Artists craft yarnbombs for Wear Blue Day
She prefers to keep
her face and real name a secret, but she goes by Streetspun, an apt nickname
for someone who twines yarn onto parking...
Wear Blue Day marks Child Abuse Prevention Month
When her young daughter fell out a second-story window, Lee
Campbell was high and afraid of going to jail. Instead of seeking medical
attention, she put...
Local woman spearheading effort for Free Laundromat Day
As a branch of her extreme coupon “ministry,” Joni Meyer-Crothers is calling on Toledoans to step up in their giving by “adopting” a laundromat...
Team raises money for Owens baseball player who lost parents
Teams sometimes seem like family. Other times, they are family. Owens Community College baseball player Michael Finch is realizing the latter after losing both...
Pita Pit location to open Downtown by Opening Day
Downtowners will soon have a new choice for lunch in the
Warehouse District.
A new franchise location of the Pita Pit is opening March 31
at 30...
Scott Allegrini makes run at Sears, Obamacare
Given his focus on repealing the Affordable Care Act and his public role as a co-founder of the conservative group Children of Liberty, it...
Food for Thought collaborates with local body care line
Now that Joy Andrews’ daughter is away at college, her former bedroom has become a storage room for homemade bars of soap, lotions and...
iPads help local school cope with snow days
Nick Mariano “lives and dies” by his iPad. He got his first one five years ago and won’t be seen at meetings, in conferences...
Lutherans open Thrivent to all Christians
For the first time in its long history, Thrivent Financial is not just for Lutherans. The 111-yearold financial services firm began taking applications this...
Sears preps for re-election run marked by health care discussion
State Representative Barbara Sears is confident going into
what could be her final election.
“I’ll work, and I’ll win,” Sears said of the challenges
facing her...





























