Ward Bakery Building brings creativity to the forefront

YOUNGSTOWN — A first glimpse, the Ward Bakery Building, 1024 Mahoning Avenue, just across from U-Haul, isn’t the kind of place where you would casually stroll upstairs to experience something novel.

Instead, your first impression might be more like, “I wonder if I still have that bottle of pepper spray.”

The less-than-inviting entryway and steps have not been updated for many years.

But if you can overcome that sensation and make it to the third-floor studios of Marcie Roepke-Applegate and Lynn Cardwell, you can discover a world where artisans create items such as pottery and jewelry. The building is also home to artists making paintings, music, furniture and photography.

Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator and on vindy.com