Welcome to Youngstown CityScape’s quarterly newsletter. We are a non-profit community development organization with 27 years of experience revitalizing the greater downtown Youngstown area. In this edition, you’ll find program updates, gardening tips, videos, volunteer opportunities, and much more. We're excited to share some of our most recent achievements and projects with you. Spring colors are popping as we roll into summer! | | |
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Gratifying Grass Roots Gala!
CityScape’s Grass Roots Gala on May 8th honoring Rev. Richar Murphy and Ursuline High School was an uplifting evening of good friends, great food, warm memories, and positive steps toward the future. Thank you to everyone who participated in honoring Rev. Murphy, Ursuline High School, and helping raise funds for CityScape!
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There's Still Time to
Be a Streetscape Volunteer!
Join the biggest, best community volunteer bash of the year at Streetscape Planting Day on Saturday, June 1. 2024 marks CityScape’s 27th annual Planting Day and we’re celebrating with our “Greenery and Good Vibes” theme. Interested? Click the link below to sign up online and help beautify our new downtown, the gateways, and corridors into the city! Or volunteer with a neighborhood beautification project near you. All volunteers are welcome at the opening Breakfast and CityScape encourages neighborhood groups to use this opportunity to start making plans for citywide beautification efforts!
Streetscape Day projects will include trimming, planting flowers and shrubs in beds, bunkers and pots, removing debris, and mulching planted areas. Lunch will be catered by downtown and area restaurants at Penguin City Brewery. Focus areas include Central Square, West and East Federal Streets, John Young Memorials, South Avenue Bridge Police Memorial, Mahoning Commons, B&O Station, Choffin Hillside, City Hall, Williamson Staircase, Wick Park, Harrison Common, Smoky Hollow, and more.
Anyone interested in volunteering for planting day on June 1st can do so by signing up through the link above. We have exceeded the number of shirts available for this year's event but we'd still love for you to join us!
“We’re getting tremendous community response to our request for volunteers, but really need ‘all hands on deck’ because there’s plenty of planting to do,” said Executive Director Sharon Letson. “Streetscape 2024 “Greenery and Good Vibes” is the perfect way for community members to come downtown and reconnect with all that’s going on. We’re excited to help green up our downtown, gateways, and neighborhoods, and welcome everyone back downtown for the summer!”
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Here's Looking at You Spring!
It’s 70 degrees…it’s 30 degrees…it’s 70…it’s 30…it’s spring in Ohio! You just never know with Ohio weather, so we take each day as it comes. One thing for certain, warmer weather and increased daylight means it is planting time. Time to make sure that your soil is ready: pull weeds and add amendments such as compost, sand, or more soil to fill beds and pots. Now is also the time to add fertilizer. Make sure to mix all your amendments into the soil well – at least 6-12 inches. Your newly fortified soil needs to settle, so let it sit for a bit.
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Doors Galore
The weather is heating up and so are renovations at CityScape’s new greenhouse facility, CityScape at Briel’s, at 23-29 S. Belle Vista Avenue. Drive by and you’ll see that we’ve installed new garage doors on our front to improve access, ensure we’re water-tight, and boost useable space.
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Second Annual Bike Belmont Tours the Corridor on Sunday, May 19
The Building A Better Belmont Initiative will host its second annual Bike Belmont event on Sunday, May 19. This family-friendly bike ride will have something for everyone! For the experienced rider, there is a 22-mile route from downtown to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, and for the community, there is a 10-mile ride from downtown to Churchill Giant Eagle.
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12:30 PM Check-in
1 PM Start time
Free Parking at the B&O and WRTA
Post-ride meal at the B&O with Daddy D's BBQ
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Mahoning Avenue Earth Day Weekend Cleanup
and Tree Planting
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On Earth Day Weekend, Youngstown CityScape, YNDC, the Mahoning Commons Association, EAG, the City of Youngstown, and Friends of the Mahoning River collaborated to beautify Spring Commons and Mahoning Avenue in addition to planting trees by Spring Commons Bridge. | | |
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Batter Up! Litter League is Looking for
Home Runs in Youngstown
June 1st is just around the corner, but there’s still time to line up your team for Keep Youngstown Beautiful’s Litter League! The Youngstown City Health District is bringing our city into the Major Litter League, and we know that Team Youngstown CityScape has the lineup to knock this one out of the park! Whether you are a member of a community group, business/corporate group, nonprofit/faith-based group, a family, or an individual looking to help, we hope you will organize a team and spend time beautifying your neighborhood this summer. Litter League is a statewide summer program designed to motivate community members to strike out neighborhood litter, and help residents get involved, compete for their team, win prizes, and clean up our city.
Opening Day is Saturday, June 1st and the season runs until Saturday, August 31st.
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First Fridays
First Fridays events are free and held at locations throughout downtown kicking off the beginning of each month and include music, entertainment, food, drink specials, shopping, art exhibits, family-oriented activities, and so much more!
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Click the dates below for the Facebook Event details | |
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Business Networking
Happy Hour
Please join Area Business Professionals on Phelps St. Patios for a Networking Happy Hour!
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Food Trucks and Market Vendors | |
OH WOW! Will be Open on
First Fridays!
June-September
4-8PM
$5 Admission
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Activities & Recreation
- Line Dancing 5:30-7 PM w/ Stepping Out at Octave on Phelps followed by Live Music
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Thank you to
KO Consulting for supporting the June First Friday with the
We Are Youngstown Sponsorship
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Join us on Phelps Street Gateway for Live Entertainment! | |
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The Smokey Honey Bluesband
5:00-7:00PM
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Reverie Movement Collective
5:45-6:45PM
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Larry Elefante
6:00-9:00PM
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It’s our mantra. It’s our makeup. It’s our rally cry. It’s our voice. It speaks to our first steps at standing tall and shouting out that WE are who and what makes up the Downtown of The City of Youngstown. We Are: Still Here. We Are: Still In Youngstown, with our arms open wide, hoping to see everyone support each other and reach the other side of the chaos of what’s happening in our community.
You Ready? Then, let’s go. Join in, with We Are: A Generation, to get engaged in the work to restore our city.
Credit to We Are a Generation and produced by Appleridge Productions
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Youngstown CityScape
250 E. Federal St., #432
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
330-742-4040
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