WARREN — Local organizations came together recently to focus on community safety and learned what can be accomplished by working together. The three-hour event held at Grace AME Church Warren focused on creating a culture of community care by working together. More than 25 people ...

• Niles First Baptist Church, 26 E. Church St. — 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. June 8 to 12 for ages 3 to sixth grade. For information, call 330-652-4370. • Friendship Baptist Church, 1954 Brier St., SE Warren, will hold VBS 5 to 7 p.m. June 10 to 12 for children and adults. The theme is “I’ve ...

BERLIN — A performance inside a Catholic cathedral in Germany earlier this month that featured raw, plucked chickens wrapped in diapers onstage — and the country’s president and the local archbishop in the audience — has prompted the church and municipal leaders to apologize that the ...

MARCH FOR JESUS: The March for Jesus Mahoning Valley will be at 10 a.m. Saturday and will begin at the former South High School, 1833 Market St., on the Youngstown’s South Side. PRE-FATHERS DAY: Beulah Baptist Church, 570 Sherwood Ave., Youngstown, will host a Pre-Father’s Day service at ...

Cottage food industry laws exist in all 50 states, and though the rules vary from state to state, they allow producers to sell directly to consumers on various levels. These laws create new opportunities beyond the usual weekly markets as bakers and home cooks create new ways to sell homemade ...

In the last year, we’ve become friends in this space. This column has given me a fulfillment I didn’t know possible, letting me scratch a mental and creative itch I didn’t know I had. It got a little monotonous just for a few short weeks, but it also, in my mind, helped me find what ...