30 times larger than life, a glass pickleball sculpture serves the riverfront
Toledo just got a lot more hole-y. A fiberglass, neon green pickleball measuring eight feet in diameter was unveiled Thursday morning on the banks of the Maumee River. The sculpture, which was created in partnership with Metroparks Toledo, sits next door to the Toledo Pickle Co., a space where patrons can dine and play
Lourdes shutdown, bankruptcy leaves scholarship donor in the dark
More than 10 years ago, Patrick and Angele McGrady donated $25,000 to Lourdes University to endow a modest scholarship fund. Now, while students displaced by Lourdes’ shutdown negotiate transfers to other institutions, Ms. McGrady is anxious about the disposition of that donation and others like it, and whether scholar
Toledo Home Prices Drop While Inventory Climbs
If you're buying in Toledo, you have more options than you did a year ago. Active listings rose 11.0% year-over-year.
Toledo festivals boost security after Old West End Festival shooting
Toledo Pride and the Birmingham Ethnic Festival are increasing security this weekend following a shooting at the Old West End Festival.
Person injured, another in custody following fight at Toledo carryout
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One person was taken to the hospital following a fight near a Toledo carryout on Friday. The incident unfolded in the 2500 block of Detroit Avenue near a carryout store at the corner of Detroit and Delaware Friday morning. Police at the scene told 13 Action...
Ohio police officer fired after domestic violence arrest
MAUMEE, Ohio — A man who was a police officer for a department near Toledo was fired this week after he was arrested on multiple charges in connection with a domestic violence incident. Maumee Municipal Court records show Caleb Hensley, 30, of Maumee, is charged with felonious assault, abduction,...
‘In the Kitchen with Rev’ shares Lord’s word through food and joy
It began with eggs, cooked over easy — that was the first time Thomas Bell ever wanted to learn to cook. Pastor Bell, as he is known to his congregation at Agape Love Fellowship Baptist Church, is a tall man with a booming laugh that spills over his kitchen. His friends admire his sense of humor the most, followed clos
Toledo receives nearly $817K for school sidewalk project
COLUMBUS — The city of Toledo is receiving $816,834 in state funding to fix sidewalk gaps near Shoreland Elementary School. The project is expected to address various sidewalk connections in a neighborhood south of the school, including the sidewalk on the east side of Kettukee Trail. It will also fill in missing sidew
Religious Offerings: St. Paul’s Episcopal gets new priest after 28 years
■ The Rev. Patricia Rose has been called to serve as interim priest at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Maumee following the December retirement of the Rev. Paul Board, who served the parish for 28 years. “I am so excited to offer all that I can bring to this beautiful community during this interim time,” Reverend Rose s
Toledo’s Dura Building could become local landmark
A local real estate development company hopes to bring new life to a Toledo warehouse building while honoring its industrial roots. On Thursday, the Toledo City Plan Commission unanimously approved a local landmark designation for the Dura Building at 4500 N. Detroit Ave. The designation will help the building’s owner,
