Great Lakes Museum calls for second round on History Happy Hour
Lake Michigan’s Beaver Island today is a vacation getaway, but during the mid-19th century it was briefly the claimed domain of a man who declared himself king.
Lake Michigan’s Beaver Island today is a vacation getaway, but during the mid-19th century it was briefly the claimed domain of a man who declared himself king.
Although the new Glass City Metropark has generated a lot of excitement over in East Toledo, it has a downside that Metroparks Toledo must address.
After big wins by area teams in the high school football playoffs, tougher matchups await this week against several state powers. Here is a look at the schedule for the teams remaining in the Toledo area.
As the holiday season approaches, it’s a good time to remember that not everyone shares the same heritage, culture, or traditions.
Roy Williams was dealt by the Detroit Lions five losses into the 2008 season and the former receiver was not surprised they ended up becoming the NFL’s first 0-16 team.
Two women are dead after an early Sunday shooting in central Toledo’s Junction neighborhood, police said.
STONY RIDGE, Ohio —The Post Office community of Stony Ridge sits in stillness except for the rushing sounds coming off U.S. 23, and a garage rejoicing in Johnny Cash mixed with metal working.
FREMONT — Probably no one knew when the last reunion had been, or when the next one would be, or even if this ritual had ever before been held among graves.
Over the past 30 years, Monclova Township has grown from less than 5,000 people to nearly 15,000, according to U.S. Census data, which surpasses Maumee in population.
What is the University of Toledo hiding?
THE Toledo Museum for Art Peristyle was the perfect place for the grand Dick Anderson Memorial Concert. Alain Trudel, conductor, led the orchestra through a selection of songs with memories in celebration of the legacy of Dick Anderson and his deep connection to the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. The money raised will benefit the Dick Anderson Memorial Endowment Fund at the Toledo Symphony.
I could write a book about the almost endless - and, frankly, embarrassing - number of truly great musicians from the Toledo area who’ve gone largely unnoticed, faded into oblivion, or never received the recognition they deserved.
Language isn’t constant. It’s a living, breathing thing, contracting and expanding as communication styles shift and wriggle. Words and phrases come into fashion and then fade to the background.
Mort Sahl died the other day, at the ripe old age of 94. For a guy who said, “I just tell the truth,” an awful lot of malarkey has been written about him.
Rolling Stone magazine’s newest list of the best songs of all time is a frivolous but fun adventure last undertaken by the magazine seven years ago. It is also impossible to let it pass without comment. Let’s just say that their list of the G.O.A.T. — the Greatest Of All Time — does not match mine.
The Oct. 30 Blade story, “Coral reefs mirror oceans’ health,” compares the destruction of the Amazon rain forest with the destruction of our oceans’ coral reefs. Just as the Amazon helps us land creatures to breath, coral reefs provide a similar function to the millions of sea creatures living among them. A study concluded by the journal One Earth indicates that half of the world’s coral reefs have been destroyed since 1950.
Richard W. Edwards, Jr., a law professor emeritus at the University of Toledo known for his international law expertise and respected by students and colleagues, died Oct. 24 in hospice care at Sunset House. He was 86.
ARCHBOLD, Ohio — The No. 1 seed Archbold football team defeated No. 9 seed Collins Western Reserve 42-7 in a Division VI regional quarterfinal on Saturday at Archbold High School.
BOWLING GREEN. — The Bowling Green State University hockey team picked up its second win in a row over St. Thomas with a 3-0 shutout Saturday at the Slater Family Ice Arena.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hassan Haskins ran for a career-high 168 yards and a touchdown, helping No. 9 Michigan bounce back from its first defeat with a 29-7 win over Indiana on Saturday night.
Walt Churchill’s Market continued its holiday season tradition of cutting a 2,000-pound mammoth holiday cheddar at Walt Churchill’s Market in Perrysburg on Saturday.