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Hildo September 2023: Union Town

Toledo has several nicknames. “The Glass City.” “Home of the Jeep.” And of course, the old moniker originally intended to poke fun at Toledo’s...

Governor Mike DeWine Awards $20 Million to Stop Community Violence

Governor Mike DeWine awarded $20 million in grants to community-based violence reduction programs, and Toledo is one of the recipients. A total of 39 programs...

City Politics: Whither Wade?

There are two kinds of elected officials in City Politics. Those who serve their time in elected office, then move on to other pursuits....

City Politics: Back to the Future

The field is set. The candidates have been certified for the big Primary Election showdown coming for coveted seats on T-Town City Council! Oh, whoopsie,...

Faith and Justice: Listening and Learning at First Thursdays

Many people rightly decry the lack of spaces where difficult conversations about social and political subjects can take place. Traditional media outlets and civic...

League of Women Voters fight for fair districting Ohio voting rights group focuses on redistricting, locally and statewide

In November 2015, three decades of effort to end gerrymandering in Ohio’s congressional districts finally earned a win. Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment...

City Politics: Empty Slate

What is up with the Lucas County Republican Party? Or should we ask, is there still a Lucas County Republican Party? Over the years, the...

Cease fire: A recent history of gun violence in City Politics

The victims of Toledo’s epidemic of gun violence are increasingly younger. No City neighborhood is immune. The body count continues to rise as the...

Everything old is new again

Happy New Year! At least for most of you. Some poor saps are staring down an oncoming locomotive called twenty-twenty-three. With the accent on the...

City Politics: Looking grim

Here we go again.      The stepping stone has been stepped, and the vacancy carousel is spinning. Where it stops is anyone’s guess.      Michele Grim, oh, sorry,...

Turkey Day in the T

Fall is finally here! Autumn leaves are falling in a blaze of color, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer,...

Move to amend

     There’s a General Election just around the corner. Mark your calendars for November 8th, make your plans to scamper down to your...