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Ignite the Night and First Fridays Youngstown try again

Youngstown events washed out Fourth of July weekend will get re-Ignite-d this weekend. Much of the programming celebrating America250 originally planned for the July 3 First Fridays Youngstown will take place this Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. The Youngstown Walk of Fame induction ceremony for ...

Beck, Ward will stroll on Walk of Fame

After a month-long delay, a couple of Players will join Youngstown’s Walk of Fame this weekend. Musicians Billy Beck and Rick Ward are this year’s selections, joining Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald Bell of Kool & the Gang and former boxing champions Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Kelly ...

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PBS Western Reserve brings ‘Neighbor’-ly event to Eastwood Mall PBS Western Reserve presents “Be My Neighbor Day” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. It will include a resource fair featuring local partner organizations, activities, a raffle and giveaways. Families will have a chance to meet local community helpers and take a picture with Daniel Tiger from “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” Daniel Tiger-branded capes and other giveaway items are available while supplies last. A community helpers dress-up area will let ...

Dear Annie: Sees her own future in elderly neighbor’s

DEAR ANNIE: I’m 58, never married, no kids, no siblings, no nieces or nephews. A neighbor of mine is very ill and in a nursing home. She has a daughter, but the daughter barely even bothers to visit her, and it breaks my heart. I call my neighbor often to try to lift her spirits. At the same time, I’ve been dealing with some depression myself. I keep thinking about how I will be 70 one day — and who will be there to visit me? I have health problems, but I stay on top of my appointments. I’m terrified I’ll end up like my neighbor, alone in a home with no one around to show ...

Three Dog Night, theater veterans fill Westminster’s Celebrity Series

Three Dog Night will open Westminster College’s 2026-27 Celebrity Series. Original member Danny Hutton still leads the group. Between 1969 and 1975, Three Dog Night had 21 top 40 hits, including “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” “Joy to the World,” “Black and White,” “Shambala,” ...

Gray Areas: Foos ‘Take Cover’ in Cleveland, YSU students in YouTube series

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Seventeen years ago this month Dave Grohl played a three-song set on Courthouse Square for the dedication of David Grohl Alley. He’ll play a slightly larger venue on Monday. Grohl’s Foo Fighters headline Cleveland’s Huntington Bank Stadium, joined by Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy. The band’s “Take Cover” North American tour kicked off Tuesday in Toronto. The three songs he played in Warren in 2009 — “Times Like These,” “My Hero” and “Everlong” — were part of the set, along with 23 ...