New event aims to bring life back to Youngstown neighborhoods

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and other organizations are trying to bring life back to the city’s West Side with a new event, and the first in the four-part series took place Saturday.

The first Mahoning Avenue Better Block took place on Mahoning Avenue between Steel Street and Whitney Avenue from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pop-up businesses, outdoor cafes, art galleries, performances and exhibitions lined up along the busy street. Cones were used to redirect traffic passing through the event.

“They’ve done Better Blocks all across the country,” said Tom Hetrick, YNDC neighborhood planner and event organizer.

Read more about the event in Sunday's Vindicatot or on Vindy.com.