Press Coverage


It's Friday, July 9, 2021, and after three years of living in the Mahoning Valley, I’ve learned nostalgia plays a major role in Valley residents’ relationships to the region.

The city’s board of control approved the $1 purchase of a West Side property from Mill Creek MetroParks and will turn it over to the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. for future development.

In the next couple of weeks, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. officials will take possession of a house on Old Furnace Road from the city.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is planning on fully restoring the marquee and façade at the historic Foster Theater on Youngstown’s south side.

The word "Revitalize" on the marquee of the iconic Foster Theatre is doing a lot of work.