For 30 years, the Toledo Housing Court has been focused on cleaning up neighborhood blight.
I question a recent letter from a professor, who claimed that the University of Toledo works to keep books affordable.
Now is the time, more than ever, that Toledo needs its own art-house theater. Just walking downtown now feels like a breath of fresh air, seeing all these new coffee houses pop up and artists’ communities flourish.
LEVERING, Mich. — State Rep. Lee Chatfield (R., Levering), the author of a bill that would pretty much have destroyed Michigan government as we’ve known it, has lived nearly his entire life in this tiny community, the home of the Levering Café, a family-style restaurant with a huge plastic chicken in an Uncle Sam suit poised over the door.
How do you tell a child that his or her parent has died of an opioid overdose?
A good dog brings joy to a family. Lockenhaus’ Rumor Has It V Kenlyn brought magic to Madison Square Garden and pride to northwest Ohio: She won the top prize at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Social media have been accused of driving Americans apart. Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is concerned that “giving everyone a voice,” as websites where everyone can share ideas do, “may fragment our shared sense of reality.” In a manifesto released last week, he offered some thoughts on how social media can restore our “common understanding.”
At some point between 6 and 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Waterville turned off its connection to Toledo’s water supply, switching over to water supplied by Bowling Green.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Family Christian, the largest U.S. Christian bookstore chain, said this week it was going out of business and planned to close its 240 stores across 36 states, including two in the Toledo area.
In trying to find a new home for Directions Credit Union, Barry Shaner explored opportunities and options in the suburbs and throughout downtown Toledo.
J.C. Penney said Friday it will close between 130 and 140 stores this year, but the fate of the Toledo area’s two stores is unknown because a list of those to be shuttered won’t be coming until mid-March.
A Sylvania Schools task force has eliminated a proposed option for redistricting, leaving two possibilities on the table for school boundary changes that will take effect in the 2017-18 school year.
Above, members of Toledo Fire Class 291 salute at the conclusion of graduation ceremonies Friday night at Bowsher High School in South Toledo. Also pictured above, graduates Felipe Aldana, left, and Kenton Anderson get ready for the processional. Members of Class 291 were sworn in Sept. 9, 2016, and completed a rigorous training program that involved all phases of firefighting and rescue and included live fire training and related exercises. They are now certified by the state as both firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
The mercury in northwest Ohio’s thermometers spiked yet again Friday, climbing all the way to a record-setting 71 degrees in Toledo before thunderstorms hit the region.
The large number of killings so far this year in Toledo has left more families devastated, including the loved ones of Cethus Manning II.
Karla Bartholomy, a musician and teacher who was cellist in the string quartet she helped found, died Feb. 18 in her Perrysburg home. She was 64.
Members of the Toledo Police Cold Case Sexual Assault Task Force say they could find no new evidence to solve a 2000 stranger rape until the victim offered one possibility: her son born from the rape.
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said today that it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, signaling that he is aggressively pursuing plans to erect “a great wall” along the 2,000-mile border.
MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine senator and leading critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on illegal drugs said she won’t be intimidated by a leader she called a “serial killer” after police arrested her on drug charges.
Walleye forward A.J. Jenks scored three goals on three straight shots to record a hat trick as the veteran led Toledo to a 7-0 shutout of Wheeling on Friday night.
ATLANTA — Rock guitarist Rick Derringer has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $1,000 fine after stepping off a Delta Air Lines flight from Mexico with a loaded handgun in Atlanta’s airport.
BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University claimed a 7-0 victory over Alabama-Huntsville in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association contest played Friday at the Slater Family Ice Arena.
Senior guard Matt Gruden fired in 29 points to lead Perrysburg to a 76-66 home victory over Napoleon Friday night, giving the Yellow Jackets a share of the Northern Lakes League boys basketball championship.
Anthony Wayne posted a 61-49 victory at Southview on Friday night to clinch at least a share of the Northern Lakes League championship.
