Its a befuddling situation — to define who and what Kevin Smith really is. Aside from “Dogma,” most of his films have been mildly entertaining at best, and some of his decisions make you scratch your head.

More of a gothic love story than a horror movie, the Swedish-made Let the Right One In, available for streaming in Netflix Watch Instant, is one of this decade's best — and most elusive — films.

Experience the zoo after hours at the Funky Fusion wine tasting ......

Pure Michigan/Beer and Wine Cave

Pancetta crusted redfish with saffron risotto and white asparagus....

Taste the fine flavors of one of the world's finest wine regions — and some savory food to match — as Mancy's Italian Grill presents the Pigs and Piedmont Wine Event on Tuesday, May 22.

Few sounds better evoke the start of summer than the hissing of a burger on the grill.

During my assignment trying Toledo’s Thai restaurants, I learned a few things -— that I am completely inept with a pair of chopsticks; that chasing rice around the plate with a fork is silly (I do as the Thais do now, and use the fork to push my rice onto the spoon); and that the delicious heap of slippery and spicy noodles known as pad thai on offer in Toledo’s Thai eateries is as good (or better) than the stuff available in take-out boxes in New York City and Los Angeles (I know because I’ve tried them). Here, TCP offers a guide to the restaurants that give the noodle dish (and other Thai specialties) a good name. 

40,000 applied. 1,300 were hired. Meet some of the people cashing in on the job creation promised by the Hollywood Casino, opening May 29th.

A core tenet of Buddhism is “everyone comes with us.” In other words, personal liberation cannot be attained “until every being comes with you,” said Rev. Karen Do'on Weik of the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.