Nominations Open for 2025 Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is now accepting nominations for its 2025 Civil Rights Hall of Fame, which honors exceptional Ohioans who have made...

Bands Wanted for $1,000 Showdown at River Raisin Festival

The River Raisin Festival’s popular Battle of the Bands returns for its third year on Saturday, July 12, offering local musicians a shot at...

BGO Pride Association progresses in 4th Year

As the country is imbued in turmoil, Pride festivals have continued this month with only a few idiots trying to ruin it for everyone...

City Politics: He’s baaaaaaack

And now there are two. The quixotic mayoral candidacy of Harold Harris has been extinguished in its infancy. Harold is a nice guy, and in...

City Pages: Sylvania Writes hosts Poetry Slam Event at Olive’s on...

Poetry slams — a phenomenon in the late 90s when movies like Love Jones oozed urban cool and made poetry nights a hip new...

Ohio Governor’s Faith-Based Office Threatened By Trump Administration’s Executive Order

The future of the public funding offered to Ohio’s underrepresented communities through Governor Mike DeWine’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI) faces financial...

Good Vibes Only: Second annual Family Funktion festival to be held...

Organizing a music festival is tough work, but the crew in Toledo band the Funk Factory believe they are up to the challenge as...

Chow Line: Sweet Heat

"Have you tried Indian hot?" My server at Amma's Indian Kitchen, a pleasant young woman named Unee, provided fair warning when I requested my order...

Theater Notes June 2025

Shadow Puppetry Comes to Life in Still Life by Matt Sandbank Experience the wonder of nonverbal storytelling with Still Life, a shadow puppetry performance by...