Commentary: A Summer of Lost Firsts

By Stacia Erdos Littleton YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – I admit, when I was asked to join Youngstown’s First Friday committee, I wasn’t all that familiar with the concept.  I mean, I had heard about events taking place the first Friday of every month this summer. But I hadn’t been able to attend any. So I did some research and came to the conclusion that it’s about time! Why shouldn’t we test the waters with First Friday events this year? Then next summer, when downtown construction