This may be old news to some, but I hadn't come across it before, so I thought I'd give it a bump. Governing.com had a feature in November about Youngstown's Smart Decline which included a nice photo essay by Christopher Swope. Also includes Q&As with Mayor Williams and Hunter Morrison, director of YSU's Center for Urban and Regional Studies.
Whether cleaning up in Streetscape, brainstorming at Thinkers & Drinkers or putting in time with the urban agenda groups of the Greater Ohio/Brookings Restoring Prosperity initiative, I never tire of going back to read about the goals behind our efforts. It refreshes my sense of possibility and purpose.
Jim Converse says, "We are the people we've been waiting for." Don't wait to be called on! Seek out the projects that interest you, and find out how to get involved. My wife and I are especially interested in the city schools and the Mahoning River. I contacted Jim this week to get involved with Greater Ohio. I'm curious if there is already a city-wide listing of the various groups with which people can get involved. I think this would be useful, and I plan to add their names to the still nascent Google Map of Youngstown. For example, the Mahoning River Consortium, Wick Neighbors, and North Side Citizens Coalition. I'm sure there are others dedicated to downtown or keeping the highways clean or any number of other foci.
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Yeah, I think actually living in one of the 5th Avenue mansions earns you some bonus points.
As far as the MVR goes, it tends to attract a crowd of families/alumni from Cardinal Mooney, despite the fact that it's actually closer to Ursuline. And the schooners- well, you'll have to go to the Golden Dawn and experience that yourself.
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