Nuances of tradition: Domestic Lines, Quiet Rituals at the Toledo Museum of Art
The table’s sides curved inwards and allowed the stools to come closer to the center, towards a fragile bowl braided with fibers, filled with pieces of rope. The design was intended to bring individuals inward and replicate the sensation of sitting at a card table, said the artist behind the piece, Amy Beeler. Her...
This Ohio town pulls its weight – and then some – at America’s biggest...
60,000 people are expected to fill the grandstands at the Wood County fairgrounds this weekend. Last August, the stands were full. Instead of wearing jerseys and shouting team names, fans repped John Deere trucker hats and hollered for horsepower, as tractors of varying size rolled onto a dirt track for the National...
Maumee agrees to upgrade sewer system through settlement
MAUMEE, Ohio — Attorney General Dave Yost, R-Ohio, said the city of Maumee has agreed to make upgrades to its sewer system following a proposed settlement. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued an order in 2021 with steps for the city to address the issue. The settlement guarantees the...
MProfile: Storyteller Tedd Long Publishes a New Book
If you call Tedd Long a historian, he will gently correct you. “I’m not a historian. I know real historians… that actually went to school and got their PhD. I’m a storyteller.”. For more than twenty years, Long has shared Toledo and Northwest Ohio history through...
Weird and wild: Toledo native profiles Weird Al for prestigious book series
Justin Remer’s love for pop culture formed right in Toledo, where he discovered the Dr. Demento Show on 102.9 WIQB (now WWWW). He would frequent record stores like Culture Clash Records and Allied Record Exchange along with the former Boogie Records and Shakin Street Records. Then, after graduating from Start High...
Elephant Flow part of Zen at the Zoo series
Over a dozen Toledo Zoo members and yoga enthusiasts had a relaxing Saturday morning. Guests like Kim McNutt of Swanton stood and laid on yoga mats, practicing different yoga poses during the Toledo Zoo’s Elephant Flow yoga class, part of its Zen at the Zoo series, which allows participants to do yoga in the presence...
A behind-the-scenes look at first responders working Bash on the Bay
Editor's note: This story has been edited to add additional information. PUT-IN-BAY – Long before the first Luke Bryan fans showed up for the 2025 Bash on the Bay, the Ottawa County Emergency Management Agency had a state-mandated plan in place for any emergency. With more than 11,000 people on South Bass Island, the...
Rainbows come out downtown for Toledo Pride
TOLEDO, Ohio — There was a rainbow everywhere you looked in downtown Toledo on Saturday. And while the sun was shining for much of the day and rain came down, the rainbows were actually a sign of Toledo Pride. Thousands of people marched down Adams Street starting at noon...
‘Happy pride’: Parade celebrates Toledo’s LBGTQ community
Oh, how sweet it is. Celebrating 16 years, the Toledo Pride community came together to toast an event that’s grown from 2,500 attending to over 15,000 expected downtown this weekend. Lexi Hayman-Staples recalled planning the first Toledo Pride festival 16 years ago with her wife, Nicole. “It’s something that’s needed...
Man who shot himself Friday identified
The father of a Toledo man indicted for murder shot himself while police were serving a warrant at his home, the Lucas County coroner said Saturday. Timothy Mulvey, 61, committed suicide while police were serving a warrant at his home in the 800 block of Colburn Street in South Toledo on Friday afternoon, Dr. Thomas...
