

Blessed to create, blessed to receive

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 ...

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Got deer? Shoo them away with prickly plants

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 ...

Valley Grows calendar

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 ...

Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches?

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. ...

Animals wandering in a winter wonderland

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 ...