Press Releases - Community Interest

Join WGTE Public Media online Thursday, September 9 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for the Raising Readers Literacy Summit. If you were one of the many people that aren't able to attend the event in person, you can join us virtually by either logging ...

The Toledo Children's Hospital Foundation presents Top Chefs for Children, including "The Next Iron Chef" contestant Celina Tio. There will also be bidding on luxury vacation home packages. Event takes place on 9/21 @ 6 p.m. @ 30267 Hickory Hill ...

Alpha is a ten week opportunity to explore the validity and relevance of the Christian faith for your lives today. It is a practical introduction to the basics of Christianity with loads of opportunity for debate and discussion. The style of Alpha ...

Thursday, September 2 at 8:30 p.m. Please join WGTE for a live WGTE Town Hall Meeting: Watershed Mentality. The program, with a panel of experts and government officials, will explore the issues facing the Maumee River Watershed and the Lake Erie ...

A new playground at Wildwood Preserve will look and feel like a Metropark, where all children will be able to enjoy accessible play structures in a natural landscape of prairie grasses and trees. The playground will be built within the next year if ...

“Grandfather’s old house, ‘Harbor View,’ sat on a bluff overlooking Lake Erie like a fort to guard the town. It had grand steps that ran from the street at the foot of the lake up to the majestic front door. Along the way ...

Come to the Sixth Annual Wander the Warehouse District, Downtown Toledo! Tour residential lofts and apartments from 11 am to 3 pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at LaFayette & Michigan (Bakery Building). Check out ...

MEDIA ALERT Contact: Patricia Soto Buddy Walk Chair 419.377.4939 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Annual Buddy Walk to be held Sunday, October 3, 2010 with Special Guest – Chris Burke of ABC Television’s “Life ...

The Quilt Bear Online Quilt Shop is proud to sponsor a brand new monthly quilt club, “Party with Patrick!” If you are a quilter/sewer and want to hang out with other quilters in the area this club is for you! Every third Saturday of the ...

Free Toledo is a new website we've started to put the great deals we find when we do our coupons up so the rest of toledo can benefit! We save lots and get free stuff with our coupons so we want to pass the deals along to others in toledo that need ...

The Cool Cat Strut is an annual Halloween costume party/fundraiser for the PAWS and Whiskers cat shelter, sponsored mainly by Sylvania Veterinary Hospital, the City Paper and Krafting for Kitties.COOL CAT STRUT 2010Annual Halloween PartyFriday, ...

Keeping It Local NWO in collaboration with Coupons For Christ, are holding a school supply drive and coupon class at Latte'da in Genoa. Come for the FREE class OR just drop off a donation!! Help give a child the confidence in knowing he/she is ...

On August 22, 2010 Caper’s Restaurant and Bar in South Toledo will host a parking lot party to benefit Bittersweet Farms in Whitehouse. Toledo, Ohio, August 5, 2010 – On August 22, 2010 Caper’s Restaurant and Bar will be hosting a ...

September 10, 2010 Bedford Hills Golf Club 6400 Jackman Road Temperance, MI * Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 am * Shotgun Start 9:00 am * Lunch and Awards Immediately After Golf 18 Holes of Golf With Cart (scrambles format –best ...

Please come join our walk for awareness and prevention of suicide. It will be on 09/11/10 @ Olander Park on Sylvania Ave in Sylvania, OH. Registration starts @ 900 am, walk starts @10:00 am. We will have music and donations of food and water. It is ...

For Immediate Release: Please play a part in bringing SMART BINZ solar-powered recycling receptacles to communities and college campuses across the country. SMART BINZ (Toledo, OH) is in the running for a $50,000 grant in the Pepsi Refresh project ...

Come and enjoy an afternoon of cruising on the Maumee River with friends and neighbors as the Art Tatum African-American Resource Center Advisory Board hosts its 2010 Sandpiper Boat Ride Fundraiser. The event is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, ...

Join the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library as we take a Holiday on the Romantic Rhine at 10 a.m. on Thursday,August 12, at the Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee, OH. Travel expert Judy Pfaffenberger will visually take participants of ...

SMART BINZ (Toledo, OH) is in the running for a $50,000 grant in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Project during the entire month of August, and they need your help. Grants are awarded based on the # of votes each project receives from the general ...

The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb Opens Oct. 29, 2010 at Toledo Museum of Art Discover an ancient civilization's fascinating approach to life and the afterlife at The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, a new exhibition opening Oct. 29 at ...

For 60 years, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the PEANUTS characters have brought happiness to people of all ages. Cedar Point will be celebrating this milestone with special PEANUTS-themed events for eight days, beginning Sunday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, ...

You are invited to attend the Bowling Green Branch of the AAUW’s upcoming wine and hors d’oeuvre reception. This event will support their Women’s Scholarship Program, which annually awards two scholarships to non-traditional Wood ...

The American Cancer Society’s Toledo Cattle Baron’s ball will be held in the beautiful Great Hall at the Stranahan Theater on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Festivities begin at 6:00pm with a fun filled evening that includes a silent and ...

One day. One night. One community. Your Relay For Life® is about celebration, remembrance, and hope. By participating, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to the lives we've lost to the disease, and raise money to help fight it all right ...

Both The Toledo Zoo and Fisher-Price have decades of experience in creating great memories for children, so it’s no surprise that they’ve joined forces! Your family won’t want to miss Fisher-Price Play Weekend, Saturday, July 31 ...

Sealing Work At Pearson Beginning the week of June 21, asphalt sealing will begin at Pearson. The work will cause periodic closings of all paved surfaces in the park, including the main road and parking lots. The work is expected to last ...

The Psychedelic 60s: Posters from the Rock Era Through Sept. 12, 2010, Canaday Gallery Organized by the Toledo Museum of Art, this exhibition of 150 posters on loan from the Houston Freeburg Collection features 50 posters representing the height of ...

St. Ann's Scout Troop 339 will hold a newspaper and magazine drive on Aug. 7th and 8th at St. Ann's Church parking lot, West State St. at Rawson Ave. in Fremont. The scouts will be loading the newspapers and magazines on Saturday from 9:00 am until ...

What is Job & Career Accelerator ™? It’s an online system found on Learning Express Library that combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application. The system can be accessed 24/7 from ...

he Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Toledo Heights Branch will celebrate its 75th Anniversary from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4. The branch is located at 423 Shasta Dr. In 1935, this English Tudor style branch library was built with the ...