Rock the Vote at YSU

Posted in Events, News on October 28th, 2008 by ytown | No Comments »

[ October 29, 2008; ]

Rock the Vote is having an early voting event at YSU tomorrow (10/29/08) from noon to 2pm with appearances by the Beastie Boys and Sheryl Crow. All relevant information for the event can be found at www.rockthevote.com under the event tool or by searching Youngstown in the events section of facebook.

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The Metro Monthly

Posted in News on October 27th, 2008 by ytown | No Comments »

The Metro Monthly is a large format Youngstown, Ohio monthly (hence the name) newspaper filled with local news, local ads and a calendar that details what to do in the Valley. And while this free (even better) publication is very informative – and I always make a point of picking one up on my way out of the Youngstown YMCA – there is this really interesting aspect of the Metro Monthly that is often over-looked. They have a store.

Sure it’s an on-line store, so you need a computer to shop here, but logging on and pulling up the Metro Monthly Department Store link will afford those who live near-by as well as those who live far and wide, an opportunity to show their Y-Town pride. There is great history associated with Youngstown – people, places, the surrounding towns; history only a Youngstown area resident will appreciate and reminisce about. The Metro Monthly Department Store’s objective, it seems, is to not let this history be forgotten.

Boots Bell was a well-known radio broadcaster in the Mahoning Valley who was, well, just extremely cool. His voice was memorable; one so distinct when heard, everyone knew it was Boots Bell. And he was the epitome of smooth – complete with his own groovy phrases, that if repeated – instant hip-ness was yours. Boots Bell t-shirts bearing his caricature done by The Wizard are available at the Metro Monthly store. Wear one of these and you just might hear someone utter the…

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