Press Releases - Community Interest

Saturday April 6 10am-3pm Hope United Methodist Church will be hosting this annual show featuring talented crafters from Ohio and Michigan offering an excellent variety of handmade crafts for men, women, and children. You'll find unique Easter and ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) has appointed John S. Stanley as director ofspecial projects to oversee the Master Plan from design through construction, including project planning, budget development, community engagement, and ...

Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and ProMedica President and CEO Randy Oostra today announced the creation of a leadership team that will shepherd our community toward implementing quality prekindergarten education for all young Toledo residents.The ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/20/19 11:30 amTony Packo’s® and their customers team up to support The Salvation ArmyToledo, OH: On February 20, 2019, Tony Packo’s will present The Salvation Army with a check for $3,743, raised through ...

Help us fight childhood hunger and have some fun at The Scramble For Food! MONDAY, July 15, 2019 BELMONT COUNTRY CLUB – Perrysburg Lunch at 11:30 AM • 1 PM Shotgun Awards, Cocktails, Buffet to Follow *Traditional scramble format. *Skill ...

Countdown to Kindergarten at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library is both a kindergarten readiness storytime for kids and a program to inform parents and caregivers of the skills that their children will need when beginning ...

Cheap and Chic Event to Benefit Zepf Center Don’t Skirt the Issue on March 2 Who doesn’t love to shop and now you can shop till you drop on March 2nd from 10-4 at the Zepf Wellness Center, 2272 Collingwood. Eight local retailers ...

On Monday, March 18, the Sylvania Franciscan Village (SFV) kicks off its 8th annual Have a Heart Restock Drive to supply personal care items to six area outreach pantries: Bethany House, Claver House, Helping Hands of St. Louis, Our Lady of Lourdes ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Need an inexpensive yet entertaining activity to drive away the winter blahs? Your Toledo Zoo is here to help with a half-off admission coupon! The coupon is available online at toledozoo.org now through Friday, March 1 and is ...

Toledo, Ohio—Bethany House’s 10th Annual Celebrity Wait Night will take place on Monday,April 8, 2019, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Mark your calendar now!The event will take place at The Real Seafood Company and Zia’s at the Docks ...

Lourdes University Alumni Board presents their series Women Together, Wednesday, February 20, at the Sylvania Branch Library, 6749 Monroe Street, at 5:30PM. Special guest speaker, Rita N.A. Mansour, will present on the topic of Financial ...

Lourdes University’s Department of Campus Ministry and the Linking Interest, Needs and Knowledge (LINK) Student Organization hosts its 8th annual Mission Trips fundraiser Tuesday, February 26, at bd’s Mongolian Grill, 5001 Monroe St, at ...

Lourdes University and the Office of Multicultural Services and Diversity presents the annual Black History Month Celebration ‘The Stars Within Us: Black Excellence and the Arts’, with special guest Spoken Word Artist, Ed Mabrey on ...

At the Jan. 24 Toledo Lucas County Public Library Board of Directors meeting, longtime Director Clyde Scoles announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2019. With more than 40 years of experience, Mr. Scoles has dedicated his career to championing ...

Recently, Partners in Education was awarded a $25,000 grant from the FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC. The grant will support youth literacy via the Mentors in Toledo Schools program. “Partners in ...

The Toledo Lucas County Public Library System has teamed up with NewsGuard to provide library patrons with a news literacy tool to help them assess the reliability of the news and information websites they see online.For the past two years, the ...

The Burger King restaurant located at 1856 W. Laskey Road, Toledo, Ohio has undergone an extensive interior and exterior remodel and will celebrate its Grand Reopening on Saturday, February 2nd from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The public is invited to ...

On Tuesday, February 12th at the WW Knight Nature Preserve (Perrysburg, OH) from 6:00pm-7:30pm, the Education Series will celebrate ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ week and coincide with the question, “how are you kind to ...

On Friday, January 18, 2019, Lourdes University’s Mission and Ministry Office is hosting “Fill the Freezer” 24 Hour Marathon. Starting at 3pm, Lourdes students, faculty, and staff will work shifts making casseroles over a 24-hour ...

The Sylvania Franciscan Village is pleased to host an ecumenical prayer service, commemoration and panel discussion in honor of the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Tuesday, Jan. 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Ebeid ...

On January 8, 2019, Dr. James Patrick, the Lucas County Coroner, will be stepping aside after decades of service to Lucas County. Dr. Patrick has grown the Lucas County Coroner’s Office into a regional forensic center. Under Ohio Law, the ...

The Lourdes University Lifelong Learning program presents fun, hassle-free day trips throughout the year. To make reservations, call 419-824-3707 or email [email protected]’m Getting Sentimental Over YouSaturday, March 9$56 for members; ...

Two additional members of the Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners, Kevin Dalton and Molly Luetke, were sworn in this morning by Judge Jack Puffenberger in Lucas County Probate Court. Current board president Scott Savage was sworn to a fifth term ...

Fines for late items/materials have always been part of the Library experience. But should they be?Charging overdue fines is not a strong motivator to return Library materials on time. For many families in the Lucas County community, overdue fines ...

Project PJ collections are now through February 28th. Help us collect bedtime essentials for children in need throughout Northwest Ohio. We are currently collecting pjs, pillows, pillow cases, blankets, books, hygiene items, stuffed animals, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – Leaders influence others first by who they are and then by what they do. Toledo Zoo’s volunteer program is considered a leader and model for Zoo’s around the world and recently received several prominent awards for ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – Teamwork makes the dream work. Toledo Zoo and Owens-Illinois have been working together to realize the collective dream of bettering our community for more than 30 years. Recently, this partnership was honored by the local ...

TOLEDO, OH- The defending IL West Division Champs manager, Doug Mientkiewicz, will return to lead the Toledo Mud Hens for the 2019 season. Mike Hessman, Mud Hens and Minor League Baseball’s home run king will join the team as hitting coach. ...

Toledo, OH – The city of Toledo, together with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, today announced plans to design and construct a new youth development park located in the Old South End neighborhood that will feature a 75,000-square-foot ...

TOLEDO, OH – Toledo School for the Arts student violinist, Tierra Raiti won the Junior Division of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends Young Artist Concerto Competition.The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends sponsor a Young Artist Solo Concerto ...