BUSINESS UPDATES | Kravitz Deli to celebrate founder’s birthday

YOUNGSTOWN — Kravitz Deli, 3135 Belmont Ave., and Kravitz's Garden Cafe, 123 McKinley Ave., will celebrate Rose Kravitz's birthday and the fifth annual Jewish Food Fest from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1.

Rose Kravitz opened the deli in 1939.

"My mom taught us the most important parts of running a family business, and we wouldn't be here without her," Jack Kravitz, president of Kravitz Delicatessen and youngest child of the founder, said in a news release. "I love that some of our employees are second generation family members of her employees. Makes me feel like we have her here with us every day."

Among the festivities:

• Rose K XL sandwiches will be on sale for $12;
• The Tongue Challenge – customers have the opportunity to try pickled beef tongue;
• A special Birthday Brunch at the Garden Cafe at Mill Creek Park on Feb. 2.

An immigrant from what is now Croatia, many of Rose Kravitz's dishes have an Eastern European-Yiddish flair. Some of her favorites that will be back for the week include the traditional Kravitz Boiled Egg Bagel and the Chicken Mish Mosh Soup.

BRITE Energy Innovators hires

marketing and events specialist

WARREN — To support its marketing strategy and increase brand awareness, BRITE Energy Innovators, 125 W. Market St., recently hired Daniel Sylak as marketing and events specialist.

Sylak will aid BRITE's public relations and marketing efforts while serving as a resource to new energy startups, according to a news release.

Sylak was a marketing intern at the Youngstown Letter Shop and a marketing and advertising intern in the office of STEM Professional Services at Youngstown State University's College of STEM.

Youngstown library branch

opening to be delayed Jan. 28

YOUNGSTOWN — The Michael Kusalaba Branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will delay opening until 1 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 28) while work is being done inside the building. The branch at 2815 Mahoning Ave. usually opens at 10 a.m. Regular hours will resume the following day.

All other PLYMC libraries will be open at their regularly scheduled time on that day.

Chamber to host fourth annual

Shenango Valley Forecast Breakfast

SHARON, Pa. — The Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce will have its fourth annual Shenango Valley Forecast Breakfast Tuesday (Jan. 28) at the Avalon Golf and Country Club, 1030 Forker Blvd., Hermitage.

Breakfast and registration is available at 7:30 a.m. Presentations start at 8 a.m.

The event will include joint presentations with business and community stakeholders sharing plans for the year.

"There is a lot of good news to look forward to in our region," Sherris Moreira, executive director of the Shenango Valley Chamber, said in a news release. "And this event previews the exciting things that 2020 has in store for our community."

Kicking off the breakfast will be a look at the expansion of the chamber-affiliated Leadership Shenango program and details about the Thrive Shenango Valley initiative. Other topics include details of Anytime Fitness, Hermitage; details about development pursuits in the Sharon Opportunity Zones; Smoky Martins BBQ, a new Hermitage restaurant and other retail expansion news in Hermitage; innovation at The Landing at Westinghouse in Sharon and the announcement of Shenango Valley grant recipients by Erie Arts & Culture.

For more information, visit the chamber's website.

Gas prices increase in Northeast Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN — The average price for gasoline across Northeast Ohio is 5 cents higher this week at $2.54 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report.

In the Youngstown area, the average price for gasoline was $2.51 per gallon.

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This story was originally published January 24, 2020 at 4:13 AM with the headline "BUSINESS UPDATES | Kravitz Deli to celebrate founder’s birthday."