Press Releases - Community Interest


Feb 05

CAMP AND TRAVEL RV SHOW FEBRUARY 12-14

CAMP AND TRAVEL RV SHOW FEBRUARY 12-14SEAGATE CENTRE, DOWNTOWN TOLEDO The 45th annual Camp and Travel Regional RV Show will be held February 12-14 at the Seagate Convention Centre in downtown Toledo. The show is the original, the largest and ...

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Feb 05

Self Pay is our New, Easy Way at Your Main Library

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is announcing the debut of a new Self-Pay Parking Garage exclusively at Main Library, 325 Michigan St., in downtown Toledo. The new system is scheduled to launch by noon on Monday, February 8. The Self-Pay ...

Posted By: Rhonda B. Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Jan 26

Musical Equipment Swap at Toledo School for the Arts

Toledo School for the Arts Holds Musician¹s Swap Out with the old, in with the new (to you) Buy/Sell/Trade musical instruments CD¹s/records and equipment On Saturday, February 27th at 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) is ...

Posted By: David Saygers | Category: Community Interest



Jan 26

PACT Presents Fat Tuesday "Fun Day on Sunday"

FOOD, FUN, AND FRIENDSHIP Join us for fun the whole family can enjoy. Sponsored by Polish-American Community of Toledo Feast on Bigos, Kluski z Kapusta i Klopsiki. And don't forget Paczki, Paczki and more Paczki. Play PACT BINGO and win prizes! ...

Posted By: Terri Klocinski | Category: Community Interest



Jan 25

Humane Ohio Beat the Heat Promotion

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 19, 2010 – The weather outside may be frightful, but for Humane Ohio, a non-profit organization that operates a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, spring and kitten season are just around the corner. The group has planned a ...

Posted By: Jill Borkowski | Category: Community Interest



Jan 22

Public Opinion Needed on Toledo’s Image

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2010 Public Opinion Needed on Toledo’s Image Citizens Asked to Attend Community Forums How do you define Toledo, Ohio? What does it mean to live, work and visit the City and its surrounding region? Toledo ...

Posted By: Colleen | Category: Community Interest



Dec 17

Black Swamp Bird Observatory Exec. Director Receives Award

Kimberly Kaufman, Executive Director of Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Oak Harbor, Ohio, was recently presented with the coveted “Naturalist of the Year” Award from the distinguished Toledo Naturalists’ Association. Since its ...

Posted By: Judy Kolo-Rose | Category: Community Interest



Dec 14

Coalition To Eradicte Child Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence

The Northwest Ohio Coalition To Eradicate Child Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence has formed. The Coalition is comprised of concerned citizens, survivors, family, professionals, and organizations. 1 out of 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually ...

Posted By: CeCe Norwood | Category: Community Interest



Dec 08

The Mobile Benefit Bank comes to Main Library

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to join Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) and Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO) in co-sponsoring a Mobile Benefit Bank event scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, December ...

Posted By: Rhonda B. Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Dec 07

DTID, Toledo Edison and City Install Holiday Decorations

As in past years, DTID and Toledo Edison personnel have installed festive holiday decorations onto Edison’s street light poles throughout DTID’s 38-block special improvement district. Toledo Edison and its parent company, FirstEnergy ...

Posted By: Elizabeth Murawski | Category: Community Interest



Dec 04

Jingle Balls Benefit at Mickey Finns for Wake Up Youth

Jingle Balls to Play Benefit FOR WAKE UP YOUTH AT MICKEY FINNS Friday, December 18, 2009 8:30 p.m. Jingle Balls, a garage band comprising the stellar and nearly-stellar talents of various members of the local legal community, will be performing a ...

Posted By: Debbie Monagan | Category: Community Interest



Nov 25

Miami University Traveling Studio Presentation

During the Fall Semester this year, The Toledo Design Center has sponsored and has conducted a relationship with sixteen third and fourth year architectural students and their primary instructor, Craig Hinrichs, to provide conceptual design studies ...

Posted By: Robert F. Seyfang | Category: Community Interest



Nov 24

Library Unveils NASA images from Telescopes

Join the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library for Astronomy Night as we conduct a national unveiling and display of spectacular NASA images from the Hubble, Spitzer Space and Chandra telescopes, scheduled from 6-8 p.m. TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 24 ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Nov 23

Live Stream - Ottawa Hills Village Council Meeting

Live Internet Streaming Ottawa Hills Village Council Meeting Monday, Nov. 23th - 7:30 pm at Ottawa Hills Elementary School Gym The location for the next Village Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 23rd at 7:30 pm, will be the gymnasium at the Ottawa ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: Community Interest



Nov 20

ACGT Celebrates the Sixth Year of the Art in TARTA program

Six new bus wraps will be unveiled during the Art in TARTA gallery event on Sunday, December 6, 2009. The buses are newly wrapped with original and locally created graphic designs and poetry inspired by the theme of "Restore Planet Earth: Fresh ...

Posted By: Michelle Carlso | Category: Community Interest



Nov 20

The Michigan/Ohio Workday Cluster

The Toledo Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated is scheduled to host The Michigan/Ohio Workday Cluster at the Park Inn Hotel, 101 N. Summit St., in downtown Toledo from 6 p.m. beginning this evening, Friday, November 20 through 11 a.m. ...

Posted By: Asha Barnes | Category: Community Interest



Nov 20

Health clinic, MenuCare, opens in Westfield Franklin Park

New walk-in clinic in Toledo offers patients another option for reliable, convenient healthcare MenuCare, a new doctor owned and managed retail health clinic, has opened its first location at Westfield Franklin Park in Toledo. The clinic, located ...

Posted By: Leasa Maxx | Category: Community Interest



Nov 16

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Earns National Honor

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) has been named a Star Library by the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service, a national rating of public libraries. The LJ Index offers an overall indication of how a ...

Posted By: Susan Gibney | Category: Community Interest



Nov 15

Toledo has Talent

If you can sing it...bring it! Something like American Idol, only it's for Toledo area residents, and we put you on the radio! Internet radio show featuring anyone in or around the Toledo area who wants to be heard! Can you sing? Do you love to ...

Posted By: The Coffee Buzz | Category: Community Interest



Nov 06

Extreme Makeover Home Edition One Year Later

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is pleased to welcome Toledoan Jackie Frisch, an ordained minister, who will share her amazing story of how a national primetime TV show blessed her family of 13 one year ago. Jackie Frisch is scheduled to ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Oct 28

Learning Lunch for Advocates of Passenger Rail

TMACOG NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 28, 2009 Contact: Mary Pat McCarthy: [email protected] 419.241.9155 ext 106 New Passenger Rail in Ohio Learning Lunch The Northwest Ohio Passenger Rail Association (NOPRA), a leading rail ...

Posted By: Mary Pat McCarthy | Category: Community Interest



Oct 27

How Buying Local Food Helps Support the Local Economy

CIFT is sponsoring a workshop on how buying local helps support the local economy. It will be Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at the Ward Pavilion at 5100 Central Avenue in Toledo. This all day event starts with registration at 9:30am. The cost is ...

Posted By: Louise Wireman | Category: Community Interest



Oct 23

Want to meet moms in your area? Check out ToledoAreaMommies

The Mommies Network is pleased to announce a new website opening October 23, 2009. (www.toledoareamommies.com) This FREE Local website is especially for moms in Toledo, OH; Monroe, MI and all cities in between. We welcome ALL moms of all ages, ...

Posted By: Jeanette | Category: Community Interest



Oct 22

Library Launches Bucks-for-Books Campaign

With more than $7 million in budget cuts, your Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is spending less to purchase new books, DVDs and other library materials. By supporting the Library’s new Bucks-for-Books Campaign, you can help us close the gap ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Oct 21

Reynolds Corners Branch Library Grand-Re-Opening

The public is invited to a special Ribbon-Cutting and Grand Re-Opening Celebration at the Reynolds Corners Branch Library, 4833 Dorr St., scheduled at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 26. The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to reveal its ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Oct 19

TOUR TOLEDO Preview of Homes and Dream to Own

The City of Toledo Department of Neighborhoods is proud to announce its very first TOUR TO!EDO Preview of Homes, a program designed to introduce new homes located in developing areas of the city to potential home buyers and investors. The City of ...

Posted By: Terri Parker | Category: Community Interest



Oct 15

Live Stream: TPS - State of the District Address

Join Superintendent John Foley and members of the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education for the State of the District Address - "Framework for Success" Streaming live at http://www.knowledgestream.org/kstream/index.asp?item_id=4190 Thursday, ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: Community Interest



Oct 14

Ray of Hope Award given to Sylvania Township Citizen Patrol

Sylvania Townships Police Departments Citizen's Patrol receives RAY OF HOPE AWARD. The Citizen's Patrol receive the Ray of Hope Award from the Sylvania Area Family Services Organization on October 14th, 2009. The award is given to organizations who ...

Posted By: Lana Sweeney | Category: Community Interest



Oct 14

Extreme Makeover Home Edition - One Year Later

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is pleased to welcome Toledoan Jackie Frisch, an ordained minister, who will share her amazing story of how a national primetime TV show blessed her family of 13 one year ago. Jackie Frisch is scheduled to ...

Posted By: Rhonda B. Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Oct 14

Hope for the Holidays

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOME LENAWEE COUNTY FAMILIES WILL BE HUNGRY AND LOOKING FOR HOPE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. Crossroads Community Church feeding hungry families this December. Adrian, MI October 2009. On December 4 & 5, Crossroads Community ...

Posted By: Faythe Emens | Category: Community Interest