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Cooking Up a Sense of Community at Monthly Dinner
For sixteen years, a motley crew has gathered on the first Saturday of each month to enjoy food, poetry, and fellowship. Some come to...
Just Toledo: Toledo’s First Zero-Waste Refillery
Just Toledo began with a desire to divert waste from landfills and waterways.
Co-Founder Courtney Fillion, along with her daughter Jessica Fillion-Ritchie, began exploring...
New Online Obituary Service Available for Greater Toledo Area
The Funeral Directors Association of Northwestern Ohio, which encompasses over 40 different funeral homes in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, announced its new obituary...
Kozy Brand: Sylvania Native’s Brand Helps You Look and Feel Good
Clothing is more than articles of fabric we wear; it’s a reflection of current trends and an avenue of self expression. Recent clothing trends...
Honey, produce, farming skills on offer at Tatum Park
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
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...
Women of Toledo Grows, Charts Impact
Business tips, support and friendships from programs
The energy in the room is palpable, and you really want to be a part of this. More...
Lofty ambitions and acoustics in Levi & Lilac’s new performance space
Appreciated by musicians and audiences alike
Toledo may be known for Jeeps and glass, but the city has always been a host to a great...
Barbershop, with a Capital B
Learning from the community
For millions of American men, the barber shop is more than a fresh haircut and beard trim. It’s a refuge. It’s...
Bitwise provides tech skills, training and connection
A co-working space is just the start of its impact on Toledo landscape
Bitwise is moving into a new location at 1300 Jefferson in downtown...
Five historic Toledo buildings, saved and returned to good use
Since its establishment in 2007, Ohio’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program has aided the restoration of hundreds of aging buildings throughout the state. In...
Radio Provides Exciting Opportunity for Local Students
They say a picture is worth a thousand words; but what about words and voices? Students in northwest Ohio are using their voices to...
MIND BIZ: Gravity Metaphysical Shop
Located at 3109 W. Sylvania Avenue, Gravity Metaphysical Shop is owned and operated by 2011 Central Catholic graduate, Calee Zeman. Gravity is Toledo’s only...
A Space for Everyone: Keeping it Real with Ink & Iron
Located in the Adams Street corridor in the UpTown district, Ink and Iron Tattoo Parlour has become a mainstay for local body art enthusiasts....
Soul Sister Healing Arts Studio Cultivates Community in Woodville
On Main Street in a small, quiet village halfway between Perrysburg and Fremont— on Route 20 in Sandusky County— you will find a small...
As I Travel Boutique
The food truck revolution has exploded in the past decade, but imagine a truck that dished out trendy, affordable fashions instead of food. ...
Taking aim: AJ Archery introduces Toledoans to target shooting
If you’ve ever dreamed of shooting arrows like Hawkeye in The Avengers or Katniss in The Hunger Games, taking a class at AJ Archery...
More than a toy: Toledo Aerial Media takes to the skies
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a high-tech drone! Any drones you see flying around town may be from the team at...
MIND BIZ: Holistic Hands Wellness Gallery
Practitioners of holistic therapies have existed for decades with increasing acceptance in traditional western culture, but the lack of insurance coverage and co-pays kept...
Perrysburg business donates to Habitat for Humanity
Cutting Edge Countertops is donating a minimum of $12,000 to Habitat for Humanity during October, which is Kitchen and Bath month.
Last year, Cutting Edge...
Darryl Brown: From Toledo to fashion fame
Past generations called it “looking sharp”— when you look and feel like a million bucks and your clothing ensemble just sparkles. Darryl Brown calls...
Dar Vida: Local Toledo Business Helps Aid Humanitarian Efforts in Colombia
Dar Vida, a local Toledo charity organization, uses all the proceeds from their Colombian coffee sales to aid those in need in Colombia.
Henry and...
Lined with Memories
Stay-at-home mom Emily Jones was folding her infant son’s clothes when a business idea popped in her head. As her kids grew out of baby...