Press Releases - Community Interest

Start planning now for Bike Month in May. How will you participate? May 9 Bike to School Day Schools hold special events to encourage young students to walk or cycle to school. Cycle with your children. May 12 Bike Day at the Toledo Farmers ...

The Franciscan Center of Lourdes University is pleased to announce the March slate of events. Saturday, March 3The Toledo Symphony’s Welltower Mozart & More series presents Concerto Nos. 5 & 20 at 2:30 p.m. featuring William Eddins, conductor ...

Black Swamp Conservancy is launching an initiative to support northwest Ohio’s next generation of farmers. The Northwest Ohio Farm Access Program will serve as an agriculture incubator to reduce the biggest hurdle facing beginning farmers - ...

On Saturday, April 28th, Lourdes University hosts its annual, premier scholarship fundraising event – Luminations! – at the Franciscan Center, 6832 Convent Blvd., in Sylvania. Each year, an audience of more than 500 guests gathers to ...

MVCDS student Nipun Jayatissa '19 has been selected as a 2018 finalist for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) THINK program, an annual science research and innovation competition for high school students. His research proposal was ...

People are doing great things in northwest Ohio to support equal justice. Please help us recognize them for their hard work and commitment to helping others with an Access to Justice Award. LAWO, ABLE, and the Toledo Bar Association Pro Bono Legal ...

Eisenhower Intermediate School is having their 3rd Community Mud Run Course “The Muddy Eagle” on May 19th. This 1.5 mile mud & obstacle course is a fantastic family race or a great starter race for those who have always wanted to ...

Black Swamp Conservancy’s 7th annual fundraiser, Bluegrass & Green Acres, has changed locations for its 2018 event. The Malawi Event Center at Toledo Zoo is the setting for the March 16 celebration, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Grand Rapids, ...

Nothing is better on a cold winter night than a cozy pair of PJ's! It's SeaGate Food Banks 7th annual PROJECT PJ, collecting now thru February 24th. Whether new or gently used; SeaGate is seeking donations of blankets, pajamas, slippers, toiletries, ...

Central Catholic athletic director Greg Dempsey will kick off the 2018 bun signing season at Toledo’s most famous eatery Coach Dempsey arrives at the Original Tony Packo’s® on Front St. at 1pm on Tuesday, January 30 to autograph one ...

TOLEDO, OH – The Toledo Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce ProMedica as the sponsor of its Classics Series. This sponsorship will go into effect immediately, covering the remainder of this performance season (2017-2018) and will continue ...

PERRYSBURG, OH (January 19, 2018) From Barbie Dolls to tool benches, Legos to bikes, the 8th Annual Play It Forward Used Toy Drive brought hundreds of people, with thousands of toy donations to Levis Commons last weekend. But the project has just ...

Join us on February 10th at Junior League's fundraiser, Inspire Toledo, for a Mardi Gras inspired evening of dancing, games of chance, a NOLA signature drink, AND your ticket to the event is an entry for a $1,000 cash prize! When you put on that ...

Lourdes University Department of Student Activities presents Sibs N’ Kids Weekend on February 16-18, 2018. Lourdes students are encouraged to invite up to two (2) siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews, or neighbors between the ages of 5-15 years ...

On Tuesday, January 23rd, the Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment, Inc. (S.A.V.E.) presents Global Climate Disruption: How Do We Know? What Can We Do? with Dr. Andy Jorgensen from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The lecture will be held at the Franciscan ...

The Lifelong Learning Hot Topic on Friday, January 15th presents "Benefits and Opportunities of Engaging in Your Community" from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. This event will be held on the Lourdes University campus at the Franciscan Center. Emily Avery, ...

The Liberators organization will honor individuals, organizations and students working to end human trafficking in the state of Ohio during its Awards Ceremony from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Franciscan Center located on the Lourdes University campus. For ...

Toledo, Ohio – November 21, 2017 - On November 29, 2017, Anita Lopez, Lucas County Auditor will hold a press conference to announce the upcoming dog-licensing season with a focus on encouraging owners of unlicensed dogs to purchase new, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – It’s a boy! The Toledo Zoo is proud to announce the birth of a male Western lowland gorilla born late Thursday, Nov. 23 / early Friday, the 24. Mokonzi, (Moh-khan-see) which means governor in Swahili, is baby number three ...

St. Paul AME Zion Church-Toledo, OH will be honoring its member, entrepreneur, and legendary Toledo, OH radio personality Mr. W. Charles "Charlie Chuck" Welch this Sunday, December 3, 2017 during the 11:15 am morning worship service at St. Paul AME ...

Sunshine Studios is unveiling its 2017 Christmas gift collection, including a new line of beautiful, hand-thrown specialty bowl cozies that all the user to safely warm their food and handle hot contents without burning their hands. The sets are ...

The Toledo Area Humane Society is excited to announce some pawesome Cuddlebuster Black Friday Specials for 2017’s biggest shopping day of the year! TAHS will be offering some amazingdoor buster goody bags to our first 20 visitors. From 12 noon ...

The Lourdes University Department of Education presents “Homelessness: Approaches to Support Students in an Educational Setting” on Thursday, November 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Franciscan Center, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. The ...

Toledo, Ohio – Today, Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson unveiled the new $150,000 CM Labs Simulator that will train and improve the skill level of all City Heavy Equipment Operators. Using simulators can improve employee productivity and reduce ...

Southview Band Boosters invites you to its 5th Annual Holiday Hoopla Event on Saturday, December 2 from 9AM - 2PM at Sylvania Southview High School (7225. W. Sylvania Avenue). We hold a silent/online auction with tons of unique items: retail & ...

The Franciscan Center of Lourdes University is pleased to announce its December 2017 slate of events. Saturday, December 2Keeping Our Girls Safe offers a Self Defense Class from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Established in remembrance of Sierah Joughin, the ...

Toledo, OH -The Toledo Area Humane Society will be hosting a canine influenza vaccinationevent on November 4th from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. With the recent confirmed cases of the H3N2 canine influenza virus locally, the ToledoArea Humane Society is taking ...

Toledo, Ohio. Oct. 24, 2017 – Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson along with Toledo Public Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. Romules Durant and Mr. Don Czerniak, president of Local 7, today announced the creation of a CO-OP program that will ...

Clayton Birney of Arista Home Care Solutions was the recipient of the 2017 Esteemed Volunteer Award. The Alzheimer’s Association gave the honor for his work at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. TOLEDO, Ohio — Clayton Birney, co-owner of ...

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 12:30 p.m.The McMaster Family Center for Lifelong LearningMain Library325 Michigan Street, Toledo, OhioTuesday, October 17, 2017, 6:00 p.m.TARPS Facility130 Knapp Street, Toledo, OhioWednesday, October 18, 2017,12:30 ...