May 7, 2021
What began as an effort to bring a new sense of excitement and a revived feeling of civic pride to downtown Steubenville has quickly evolved into one of the most-anticipated continuing events on the city’s yearly calendar.
And, even though COVID-19 and the protocols and restrictions that went along with it put a damper on last year’s First Fridays on Fourth events, organizers are looking forward this year to a full season of evening celebrations along Fourth Street.
It all begins tonight, when the monthly event returns as a street fair, carrying the theme of a May Day Festival. It will have the feel of a renaissance festival, organizers have explained, and will include the crowning of a May queen.
May 6, 2021
What began as an effort to bring a new sense of excitement and a revived feeling of civic pride to downtown Steubenville has quickly evolved into one of the most-anticipated continuing events on the city’s yearly calendar.
And, even though COVID-19 and the protocols and restrictions that went along with it put a damper on last year’s First Fridays on Fourth events, organizers are looking forward this year to a full season of evening celebrations along Fourth Street.
It all begins Friday, when the monthly event returns as a street fair, carrying the theme of a May Day Festival. It will have the feel of a renaissance festival, organizers have explained, and will include the crowning of a May queen.
LINDA HARRIS Staff writer
Michael D. McElwain
SET TO RETURN â The Summer Concert Series is set to return starting on May 31, organizers announced. Last yearâs effort involved four concerts including The Fossils, which entertained a crowd of several hundred people on July 2. STEUBENVILLE The Summer Concert Series is back.
Beginning May 31 and continuing each Thursday through July, Historic Fort Steuben will serve as the backdrop to concerts under the stars at the Berkman Amphitheater kicking off with a pair of oldies bands and fan favorites, The Stereos and The Vogues.
Director Paul Zuros figures the 2021 Summer Concert Series looks to be memorable.
Staff writer
Michael D. McElwain
CHANGES IN STORE â Steubenvilleâs Historic Landmarks Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for Zito Parakaleo LLC, new owners of the Huntington Bank Building on North Fourth Street, to remove an unsightly metal awning from the terra cotta structure.
STEUBENVILLE The city’s Historic Landmarks Commission signed off on a Certificate of Appropriateness for a downtown developer to remove a metal awning from the front of one of their buildings.
The awning is an add-on to the Huntington Bank Building at 100 N. Fourth St.
“It’s not original to the building,” said Zeph Swope of Zito Parakaleo LLC. “I’m not sure the exact year it was installed.”