Beyond the BLIGHT

Beyond theBLIGHT
A continuing series
Series: A three-day Vindicator series in May outlined reader views on blight across the Mahoning Valley.
Recently: Rallying alumni to clean up around old East High School; Struthers takes down three lots full of eyesores; Diverse churches perk up their Wilson Avenue neighborhood.
Today: Councilman pulls together East Side churches and community agencies to adopt their neighborhoods.
Tell us: If you know of people or groups doing extraordinary work to get beyond the blight, tell us. Contact staff writer Roger Smith at rgsmith@vindy.com or write to him at The Vindicator, P.O. Box 780, Youngstown 44501.