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Harry Burt’s candy, ice cream parlors drew rave reviews

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120 Years Ago, 1906 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Perfection are the new ice cream parlors opened by Harry B. Burt. Original and novel. Interior presents a picture of bewildering beauty – equipped with modern appliances.” “Harry B. Burt’s new candy and ice cream parlors were opened to the public at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Burt has, without doubt, the finest place of the kind in this section of the country, and it is doubtful if a finer appointed or more elaborate confectionary and ice cream store can be found anywhere. The ...

Cracked walkways threaten homes, residents in many ways

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Cracked walkways should be part of any outdoor living space renovation to reduce risk of injuries and even the chance that a home’s structural integrity may be compromised. The popularity of outdoor living spaces has increased dramatically over the last decade. The National Association of Home Builders notes that industry projections estimate the outdoor living market will reach $26.8 billion by 2027. That’s a testament to the popularity of spaces that are transforming how people use their properties and spend time at home. Outdoor kitchens, living rooms and expansive ...

Affordable housing complex coming to Youngstown

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YOUNGSTOWN — Funding is lined up for a $35 million, 120-unit affordable housing apartment complex at the site of the former Woodside Receiving Hospital with construction expected to start in October. Wallick Development LLC of New Albany received approval from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for the issuance of up to $21.5 million in Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds and a $10 million Ohio Low-Income Housing Tax Credit — one of only 10 projects selected for the 4% tax credits out of 48 applications — with the rest of the money coming from banks for the housing project, called ...

Democrats try to present a united front in Michigan after bitter primary

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DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democrats on Friday urged voters to rally behind their statewide candidates, three days after a bitter U.S. Senate contest highlighted divisions between the progressive and moderate wings of the party. A slate of nominees and other notable Democrats spoke to a crowd of more than 1,000 voters. The crowd cheered the loudest for Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official who narrowly beat establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in a contentious and closely watched primary for an open Senate seat. “Michigan, we will fight to build the America we are proud ...

Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she fights the president’s effort to terminate her over mortgage fraud allegations that she has denied. The justices, in a 5-4 decision in June, said Cook, who was nominated to the Fed’s Board of Governors by President Joe Biden, could remain in her post at least as long as her lawsuit challenging her firing goes on. The Trump administration is appealing a lower-court ruling in Cook’s ...

City man convicted in bomb threats indicted in robbery

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YOUNGSTOWN — Dion L. Taylor, 32, of East Lucius Avenue, was indicted Thursday on two counts of aggravated robbery with firearm specifications, two counts of kidnapping with firearm specifications and single counts of escape, grand theft of a motor vehicle and felony theft in the alleged armed robbery of a cell phone store on Mahoning Avenue in the city June 24. Taylor is also the same man who was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in August of 2021 for making multiple bomb threats regarding downtown Youngstown buildings Dec. 2, 2019, leading to the evacuation of one of the ...