For Forum Members & Friends
Downtown Youngstown
Stimulate The Economy Day
Thursday, February 18
All Day
Invite Your Friends And Neighbors
Have Breakfast, Buy Lunch, Have Dinner
Get A Haircut, Buy Clothing, Make Copies,
Have Clothing Repaired, Get A Watch Repaired,
Work Out At the YMCA, Shop The Rummage Sale,
Pay Your Water Bill, Buy A Lottery Ticket,
Buy Tires For Your Car, Visit A Pawn Shop,
Have A Professional Photograph Taken,
Shop For A Guitar, Do Some Banking
(use coupons from the Entertainment book)
Spend A Few Dollars In Downtown Youngstown
$1 $5 $10 $20 $50
If you participate, please tell us how you supported a downtown business.
I patronized two restaurants in the Food Court today.
I went to BW3's for lunch yesterday.
If it's Thursday, you can find me downtown enjoying some delicious Greek chicken soup and salad at Capitol Grill. I was amused at the special offered by the new place in the food court (which is so far nameless). They were featuring what I call a Brier Hill "steak" sandwich and fries. I remember my Mom making me those when I was a kid.
I posted an interesting article this week on my website, taken from an in issue
of "Printers Ink" magazine, published in 1922.
What made the article interesting was the story it told of the City of Youngstown
standing behind one of its local businesses, which was in financial trouble, ie:
Republic Rubber Co.
Republic Rubber is now long gone, but the message the article puts forth is more
true today than ever - that of supporting local businesses, and the good it does
for the local economy and the preservation of local jobs.
http://allthingsyoungstown.net/articles/saving_republic_rubber/saving_republic_rubber.htm
Jay - hats off to you, for tirelessly promoting downtown Youngstown.
:)
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