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VIDEO: Changing furnace filters

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Metro Monthly’s “Homeplate” features brother and sister dynamic duo Kevin Kralj and Kristy Regula. Each week they share a quick tip that can make your home life easier!

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VIDEO: Candle safety; gift-wrap ideas

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Kevin and Kristy offer two great tips! One is for making sure you’re burning candles safely, and the other is great for wrapping a gift for any occasion!

VIDEO: Cleaning paint brushes

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Kevin and Kristy share a few great tips for those taking on a home painting project!

VIDEO: Eco-friendly rain barrel for your garden

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Kevin and Kristy share a very eco-friendly tip for watering your plants and garden!

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VIDEO: Trimming lilacs

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Brother and sister dynamic duo Kevin and Kristy share a quick tip on how to trim back lilac bushes on Homeplate’s StyleLife!

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VIDEO: Caring for ornamental grasses

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Brother and sister how-to team, Kevin and Kristy, offer a quick tip on how to deal with ornamental grasses.

VIDEO: Cleaning stainless steel

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Brother and sister dynamic duo, Kevin Kralj and Kristy Regula, share style and household tips each week on Homeplate’s “StyleLife!” This week, we learn an eco-friendly way to clean stainless steel.

VIDEO: Fall flower arrangement

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Kevin and good friend Sarah Lown share a quick and fun tip for making a fall flower arrangement.

VIDEO: Transport cut flowers without spills

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Kevin and Kristy demonstrate a very clever way to take flowers to a party! No spills in the car!

VIDEO: Festive punch bowl tip

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Kevin and Kristy share a great tip on how to convert a cake plate into a punch bowl – and how to keep the punch nice and cool!

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1960s: Backyard wading pool fun. Sent in by Barney Klein.

SUMMER FUN – This slide show features reader-submitted images from the 1920s through the present day. Pictures include family vacations, beach scenes (check out the funky clothes and sunglasses!) and improvised fun close to home. Of particular interest are rare scenes of Idora Park during a Wean United company picnic in the 1970s. Metro Monthly [...]

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BOOTS BELL – Local broadcast legend and radio personality Boots Bell – at work and with his family. All images courtesy of Leslie Bell Redman and Chris Bell. © 2012 The Metro Monthly, Leslie Bell Redman and Chris Bell.

THE EVOLUTION OF YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY – This photo set captures Youngstown State University – from its roots as Youngstown College and its transition to Youngstown College to its ultimate status as a state university. The earliest images depict campus life in the 1920s and 30s. You’ll see the Victorian mansions of Wick Avenue serving [...]

WOODROW WILSON MOTORCYCLE CARAVAN – Graduates of Woodrow Wilson High School in a motorcycle caravan on Youngstown’s South Side in 2008. Since its first year, the annual event has grown and now attracts alumni from Wilson, Cardinal Mooney and elsewhere. All photos by Joan Yanchick. © 2012 The Metro Monthly. All rights reserved.

Jane Walentas with one of the restored Idora Park Carousel horses

IDORA PARK CAROUSEL DEDICATION – The carousel was one of the most-beloved rides at Idora Park. When the amusement park closed and the rides were tagged and auctioned, many people thought they would be seeing the carousel for the last time. It’s been a long journey from Youngstown to Brooklyn Bridge Park, but after nearly [...]

ST. COLUMBA CATHEDRAL LIES IN RUIN – Fire destroyed St. Columba Cathedral on Sept. 2, 1954 when a bolt of lightning struck the church during a late evening storm. According to news accounts of the day, firefighters first responding found the blaze well under way with fire outlining the cathedral’s main rose window. Eleven fire companies [...]

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Response to ‘Homeplate for the Holidays’

Submitted on 2011/12/10 at 7:29 AM Happy Holidays from Carl and Ruthy M. The cookies all look great and we enjoyed watching your cookie show.

Viewer appreciates old-fashioned food on ‘Homeplate Homestyle’

“Thank you so much to Helga Wengler and Mitch Lynch, for the great recipes on the “Homeplate for the Holidays“ show. I love the way Helga takes such pride in the preparation of her recipes, just like my mom and grandmother did growing up. My generation may use fancy kitchen gadgets to make short work [...]