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After a limited summer season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Youngstown Parks Department Director Dawn Turnage is eager to reclaim a sense of normalcy. BY CHRIS McBRIDE PAGE 5
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Enjoy Summer Metro Monthly’s Enjoy Summer Guide is the most complete source of summertime recreation, fun and fitness news in the Mahoning Valley! PAGES 7-20
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The Wine Guy shares his summer picks in a handy clip-and-save chart. BY JOHN WEBSTER PAGE 16
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Parks & Rec 7 Summer Movies 9 Restaurants & Food 15 Homeplate Homestyle 17 Farmers Markets 20 Calendar 27 Museums & Galleries 29 Local Nonprofits 36 Regional Radio 38
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Parents Do the Darndest Things
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ook up. That’s my dad at the top of the page. Back when “Enjoy Summer” was called “Summer Fun,” he struggled with (and conquered) a hula hoop for the cover of our annual guide. My dad passed away last summer, but memories of his generosity and fun spirit remain. Over the years, he found his way onto countless Metro Monthly covers. At various times, he was as a chef, an ice skater and a baker. He once posed on a park bench reading the issue in which he was depicted. He never refused, no matter how silly the request. But back to the hula hoop. Youngstown photographer Debbie Golec staged the shoot. I couldn’t be there, but I remember the followup call. Debbie couldn’t stop laughing. The hula hoop demanded a rhythm foreign to my dad, and it kept falling down. But photography simply requires a moment, and Debbie found it. It stands as one of my favorite covers. Happy birthday (June 15) and Happy Father’s Day, dad! – from your children (Christopher, Mark, Eric and Marshawn). IMAGE BY TANNER MONDOK
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