From living rooms to a baseball field: Oliver Hazard to play Fifth Third
September 18, 2020Oliver Hazard band members (l-r) Mike Belazis, Griffin McCulloch and Devin East in the stands at Fifth Third Field, where they will play a concert on Thursday, September 24. Photo credit: Nick Corbin. The easygoing melodies of Waterville band Oliver Hazard will make history on Thursday, September 24 as the first band to perform
Pup-arazzi: Toledo photographer raises money for animal shelters with photo shoots
September 18, 2020Moose, photograph by Jen Mahn. Photographer Jen Mahn loves meeting new people— and their pets. “I love building new relationships. I make friends out of the clients that I work with. And working with the pet photos is great because I meet these people, I learn their stories, I learn how they came about having
Sisters Launch NWO Sign Greeters: New business adds colorful signs to yards
September 17, 2020Have you been driving down a Toledo-area street and seen a cute sign in someone’s yard? Not hand-written, or even printed, but a delightful series of bold, professional looking letters on a post stuck into the ground with precision, announcing “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” Or “CONGRATULATIONS!” Or maybe even “IT’S A BOY!” Jodi Aiken, along with her
New tax scam targets Lucas County residents
September 16, 2020The Lucas County Clerk of Courts announced that a new scam targeting residents has been identified. Citizens have received correspondence from the “Tax Processing Unit of the Lucas County Public Judgement Records” claiming nonpayment of taxes and demanding that recipients submit payment immediately. There is no Lucas County department by that name. In a press
One box for 400,000 people? City of Toledo files brief in support of ballot lawsuit
September 16, 2020UPDATE 9/16: Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Frye ruled against the one-drop-box-per-county directive on September 15, stating that the limit was was “arbitrary and unreasonable.” Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office announced he would appeal the ruling, and that as of right now the secretary’s directive remains in place ORIGINAL STORY: The question of
Mayor declares gun violence a public health crisis
September 11, 2020Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Toledo Chief of Police George Kral held a news conference to officially declare gun violence a public health crisis.