Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day on December 8th encourages us to step from our Tardis or flip open our Omni while wearing clothes from the past. At the same time, we should act appropriately confused by certain technology. Time travel has captured our imaginations...
Spanning the Need released its first Weekly Email Newsletter, "The Valley Weekender" this Friday! This newsletter will give a weekly review of all the activities that #SpanningtheNeed has to offer from the past week. Don't miss all the things happening in our...
As a new parent, you navigate this gauntlet of stuff with the baby. What should you do? What should you not do? You tend to seek perfectionism in your parenting journey, but parenting is a learning process no matter how many kids you have. In this episode, Jeanette...
Photo Courtesy of Dave Spano Another season of Cleveland Browns football has almost faded to black, leaving behind a list of questions and a fan base that is split on whether a new quarterback needs to lead the charge in the future. Now that quarterback Baker Mayfield...
The #SpannintheNeed shares inspirational quotes of the week and day to help motivate individuals or groups in our communities. Sometimes all it takes is a few positive quotes or words of encouragement to immediately turn someone's day around. Whether its your lifelong...
Not much makes sense about the way the AFC has transpired this season, other than that change is inevitable. Several weeks ago the New England Patriots looked like an also-ran, while the Buffalo Bills were rampaging their way to what appeared to be the East Division...
It is December already and the joys of Christmas are all around us. But what is the true meaning of Christmas? Is it found in the gifts under the beautifully decorated tree? The colorful lights on our houses? The cookies being baked? The stockings hanging over...
The bye week was kind to the Cleveland Browns, a team on the brink of falling from relevance in the 2021 NFL season. The rival Pittsburgh Steelers helped greatly with their win over the Baltimore Ravens. Entering the games of the coming weekend, the Browns are 6-6,...
Foundations Around the Mahoning Valley Celebrates GivingTuesday, joining millions around the world participating in the global generosity movement on November 30, 2021 (Youngstown, Ohio-November 29) – This GivingTuesday, Non-Profits all over the Mahoning Valley do so...
I remember when I realized Covid was going to be one of “those viruses.” I was in Ghana for 10 days with a group of students in March 2020, not knowing that this would be my last trip for a while. When we returned, I vowed to do everything I could to prevent from...
Coming up on 23 in the fall, I’ve taken time to look back on the most important parts of this first quarter-or-so of my life. Friends, family, faith, and school have all come in waves of strength and weakness. Relationships with each ebbed and flowed. However, one...
(Youngstown, OH) Due to the overwhelming interest in the podcast, the Spanning the Need podcast will be moving to 6:30pm, daily, for the remainder of 2021 on the Armstrong Neighborhood Channel 100. The podcast, Spanning the Need, examines a variety of subjects that...
Photo by: Dave Spano Now, as the Browns prepare for a home game Thursday against the Denver Broncos, a season of promise has given way to what could be another season of disappointment. For a myriad of reasons, all the good that appeared to transpire during the...
Photo by: Dave Spano That might not be a popular take by social media critics of Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, but the numbers point directly to a defensive collapse as the primary cause of a disappointing 47-42 loss to the San Diego Chargers last Sunday....
The only win occurred at home in 2004 against the Baltimore Ravens, who played without Hall of Fame left tackle Jonathan Ogden. His glaring absence allowed Browns defensive end Kenard Lang to have a field day in harassing Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller. There would...
(Youngstown, OH) – The Robert W. Reeder Speaker Series:History Happened Here, explores subjects in local & regional history, highlighting the contributions of Ohio and Ohioans at important moments in national & world history. On Wednesday, September 8, 2021,...
The #SpanningtheNeed celebrates our high school seniors from across the valley during these most challenging times. Congratulations and JOB WELL DONE during this pandemic! Let's cheer on these student(s) who worked so hard to graduate! Spanning the Need hopes for this...
The Youngstown State University Summer Festival of the Arts is moving a few blocks south from the YSU campus to the new Wean Foundation Park in downtown Youngstown. “We are excited to bring our nationally-recognized annual arts festival to this new community park...
S3: E89: #SpanningtheNeed sits down with real estate agent and host...
