Banana Mob Rule: Produce, Blackmail and the Mafia in Ohio

Weird historical tidbits like this fill the pages of Ohio’s Black Hand Syndicate: The Birth of Organized Crime in America, a new book published by Arcadia Press, that looks at the rise of organized crime in Ohio, thanks to the John Amicon Brothers and Company fruit store in Marion.

Get Swiss at Saengerfest 2018

Listen to hundreds of people singing together at Saengerfest 2018, a day of competition which occurs every three years for choirs in the North...
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Rooftop Comedy Series at Fleetwood’s Tap Room

Crying is frowned upon in baseball, but laughing is encouraged, until you are in tears, at Hensville’s Fleetwood’s Tap Room. Listen to local and...

Barenaked Ladies at the Toledo Zoo

Canadian rock band, Barenaked Ladies, are making their way to Toledo for a live show Sunday, June 24. The “Last Summer on Earth” tour...

Nathan Elias’ ‘Glass City Blues’, A Chapbook of Poems

In “Night Ride Along the River,” Nathan Elias writes: “I could have died / coasting down / River Road, / firing your gun /...

Modern Legends Live: Ohio Chautauqua 2018

Enjoy discussions led by scholars in the field, history taught through reenactment, and even children’s stories from the mid twentieth century when the Ohio...
PRIZM’s last exhibit, “Dreamscapes, Small town Americana,” paintings by Art Shumaker (one of which is pictured above), is on view at the Way Public Library through the end of July.

PRIZM Creative Community: A Legacy of Inclusivity

After 11 years of serving visual and literary artists through workshops, exhibits, and material resources, PRIZM Creative Community will soon conclude operations. Founder Annette Jensen, pushing back against exclusivity in the art scene, provided an outlet for everyone wanting to create.

Fresh Greens in Town: Water Street Market

Produce is best fresh and locally sourced because you know where it comes from. Take a trip to the Water Street Market to buy...

Summer Bucket List

1 | Be a Dum-Dum Hey, we might like Dum-Dum’s, but we ain’t suckers. Celebrate over 110 years of family-owned business at the Spangler Store...

Sandpiper’s Musical Dinner Cruise

Experience a melodic float along the Maumee River during The Sandpiper’s Musical Dinner Cruise. Nosh on Tony Packo’s world famous grub while enjoying the...