Steel Valley Voices

03/17/2026

Join us next Thursday for our March edition of Bites and Bits of History as Sean T. Posey presents "The Fight for Worker Rights in the Mahoning Valley." This free program begins at noon on Thursday, March 19, at the Tyler History Center.

01/31/2026

01/29/2026

Announcing our curated group of Vendors joining us Concept Studio during First Fridays - February - For the Love of Dance. Along with dance organizations and mini-performances and lessons we look forward to welcoming:

Alyssum and Ash
by Parris
Rustbelt Candle Company
Mydlo
's Glossy

For our full schedule of events and additional information visit our website www.firstfridaysyoungstown.org

12/23/2025

Check out our upcoming hours for Memories of Christmas Past at the Arms Family Museum, including two more evening options, plenty of time for last minute holiday shopping, and lots of family fun.

04/04/2025

We're a little over a month away from the fifth annual Youngstown May Day Festival. Things move fast. If you're a little unsure what, exactly, the YMDF and May Day is all about, here's a little explainer. Share it with your friends, your family, your pets and plants, so everyone knows what you're doing this April 26 & 27.

See you soon, Youngstown!

08/18/2024

08/17/2024

03/14/2024

The Youngstown Press Club is seeking applications for the two $2,000 scholarships it will award this year. The deadline is April 1.

03/03/2024

https://youtu.be/IpDZMbLnSfU?si=34D2RGWwOld19ijZ While the great majority of lynching victims were African Americans, there were Italians who met this fate on U.S. soil. The Coal Miners' Strike of 1873, Trumbull County, occasioned the murder of immigrant Giovanni Chiesa. Here is a short video on the incident..

In 1873, Giovanni Chiesa was hired to work in a coal mine closed by a strike. Murdered by a mob of angry miners, he became the first Italian lynched in the U...

02/04/2024

The recent $50,000 grant will assist Mahoning County residents 60 and over with technology education, access.

02/03/2024

Youngstown Events | Black History Month | Metro Monthly. This guide includes programs in and around the Youngstown-Warren area.

02/03/2024

Upcoming Major Events | Spring 2024 – A list of upcoming major events appears in the February/March 2024 print edition.