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The Dilly Bar Brigade was in full force last week. Manny Patel, owner of the Bowling Green Dairy Queen with his wife, Doli, rolled out the third annual Bowling Green Dilly® Bar giveaway to schools, first responders, banks and other service providers. More than 10,000 Dilly® Bars were delivered...

In an era where digital games seem to dominate, there's a refreshing interest in the classic game of chess. A social media user recently expressed their desire to find public chess sets in parks or similar locations, where they could sit down and enjoy a board game with someone. The user was particularly interested...

United Steelworkers on strike against Libbey have endorsed an offer that is now pending ratification by the union’s membership, the company said. The proposed agreements, according to a statement from Libbey, would include 24 percent wage increases over the contract period, a one-time $3,000 payment, “meaningful”...

TOLEDO, Ohio — As the federal government shutdown continues, some local childcare centers, including those partnering with HOPE Toledo, are facing tough decisions as funding becomes uncertain. Many of those facilities are Publicly Funded Child Care centers (PFCC) and they not only provide care, but also meals for...

The Arts Commission will move its headquarters to Toledo’s UpTown neighborhood. Starting November 10, 2025, the offices will be at 1000 Adams Street. The organization has been at the Toledo Museum of Art’s campus on Parkwood Avenue for 25 years. The move aims to offer more space for artists and increase community...

Working as a team, the first responders lifted their patient, Toledo Public Schools Superintendent Romules Durant, into an ambulance without missing a beat. Yaseen Yassin, a seventh-grade student at the Toledo Pre-Medical and Health Science Academy, was one of four students who simulated an emergency with the...

To honor area veterans, TARTA will debut a new bus wrap on Veterans Day. The red, white, and blue star-spangled bus wrap calls attention to the heroism, service, and sacrifice of area veterans, the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority says. The wrapped bus will be on different routes starting Tuesday. As a...

A crowd of 25,000 people gathered in downtown Toledo in 1954 to view a nighttime torchlight parade, celebrating the country’s first Veterans Day. Faces lit by flickering red fusee torches, hundreds of veterans and reservists marched down the streets, accompanied by marching bands, floats, artillery, and military...

Twenty years ago, I was CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo. Along with CEO Robert Alexander and COO Larry Lev, of the YMCA, and a dedicated core of community lay leaders, we brought forth the partnership that resulted in the merger of the YMCAs of Toledo and the Jewish Community Center. That partnership,...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking public comments on a proposed project to rehabilitate the Craig Memorial Bridge in Toledo, which carries State Route 65 over the Maumee River. ODOT said the project will upgrade the bridge’s internal electrical and mechanical systems, with construction...