WFMJ archives / September 15, 1985 | Downtown Youngstown was alive with activity 39 years ago as thousands enjoyed the three-day Cityfest, which featured a parade, rides, concessions, entertainment, and fireworks.
September 20
1999: Boardman school officials asked area pizza shops for bids on weekly deliveries but rejected the low bid in favor of the shop students chose in a poll. The shop owner, who bid $700 weekly, complained that the job went to another shop that bid $915. Poland Superintendent Robert Zorn says that pizza sales plummeted when his district went with the low bid, and the district switched to the shop favored by students…