Press Releases - Community Interest

The Yark Automotive Group 31st Annual Northwest Ohio Rib-Off, presented by The Blade, will take place August 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2014 at the Lucas County Fairgrounds in Maumee, it was announced today. The Rib-Off closes out the summer of its ...

Board members and volunteers of Hannah’s Socks will wow attendees as they plan an evening of music, food, drink, silent auction and fundraising. The 3rd annual Sole Train event will be held Friday, April 25, 2014 from 7-11pm at ...

On Saturday, April 26, business leaders and members of the community will gather for Lourdes University’s signature fundraising event, Luminations. John Bates, Chief Executive Officer for Heidtman Steel, and Sarah Bates, Chief Executive ...

Root for your favorite Delta Nu sorority girl Elle Woods, and learn about Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month when the Bowling Green State University Department of Theatre and Film, in partnership with Planned Pethood and Cutie’s Fund, ...

Two Saddle-billed Stork chicks have hatched at the Toledo Zoo: one on Feb. 10 and one on March 3. The chicks are growing and developing off-exhibit at the Zoo’s Avian Breeding Center. These chicks are the Zoo’s first Saddle-billed Stork ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: KEN LESLIE, 419.349.4969 Veterans Matter houses 200th veteran, Mitch Albom donates $15k for Michigan Veterans (TOLEDO) - Veterans Matter announced today it has housed its 200th veteran nationwide. The group operates in ...

Estate planning will be discussed by a speaker from the law firm of Covrett, Graeff & Wittenberg this coming Wednesday, April 2, 2014. This will cover trusts, wills, powers of attorney, living wills and health care powers of attorney. The ...

The Toledo Zoo has been honored as a FamilyFun Magazine Travel Awards winner, and appears in the magazine’s April issue. The Travel Awards rely on real families from across the country to recognize the nation’s best kid-friendly ...

Owens Community College students will spend a night under the stars to raise homeless awareness as part of the academic institution’s ninth annual Sleep Out for the Homeless Tent City on Friday, April 4. Beginning at 5 p.m., Owens students ...

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance presented by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and ...

City of Toledo and Lucas County Public Library to host youth employment workshops The below workshops are being held for Toledo youth to help with employment related skills such as creating a resume, employment interviews and job retention. Students ...

Two ring-tailed lemurs have been born at the Toledo Zoo. Pending the animals’ continued good health, they are on exhibit at the Zoo’s Primate Forest on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The mothers are 7-year-old twin sisters, Fresca and ...

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will present Tennessee Williams’ classic drama “The Glass Menagerie,” April 4-6 and 10-13 on the 10th Street stage. Directed by Jeffrey J. Albright, this memory play depicts the story of Amanda ...

Owens Community College Toledo-area and Findlay- area campuses will host the following community events in April: Registration Rocks – Toledo-area Campus Area high school seniors are invited to learn about Owens Community College’s many ...

Bowling Green, Ohio – Behavioral Connections of Wood County recently launched BC Talks, a bi-weekly event aimed at bringing awareness to residents of Wood County and surrounding areas about Behavioral Connections. The one-hour tour of ...

Scholarly and media attention to same-sex relationships has skyrocketed in recent years. Yet social science research has not kept pace with the patterns and implications of same-sex relationships in the contemporary context. Bowling Green State ...

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will present Tennessee Williams’ classic drama “The Glass Menagerie,” April 4-6 and 10-13 on the 10th Street stage. Directed by Jeffrey J. Albright, this memory play depicts the story of Amanda ...

The University of Toledo Department of Music welcomes internationally renowned pianist Arthur Greene to perform Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas on the final concert of the season for the Dorothy MacKenzie Price Piano Series, Sunday, ...

He’s not Boris Karloff, and he’s definitely not a Muppet. When the Creature makes his entrance during the BGSU Theatre production of “Frankenstein,” director Bradford Clark predicts audiences will feel real shock, despite the ...

There are only 10 days until Toledo’s “unofficial” kick-off to summer—Opening Day at Fifth Third Field on April 4. Don’t miss out on the biggest party of the season! Come join the fun and cheer on the Mud Hens when ...

In 2009 Ava Hopings was born via emergency C-section at Toledo Hospital weighing just 1lb. 14 ozs and measuring only 14 inches long. Ava came into the world without any eyebrows, eyelashes, fingernails or toenails and soon suffered a brain ...

For those that joined in today's free online overview of Microsoft Word 2010 on March 19th, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. The response was positive and overwhelming. For a short time, you can schedule yourself on any training (Word, Excel, ...

Toledo Rep’s ‘Young Frankenstein’ auditions to be held March 22 Auditions for the Toledo Rep’s “Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical” will be held at Toledo School for the Arts, 333 14th Street #4, on ...

Want to run a 5K, but not sure where to start? Let the Toledo Zoo help; you still have time to register and get fit for the Medical Mutual Dart Frog Dash onSaturday, May 17. With regular tips on training, nutrition and more right up to race day, the ...

The 2014 FREE “Showcase Sylvania” Business Expo will be held on March 22, 2014 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the Sylvania Sports and Exhibition Center at Tam-O-Shanter, 7060 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, Ohio. This is one of the largest in ...

The Local History & Genealogy Department of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library was recently recognized as the 2014 recipient of the John Sessions Memorial Award by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the ...

Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) is once again taking the lead in raising community awareness of the tragedy of child abuse and neglect in Lucas County. On April 9, LCCS is urging Lucas County residents to join Ohioans statewide in the ...

Young Rep production of ‘MacBeth, A Cautionary Tale’ March 14-16 at 10th St. stage The Toledo Repertoire Theatre presents the Young Rep’s MacBeth, A Kid’s Cautionary Tale Concerning Greed, Power, Mayhem, and Other Current ...

In honor of National Women’s History Month, Lourdes University will host the 7th annual W.A.V.E. (Women, Artists, Visionaries, Entrepreneurs) Festival on Saturday, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Franciscan Center. Created as a way to ...

WHAT: More than 100 public and private colleges and universities from Ohio and the multi-state area will visit the Toledo area as Owens Community College serves as host to Northwest Ohio’s largest College Preview Night. The event will provide ...