Local leaders to speak at Good Morning Youngstown event
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – It's a good morning Thursday in Youngstown.
The Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Good Morning Youngstown event at Stambaugh Auditorium.
Mayor Tito Brown will give his State of the City Address. Michael Latessa with the Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University and Paul Garchar of Potential Development School for students with autism will speak on their organizations and on Autism Acceptance Month in April.
Dorian Smith, senior vice president of business development at 7-17 Credit Union, also plans to speak.
The credit union is administering about $13 million of the city's American Rescue Plan funding on various programs to improve housing in the city. Youngstown City School District Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor also is scheduled to speak.
Many questions expected to be answered, including the future and state of the city and an update on city schooling. The event comes nearly a year after the explosion of the Realty Building, leading to the demolition of the building and putting a temporary halt to construction downtown.
Good Morning Youngstown will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Yahoo
State DOT refuses to sign off on $10 land sale that could modernize Long Island's busiest LIRR line
The state Department of Transportation seems ready to run out the clock on a $10 deal to help electrify Long Island's busiest LIRR line — which could cost Suffolk County over $2 million in federal funds if the agreement falls through, local officials charged County Executive Ed Romaine called out the DOT for stonewalling an infrastructure project he said would clean up both the delay-ridden commute and the environment — all over a pending vacant land purchase between Suffolk and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency. If DOT does not sign off on the land deal by June 30, roughly $2.1 million earmarked from the federal American Rescue Plan to help fund the project will be lost, according to Suffolk officials. 'This should have been done, this whole line should be electrical,' Romaine, a, Republican, told The Post from Port Jefferson. 'This is the best land deal the MTA will ever make — which isn't exactly known for its fiscal responsibility.' Romaine said the agency is ready to move forward with the project, but did not specify how much the project would cost. The vacant land, nearly 50 acres that was once part of the Lawrence Aviation Superfund site, is currently controlled by the Suffolk County Landbank. Landbank officials offered to sell it to the MTA last year for just $10 so the agency can begin building infrastructure to electrify the unreliable diesel-fueled, double-decker trains that still run through the Port Jefferson line — a LIRR route that 30% of all riders live along. It's also the busiest branch on Long Island, according to MTA data. But the DOT balked at blessing the project, citing the need to complete an easement process as well as floating other potential options for the property, Suffolk officials charged. Stephen Canzoneri, DOT spokesperson representing Long Island, confirmed the agency 'is in the process of delivering a free property easement' to 'facilitate MTA's property acquisition,' and said the process will take several months. Even state Assemblywoman Rebecca Kassay, a Democrat, offered to personally pay the $10 fee to get the deal done — but said she was told the state still wouldn't allow the sale. Romaine has even called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to step in. He argued DOT's stalling tactics go against Hochul's own green goals. 'Governor Hochul supports any effort to advance meaningful transportation investments in the region and will work with all stakeholders to resolve the complicated land use issues impacting this potential project,' Kara Cumoletti, a spokesperson for the governor, told The Post. The MTA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Yahoo
Local coffee shop ceasing daily operations
CORTLAND, Ohio (WKBN) — A local coffee shop announced Monday it will soon be closing. In a Facebook post, Cortland Main Street Coffee announced it will stop regular operations after three years in business. The post read in part, '… it is with a heavy heart that we announce we will be closing our doors for day-to-day business.' However, they say this isn't goodbye forever, as they plan to occasionally host pop-up events in the space. The last day is set for Sunday, June 15. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Yahoo
Local beer and wine cellar up for auction after 70 years in business
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Lou's Beer and Wine Cellar has been a fixture for 70 years on Route 46 in Austintown, owned the entire time by the same family — but Lou's will soon get a new owner. The man who has run it for 51 years, Randy DiNunzio, has decided it's time to retire, so the store will be sold at auction. It was Randy DiNunzio's grandparents, Lou and Philomena DiNunzio, who in 1955 started Lou's Beer and Wine Cellar in Austintown. 'My grandfather puts my grandmother in the store to run the business. She knows nothing about it, so she asked my father, 'Could you please quit college to come here and work with me and rescue us because we're going to lose the house?' Grandma put the house up for collateral and bought a business he knew nothing about,' Randy DiNunzio Randy DiNunzio now knows all about the store. He's run Lou's for 51 years, working 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday — and occasionally on Sunday. And he's done it alone, with no employees. DiNunzio hasn't taken a vacation in five years. 'I'm a one-man band. People that come here, they know I'm here and they can call me. I'm here. I'm always here. That makes a difference,' he said. Randy DiNunzio admits the work has come with a price. 'My kids grew up. I wasn't at home. My wife — as I say, I'm on deployment for 46 years — Zelda, I love you. I'm coming home,' he said. '80 hours a week. It's crazy.' At 69 and having dedicated his life to making Lou's Beer and Wine Cellar a success — and missing everything else in between — Randy DiNunzio has decided to sell the business. He has a granddaughter and a grandson on the way. He says it's time. 'I gotta go visit everybody. I gotta get together and I gotta enjoy the rest of my life because if I stay here, I'm not going to see anything. I'll see this, but not the family,' he said. What DiNunzio will be selling is one of the premier wine shops between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, with 30,000 bottles and 2,500 different varieties. He also specializes in craft beers. He's the consummate salesman. 'It's like being on stage all day. You're an entertainer — when I go home at night, sometimes I'm more exhausted from the interaction with people than the stacking and loading,' he said. DiNunzio has also thought about what it'll be like to no longer be the man behind Lou's Beer and Wine Cellar. 'It'll be hard. It'll be sad. It'll be a weird feeling because it's my life. It's everything.' Lou's Beer and Wine Cellar is being sold by auction — at Kiko's Auction. The property also includes two apartments and a four-car garage. The bidding starts on June 24 and ends at 1 p.m. on June 26. DiNunzio is hoping to get from $2 million to $2.5 million for the business, but it's an absolute auction. The sale goes to the highest bidder. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
