Ed. note: This article first appeared in the Spring 2010 Youngstown Pulse. By B.J. LISKO Youngstown Pulse Magazine Editor Jimmy Sutman is one of the world’s good guys. The owner of Touch The Moon Candy Saloon, a sister company to Purple Cat and Isle, Sutman’s ventures provide services for mentally retarded and disabled adults. Touch The Moon in going on its fifth year downtown on Phelps St., and it’s served as a further extension to those who are disabled in that provides a work and training environment to those individuals that need it. “What’s nice about it is the training becau...
On August 6, the Auricle is hosting a benefit for Brian Hudson. Hudson was involved in a car accident in June, and he suffered injuries including a severed spine and a broken back. The 27 year old was in the intensive care unit for three weeks before he was able to eat and breathe on his own. He will never walk again, but the money that is made from this show will help with recovery down the road. Mr. Gnome is headlining the benefit along with minimalist folk rocker Jaybird Goody and folkies duo Zen and Jane. The benefit is being put together by friends and family of Hudson. Mr. Gnome s...
Want a story that makes you feel better about yourself? Here it is. Huffing compressed air like a grizzly in heat is lots of fun; just ask the two women arrested recently for doing it. In June a woman was arrested after reportedly inhaling a can of cleaner while driving. She passed out and crashed into a front yard in the 400 block of Taggart Ave. NE. A child in the backseat was not injured. She later admitted she was addicted to the substance. Another woman was arrested for the same thing on Sunday. She walked into Marc’s, took a can of the duster, went into the bathroom and proceed...
