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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Road to close for Showcase for Commerce
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Napoleon Street between Market and Walnut streets in downtown Johnstown is scheduled to be closed to vehicle traffic from 6 a.m. May 28 until 4 p.m. May 30 for Showcase for Commerce. An emergency lane will remain open. The street will be accessible to pedestrians. Outdoor exhibits are displayed on Napoleon Street between 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial and the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center, and the road is closed for safety reasons. Information: 814-536-5107.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Folk-rock duo, Indigo Girls, to perform in Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A folk-rock duo is making their way to Johnstown this June as part of their upcoming tour in celebration of their new album. Indigo Girls, made up of a multi-Grammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, will be stopping at the 1st Summit Arena on Saturday, June 21. The concert is part of the duo's tour in support of the album Look Long. Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m. on the 1st Summit Arena website. You can also get tickets on Ticketmaster. The duo has had an over 35-year career and recorded over 16 studio albums, sold over 15 million records, and has made fans all over the world. A portion of the proceeds for their current album will go to the First Peoples Fund. The fund works to support the cultural, artistic and ancestral practices of indigenous people. The show is being held in conjunction with Johnstown Pride events scheduled for June 21. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Top-notch entertainment an economic boost for region
From big shows with big names to edgy theatrical productions and a first-class symphony orchestra, top-notch performances continue to be an economic boost for our region. That's thanks to regional entertainment leaders who are in tune with what audiences (both young and old) want to see and hear. Some of the entertainers are even playing to sold-out audiences, made up of local patrons and people from neighboring counties and states. As Chad Mearns, marketing and box office manager at 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial in downtown Johnstown, told our Kelly Urban in our recent Vision 2025 special section, 'People are buying tickets and coming to Johnstown in increasing numbers, and that's not just from Pittsburgh. It's northern West Virginia, western Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania. 'People are coming into Johnstown and spending money. They're eating in restaurants, getting gas and staying the night in a hotel, so that helps the city in a lot of ways. It's something we take seriously and we're happy to add to the city's economy.' Those same sentiments were echoed by Jerry Ledney, executive director of the Arcadia Theater in Windber. He said, 'Most people will make a night of it and eat at one of the local restaurants, and we do hear that they are very busy on show nights.' And it's just not the bigger venues. The Community Arts Center of Cambria County's Log Art Theatre productions attract people from across the region and state, as well as from out of state. Angela R. Godin, executive director of the Westmont arts center, said, 'If people don't have family here, they're not just going out to eat; they are getting a hotel and staying. From the addresses we have from intake when we get a registration, we're seeing that this is not only crossing counties, but states, so people are coming to shows and adding to the economy.' Adding to that is the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, drawing crowds with its music celebrating the community's strengths. Erin Codey, JSO's executive director, said, 'We had our largest audience yet at our season-opening concert, two almost sold-out shows for December, and the February show sold out.' Events are also drawing crowds at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center in Richland Township and the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in downtown Johnstown. And we look forward to the economy being bolstered even more by the many festivals throughout the summer and fall that will pack in the crowds.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Game Plan on Market bar and restaurant opens in downtown Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A new restaurant and bar is open for business in downtown Johnstown across from 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial. The Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting Wednesday for Game Plan on Market at 353 Market St. Cambria County Commissioner Thomas Chernisky said the new restaurant will give out-of-town visitors attending concerts and events at the Napoleon Street arena more reason to spend money in Johnstown. 'You are creating memories here,' he told Game Plan on Market owner Rob Barmoy, 'and you are drawing in dollars from out-of-town visitors. That's what we want.' Barmoy also owns Woodside Bar & Grill in Stonycreek Township, but said he has always wanted to open a business in Johnstown, where he grew up. He's running the restaurant with his daughters Ashley Barmoy and Nicole McAdams. 'The opportunity presented itself, and I thought it would be a good location next to the arena, so I thought I'd take a chance,' he said. Johnstown Mayor Frank Janakovic thanked Barmoy for opening the business in downtown Johnstown. 'With our Main Street project and other things happening in the next few years, I'm sure you will be very successful in our business district,' Janakovic said. The restaurant offers a menu with appetizers, salads, sandwiches, smash burgers, pizza, pierogis, wings, and entrees including steak and salmon, as well as TVs for sports fans, billiards and darts. Barmoy said he looks forward to serving lunch crowds throughout the week as well as weekend crowds. Game Plan on Market is open six days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is closed on Mondays. 'I have fun enjoying other people's fun,' Barmoy said.
