Schwebel assets to be auctioned off in November

YOUNGSTOWN - The recently closed Schwebel Baking Company facility’s assets will be auctioned off next month. According to a listing on the auction site Maynards, the Schwebel facility’s bread equipment and fleet of vehicles will go up for auction from Tuesday, November 17 to Thursday, November 19. Bidding...

Youngstown Clothing Co. to host Customer Appreciation Party at Canfield Flagship

Youngstown Clothing Co. is hosting a Customer Appreciation Party on Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 5 p.m. at its flagship store, 3801 Boardman-Canfield Road in Canfield. The party wraps up the company’s Customer Appreciation Week and celebrates the launch of its new website. The party also doubles as...

Columbiana County Land Bank transitions from demolition to new home construction

Robert Ritchey is the executive director of the Columbiana County Land Bank who’s been at the land bank since 2014 when he started as an intern. “Columbiana County’s land bank started in 2013, and we were working through the Neighborhood Initiative Program, which was really the state’s first big funding geared toward demolition,” Ritchey said. “The state of Ohio has been very generous to land banks, and as we’ve matured in the state, we’ve been able to show what impact we’ve been able to have not only on our neighborhoods but our communities themselves. They’ve opened up more funding opportunities to land banks.”

Warren mom’s weekend pancake tradition inspires café dream

Warren entrepreneur Rachael Yannucci is working to turn her mini pancake business into a brick-and-mortar café in Trumbull County. She has launched a GoFundMe to cover startup costs for the new location. FULL STORY: Owner of Bite-Sized Bliss in Trumbull County turns to community for support. Here are key...

Former department store building in Niles being torn down

A building with plenty of history is only going to be remembered in people's minds now.

From basements to brick-and-mortars: The Valley’s new wave of solo entrepreneurs

While national retail headlines often focus on corporate downsizing and real estate shifts, a far more intimate economic transformation is unfolding quietly across the Mahoning Valley. A resilient wave of hyper-local solo entrepreneurs—who spent years perfecting their crafts in residential spare bedrooms, home kitchens, and mobile setups—are officially graduating into...

North Lawrence Mansion With Private Ski Lake Hits Auction Block Saturday

A sprawling North Lawrence estate known as Lakeside Manor goes under the hammer Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, and whoever shows up with the highest bid walks away with a 15,781-square-foot home, a seven-acre private ski lake, and a horse barn — no minimum price required. The property at 12785 Youth St. NW sits on more than 45 acres in Stark County and has been owned by the Barkheimer family for more than a decade, according to FOX 8 News.

Mocha House to occupy former West 34 location

YOUNGSTOWN - The Mocha House in downtown Youngstown will soon have a new home following a demoliton at its current site. Mocha House will fill the space in the Wick Building on West Federal Street formerly occupied by West 34, which closed for unknown reasons earlier this year. Owner Bill...

Hometown Pharmacy Opens Bigger Cornersburg Store After Sparkle Market Closure

Hometown Pharmacy has opened a bigger, stand-alone location in Cornersburg, consolidating its Western Reserve Road and former Sparkle Market operations into one site at 3516 S. Meridian Road in Youngstown. The new building sits directly across from the Cornersburg Sparkle Market and gives the independent pharmacy room for consultations, vaccinations and other services.

Detwiler Farm fall tradition spans generations

Detwiler Farm is ending its fall season in smashing fashion -- literally -- while continuing a tradition that spans generations.

Southern Park Mall owners behind on property taxes again

BOARDMAN - Southern Park Mall owner Kohan Retail Investment Group is once again behind on its property taxes. Mahoning County Treasurer Dan Yemma told 21 News that while Kohan is up to date on five of six parcels, it is still delinquent on the second-half bill for the main parcel.

Molnar Farms shows off what's in season in the market

Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates joining forces with Cleveland Clinic

Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates is getting a new name as the practice enters a new chapter with Cleveland Clinic. Effective Nov. 1, the practice will join Cleveland Clinic. “Our physicians and staff are excited about this next chapter and the opportunity to continue providing high-quality orthopaedic care with the support and resources of one of the nation’s and world’s leading healthcare systems,” Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates said in a press release. “We do not anticipate any interruption in patient care as a result of this transition.”

New Circle K store, gas station planned in Streetsboro

A Circle K convenience store and gas station will replace the existing Circle K store and car wash at Frost Road and State Route 43 in Streetsboro. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Oct. 13 in favor of a conditional use permit for the business. A 5,200-square-foot convenience store and 12 fueling stations would be built on the site, according to a project narrative submitted to the city by Colliers Engineering. An existing Circle K convenience store on the north end of the property, as well as an Ultimate Wash car wash to the south, would be demolished. The business would be open 24 hours a day, 7 days each week, with four to six employees on staff during peak hours. There would be 26 parking spaces. Traffic would enter the site from Frost Road or State Route 43. John Cieszkowski, Streetsboro's planning and zoning director, said the commission added a condition that the traffic delineators on Frost Road must be be extended west, and cannot block Adele Drive, to discourage left turns onto Frost Road from the property. It's not clear when construction will begin or when the new business will open, Cieszkowski said. Reporter Diane Smith

Data center could be coming to Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Valor Energy Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire a computing center on Logan Avenue, according to a press release. “The Youngstown Project” includes a facility at 1911 Logan Avenue that is approximately 30,000 square feet, an estimated 18 megavoltamperes (MVA) of power capacity under an existing 23kV utility interconnection with Ohio Edison, the release from the company says.

Second annual ‘Merry on Market Street’ small business crawl announced in Boardman

BOARDMAN - This Thanksgiving weekend, shoppers in Boardman will have a special incentive to support small businesses in the area. The township will host the second annual Merry on Market Street small business crawl from Friday, November 27, through Sunday, November 29. Patrons of any participating small business will receive...

In Pennsylvania coal country, follow the climate money

PROSPERITY, Pennsylvania — In Pennsylvania’s 46th Senate District, which takes in all of Washington and Greene counties and a sliver of southern Beaver County, a lot of the prosperity comes from underground. Consol’s Bailey Mine in Aleppo employs 699 miners in three shifts a day, six days a week, according to federal mine-safety records. Gas […]