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Festive Options Available at Glass City Metropark

Leslie Anne Shore

This holiday season just got merrier at Glass City Metroparks. The Garden by Poco Piatti has added some new tastes to their menu for the...

Demolition of Park Hotel Makes Way For New Housing in Toledo

Leslie Anne Shore

The Park Hotel, 201 Knapp St., is being demolished to redevelop the site into housing for young adults in Lucas County. Lucas Metropolitan Housing began...

Local Universities Offer Free Business Attire to Students

Leslie Anne Shore

The cost of higher education is at an all-time high. The long receipt including tuition, room and board, textbooks, internet connection and so much...

Local Artist and Sea King CBD Collab on Water Conservation

Chelsea Devona

You don’t have to be a weed connoisseur to enjoy local artist Steve Athanas’ creative partnership with Sea King CBD, entitled, “The Water T...

Balance Pan-Asian Grille’s Hydroponic Garden Promotes Sustainability

Grace Rooney

Toledo’s very own Balance Pan-Asian Grille has started up its own hydroponic garden which is an exciting new step for the whole community. Hydroponic garden...

National Drive Electric Event Electrifies Oregon

Jordan Hamilton

Electric vehicle enthusiasts and curious consumers alike are revving up for the highly anticipated National Drive Electric Event in Oregon, Ohio. Hosted by Electric...

Battle Of The Birdhouses Returns For Third Year

Leslie Anne Shore

Carpenters of any level and bird lovers alike are called to participate in the third ever Battle Of The Birdhouses, a competition to raise...

Government Funded Project Keeps Findlay From Flooding

Drew Saunders

Nature’s Nursery Gets A New Home, New Garden

Riley Runnells

Nature’s Nursery is becoming a lot larger and a bit greener with its new addition. The non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center is expanding into a...

Honey, produce, farming skills on offer at Tatum Park

Drew Saunders

Don’t try calling Tatum Park a community garden, because it’s much more than that according to founder Sonia Flunder-McNair of Urban Wholistics. Her operation...

Design is everywhere: community input makes a neighborhood work

Sean Nestor

The Toledo Design Collective is helping Toledo residents advocate for better neighborhoods “I don't think people understand that design is literally everywhere.” So says Elizabeth...

On the radar: Toledo Community Foundation celebrates 50th with gift of art

Kelly McGilvery

The Greater Toledo Community Foundation, in honor of its 50th anniversary, has donated $400,000 in support to the Metroparks Toledo Foundation for a public...

December Social Studies

TCP Staff

Sowing the Seeds of Giving The Urban Wholistics Golden Hour Gala at Lucille’s Jazz Lounge raised funds to support its community green space called Tatum...

Seeking Aid: Afghan refugees receive questionable help from non-profit organization

Andrew Kersten

Following the Islamic State Group-led attacks in Kabul this past August that left at least 73 dead, over 850 Afghan refugees were forced to...

Wood County Park District receives statewide award

Elizabeth Inman

The Wood County Park District has been awarded second place from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association for outstanding program. Hundreds of nominations were...

Why were local water improvement projects dropped?

Andrew Kersten

Earlier this month, the state of Ohio announced it will no longer support plans for the Cullen Park and Grassy Island restoration project-- one that...

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