July 17: MVHS to present ‘Idora Park: The Last Ride of Summer’ at the Tyler

Rick Shale, author of “Idora Park: The Last Ride of Summer,” will be the featured speaker for the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s next Bites and Bits of History Lunch Program. It occurs at noon on Thursday, July 17 at the Tyler History Center in downtown Youngstown. The lecture is free and open to the public. Shale’s presentation […]

Park Vista program on Idora Park April 12

What opened as a simple trolley terminal park at the turn of the 20th century has become an iconic symbol of Youngstown’s booming past and the focus of an upcoming presentation at Park Vista in Youngstown. Dr. Richard Shale, professor of English at Youngstown State University, will present “Idora Park: A Historic Look Back” at […]

Local editorial cartoonists hold mirror to Mahoning Valley, world

By GEORGE NELSON |METRO MONTHLY ASSOCIATE EDITOR For editorial cartoonists like Dan O’Brien and Rick Muccio, working in the Mahoning Valley means rarely having to look hard for source material. “In an area like this, it’s hard not to have a lot of material,” said Muccio, an editorial cartoonist for the Tribune Chronicle since the early […]