A Run for Nice Buns: The 2nd Annual Burger Bash & Dash on Adams Street
June 23, 2017How much exercise does it take to burn off the calories in a burger? It depends on which one you choose. Head to the Adams Street Corridor in downtown Toledo tomorrow for the 2nd Annual Burger Bash & Dash for a burger battle and 5K family run/walk (register here). The day of gluttony kicks off
Drag Racer Clay Millican: The One Question You CAN’T Ask Him…
June 22, 2017National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel racer Clay Millican is a friendly fellow. He answers questions thoughtfully, tells interesting anecdotes about growing up (and still living) in his small community back in Drummonds, Tennessee, and is excited to show pictures of his parent’s small grocery store that he worked at before becoming a professional
Ready, set…. Vote: Register to vote online at ToledoGo.TV
June 20, 2017The upcoming November 7 general election will decide the next Toledo mayor, fill a vacant at-large seat and six out of 12 Toledo City Council district seats. However, the race for Mayor is the highest level of office on the ballot, and without significant state or national political pushes, some candidates on the local level
Mud Hens and Jeff: Crowded House
June 19, 2017I’m from Los Angeles and so I tend to do sports the way my fellow Angelenos do it: show up late and leave early. But I went to the Saturday game and lo and behold, I was early. On top of that, it was a full house, which is good for Hens baseball, bad for
Toledo’s Opening Up: DORA for the (boozy) Explorer
June 15, 2017Following the May 2015 decision by Ohio lawmakers to allow for cities to create outdoor refreshment areas, Toledo City Council gave the UpTown neighborhood the OK to create our city’s first outdoor public-drinking area back in December of 2016. Finally, in June of that year, bar-goers along Adams Street began drinking between the boundaries of
Telling Jokes is Serious Business in Toledo: Hensville’s stand up series brings the laughs
June 12, 2017As the dying art of stand up comedy struggles with the relentless bombardment of social media— where memes often take the place of one-liners— the Toledo comedy scene has survived and flourished. Despite the loss of Laff’s comedy club on Secor Road almost a year-and-a-half ago, new venues have opened and a long list of entertainers
Indie Rock and Donuts: CryFace Releases New Studio Album, Suds, on June 16
June 8, 2017CryFace will release a long-awaited studio album, Suds, on June 16, 2017. It marks the Blissfield-based quartet’s first legitimate effort with professionally produced material, with the release heralded by a show at uptown’s Ottawa Tavern. The Toledo City Paper caught up with band members Ian Cotter, Levi Makula, Daniel Cotter, and Robert Neyrinck to discuss
Toledo Federation of Art Societies celebrates its 100th Anniversary
June 8, 2017On Friday, June 9, the Toledo Federation of Art Societies, venerable civic sister of the Toledo Museum of Art, will begin a series of public events to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The gala opening party, complete with birthday cake and a one-night-only exhibition of highlights from the TFAS collection, will begin at 6pm in the
Toledo Declared The (Second) Best Food Town of the Midwest
June 7, 2017Do you think Toledo has good eats? Well, the general public agrees. During the month of May, Midwest Living Magazine hosted the Greatest Midwest Food Town competition. The online contest asked the public to vote for the favorite from a list of nominated towns (that we detailed previously). As Toledoans know, we’re hungry. Not just
Artist Joanna Manousis self-reflects in Nature Morte
June 5, 2017In Nature Morte, on view until June 17 at River House Arts in Toledo, British-born artist Joanna Manousis holds up a mirror to our collective soul, inviting us to meditate on nature, memory, time and our place in the world and in the cosmos. Self-reflection, both literal and figurative, is a recurring theme in this
Jazzy fundraising for the Great Lakes Arts & Jazz Festival
June 2, 2017Can’t wait until the 3rd annual Great Lakes Arts & Jazz Festival? The fall festival lands on Saturday, September 9, but you can still celebrate the rich legacy of Toledo jazz with festival supporters on Thursday evenings at The Summit in downtown Toledo. Presented with the H-Factor Jazz Show (88.3fm, 4-6pm Sundays), Thursday Jazz @
National Donut Day: A Holiday We Need
June 2, 2017There’s a national day for (almost) everything, and 90% of the time they aren’t worth celebrating. National Gardening Exercise Day (what does this even mean?) is planted on June 6. National Read in The Bathtub Day bubbles up on February 9. National Tell A Lie Day is on April 6 (or is it?). National Rounds