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Festive weekend is happy coincidence

This weekend will be a big one in downtown Youngstown, with two major festivals a few blocks apart.

Lawyer-actress bridges gap to arts community

Denise Glinatsis Bayer became a lawyer in 2005, but she has been involved in theater ever since she

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Sammy’s, Tap House get fresh start with new owners

New owners are injecting new life into two well-known area nightspots: Sammy’s in Austintown and the

E. Palestine theater still isn’t open, but the show (‘Hamlet’) goes on

It was about this time last year that East Palestine Community Theater was supposed to make an

The Kellys look to a new direction

By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com With the release of their new album, “Opus,” Warren rockers

‘Youngstown’ singer in hometown debut

Youngstowners are familiar with budding country singer Sarah Turner, thanks to the airplay her song

Ballroom dancer takes shot at Fox competition show

As a matter of fact, Kristin Dobson of Howland does think she can dance — and apparently, so do a

Ethnic groups will unite for a new street festival

Two things you need to know about next month’s inaugural Simply Slavic Festival: It’s not a polka party. There will be pirogi.

Newly acquired masterpiece is where it belongs: The Butler

When the Butler Institute of American Art acquired James Longacre Wood’s 1892 painting “Mumble the

Food Network keeps alive the memory of a young chef

Matthew Finkel had overcome the odds by going to culinary school and becoming a bakery-pastry chef.

Symphonies going silent: Can it happen here?

The financial squeeze that forced the Philadelphia Orchestra to declare bankruptcy last month — and

Valley native’s book examines the mark left by Nine Inch Nails

For her first book as an author, Daphne Carr chose a topic that had made an impression in her life:

Holocaust play gets fall premiere

J.E. Ballantyne Jr. will take another shot at a topic that has been a source of inspiration for him:

The Vic will mark a milestone

Victorian Players Theater will unveil its upcoming season next week with a little extra fanfare,

Suge’s DVD reveals hip-hop scene

Youngstown rapper Suge B’s first film project, “Self-Made TV: 10 Years Deep,” is an in-your-face — and frequently hilarious — guerrilla-style glimpse of the state’s hip-hop scene.