Neighborhoods

It’s a first in the City of Campbell, aimed at meeting an urgent need.  There was a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday morning for a new home on Whipple Avenue. “When we have a shortage of housing, and especially that doesn’t break people’s bank accounts,” said Deb Flora, with the Mahoning County Land Bank.

It marks the first time the Mahoning County Land Bank, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and City of Campbell have worked together on a housing project.

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The Walter E. and Caroline H. Watson Foundation awarded a $15,000 Grant to YNDC for clean and green equipment. The grant will be used to purchase a van and hydroseeder to significantly increase our neighborhood cleanup and vacant lot greening activities. Big thanks to the Walter E. and Caroline H. Watson Foundation for their support!
 

Mayor George Levendis didn’t hesitate — nor did he need many words — to express his feelings regarding the sharp contrast between things being torn down in the city and something being built up.

“I’m ecstatic,” he said.

The source of Levendis’ jubilation was bearing witness to the first step in building a 1,400-square-foot, two-story home at 412 Whipple Ave., for which the Mahoning County Land Bank secured much of the funding. The address also was the site of a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning to usher in the project.

In addition, the work reflects a newly formed partnership between the city of about 8,000, the land bank and the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., the mayor noted.

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Mahoning Valley TreeCorps is offering free tree planting in public spaces in Youngstown and Warren.

The initiative, led by Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., Youngstown CityScape, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, Healthy Community Partnership and other community partners, aims to restore and sustain the urban tree canopy in the two cities to improve health and make the urban forest accessible to all to support vibrant and healthy neighborhoods.

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Youngstown CityScape is taking on the challenge of planting trees in the yards of Youngstown residents.

Youngstown residents can sign up here or call 330-742-4040 to have a free tree planted in their tree lawn by Youngstown CityScape staff. According to a press release, healthy shade trees in neighborhoods have several benefits including helping reduce air pollution from cars and factories, providing needed summer shade, cooling homes and reducing energy bills, encouraging outdoor physical activity, improving mental health, improving property values and even reducing crime.

"Our city has lost so many street trees over the years. It's time to provide young, healthy tree replacements and make sure we spend the next three years taking advantage of this terrific regional partnership and from the federal government," said Youngstown CityScape Executive Director Sharon Letson.

Youngstown CityScape is a part of the Mahoning Valley TreeCorps, an initiative led by the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC), Youngstown CityScape, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership and many other community partners.

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Bike Share Youngstown will host a YO! Motion Mobilizing Midlothian Community Bike Ride and Health Fair 1 to 4 p.m. June 29 at the Youngstown Playhouse to promote bicycling as a safe, accessible and healthy mode of transportation.  The free event is designed to mobilize residents around the Midlothian corridor bike lane and advocate for bike-friendly infrastructure, education on cycling safety and creating inclusive opportunities for cyclists of all backgrounds and abilities.

Through group rides, maintenance assistance and community events, YO! Motion unites neighbors to build a more vibrant, connected and bike-friendly Youngstown. The organization’s goal is to not only promote safe and healthy cycling, but to celebrate the rich history and positive changes happening in the Midlothian corridor.

During the event, participants will stop at various local landmarks to highlight the vibrant community and the developments taking place. Participants will learn about the history of iconic locations like the Youngstown Playhouse on Glenwood Avenue, Schewbel’s Bakery on Midlothian Boulevard and the new developments by YNDC that are revitalizing the area.

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Planting street trees in the city provides an enormous benefit for residents and the environment. Youngstown CityScape is part of the Mahoning Valley TreeCorps,which is taking on the challenge of tree planting in Youngstown and Warren. City residents can sign up now to have a free tree planted in their tree lawn / devil strip. Youngstown residents can register to receive a free tree(s) by visiting www.YoungstownCityScape.org, or calling 330-742-4040.

Mahoning Valley TreeCorps is an initiative led by Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp, Youngstown CityScape, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership and the Healthy Community Partnership, along with many community partners.

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Officials from the Mahoning County Land Bank, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and the village of Sebring marked progress on a new affordable housing project funded through the Welcome Home Ohio program.

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Officials from the Mahoning County Land Bank, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and the village of Sebring marked progress on a new affordable housing project funded through the Welcome Home Ohio program.

To Read the full story from The business Journal, click here.

Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. has expanded its commercial property portfolio on Glenwood Avenue with its acquisition of a former popular nightspot. Ian Beniston, YNDC executive director, said the organization has not determined a use yet for the former Park Inn. The Glenwood Avenue restaurant and nightclub, which closed in 1994, was a regular venue for The Fabulous Flashbacks, a popular band that played covers from the 1960s and ’70s.

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