Toledo OH

The year’s first Friends of the Library book sale begins Thursday. More than 30,000 gently used books, along with other materials, will be for sale through Saturday at the group’s 1301 N. Reynolds Rd. facility. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Books will be $1 or less, with...

Guy-Michael Benedict Davis, a Toledo developer who tried to revive the city’s nightlife amid the Savings and Loan Crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s and was known as a social justice champion, died Dec. 22 at his New York City home. He was 89. He died of apparent heart failure, his daughter, Gabrielle Davis,...

Jim Hendricks knew a woman who donated to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry at St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Catholic Church. Now, she’s the one in need of the pantry. “There are people on a fixed income that can’t afford it,” Mr. Hendricks said. That’s why the monthly Feed Our Neighbors food drive is so important,...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Tim Haase, a longtime local cook and avid cyclist, was honored on Sunday when community members installed a ghost bike memorial near the site where he was killed. Dozens of friends, family members and fellow cyclists met at the intersection of Summit Street and 131st Street...

Frigid weather did not deter about 40 Bowling Green residents Sunday from joining communities across the nation outraged over an ICE agent’s killing of a woman in Minneapolis last week. The citizens spread out along North Main Street, in front of the district office of U.S. Rep. Bob Latta,...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come wrapped in the most unassuming packages, and Tackle Box 2 in Fremont, Ohio is the living, breathing, fish-frying embodiment of this truth. This waterside wonder isn’t trying to impress you with white tablecloths or fancy presentation – it’s too busy...

ADRIAN — Two Michigan public buildings are being recognized among the most beautiful civic structures in the country, one of which is in Lenawee County. A nationwide survey of more than 3,000 respondents ranked overlooked public buildings across the United States, highlighting architecture that reflects...

Blue Pacific Grill, a popular restaurant in Perrysburg’s Levis Commons, lets diners create their own meal, just the way they like it. For fresh and tasty food, with a wide range of options, this Pan-Pacific restaurant is a great choice. As a part of the Perrysburg community for almost...

HOLLAND, Ohio — The long-awaited grand opening of the second Roosters Wings in Holland is set for this week. The restaurant announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday that the Grand Opening will take place on Jan.12 from 11 am to 11 pm. This would make the new Roosters...

An Ohio father who socked his 6-month-old in the face while pummeling the child's mother as she cradled the baby in her arms has been sentenced to two months in jail and probation after pleading no contest to multiple charges related to the attack. Avery Mapes, 23, pleaded no contest last month to a charge […] The...