Flashback 1964: The city of Youngstown is awash in dozens of retail outlets and specialty shops, particularly on the bustling Federal Street downtown, where the ornate eight-story Strouss’ and McKelvey’s department stores draw thousands of customers daily. On all sides of town, robust ...
DEAR EDITOR: Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a precarious place for journalists, but Wall Street Journal Russian correspondent Evan Gershkovich considered himself fairly safe there, up until March 29, 2023. Just over a year ago, he was suddenly arrested while having dinner at a Russian ...
DEAR EDITOR: As an independent candidate for 5th-ward council this past November, my primary goals were to bring a grocery store back to the Mahoning Avenue corridor, along with remediation and development of the former gas station at the corner of Bears Den Road and Schenley that had old ...
By now, you have probably heard the news that starting April 6, The Vindicator will debut a brand new “Weekend Edition” that will be delivered to your homes Saturday morning and will remain on newsstands throughout the weekend. I know this transition for our newspaper brings up a lot of ...
DEAR EDITOR: The editorial on March 22 called on voters to be informed when they vote in November. Let’s make a deal! The voters are tired of heavily-slanted name calling and worthless political ads, both on television and printed in the news media. We want and desperately need honest and ...
DEAR EDITOR: What I read in the headlines of this newspaper made my stomach churn. First, the employees of the former GM plant had to relocate to another GM plant, which was very undesirable — they had to pick up roots and move. Now, they have a chance to relocate back to this area and ...