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Saturday was one for the books for Covelli Centre, Victorian Players

If they ever start something called the Arena Olympics, Covelli Centre would be a gold-medal


Graphic Pink will rock again

The news that Graphic Pink is reuniting brought back memories of seeing the band at Irish Bob’s on


For the record, Geo’s Music has new location

George “Geo” Case recently lost the lease for his space in the Federal Building, where he had


Youngstown Jazz Fest hit all the right notes

Saturday’s inaugural Youngstown Jazz Festival was such a success that the Youngstown-Warren Regional


The Blue Streak could use a push to get rolling again

The Blue Streak roller coaster at Conneaut Lake Park was a bone-jarring, bruise- inducing beast.


Vindicator theater reviewer will go backstage next season

Vindicator theater critic Milan Paurich will direct “Speed the Plow” at the Oakland Center for the


Youngstown native’s film gets digital box-office boost

“Preacher’s Kid,” the film written and directed by Youngstown native Stan Foster, had a modest big-


Concert promoter Ward keeps party going at Austintown club

Friday’s Snoop Dogg concert at Club Gossip became a real possibility when the Limp Bizkit-Snoop


Indie rock breathes new life into old Struthers radio station

Youngstown’s “newest” radio station is also one of its best — and it’s definitely the only one in


Ripped from the headlines of the Cook County Vindicator

The April 27 episode of “The Good Wife” raised a few eyebrows in Youngstown, and for a good reason.


Youngstown’s rock mentor helps shape city’s sound

During the multitude of interviews I’ve done with local bands over the years, one name has come up


Anybody want to buy a theater?

Don Arthurs turned a dream into reality. But now he’s ready to move on. The lifelong Columbiana


Beeghly Center transformation for concert was an eye-opener

Last week’s Third Eye Blind concert at Youngstown State University didn’t get anywhere near the


Easy Street and its chief are on road to recovery

Todd Hancock got his first warning while onstage. He felt a strange sensation in his right hand


Rosetta Stone, Staples restaurant add options to downtown scene

What do the House of Blues in Cleveland and Rosetta Stone in Youngstown have in common? Both are