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Ohio’s first Innovation Hub getting $40M in taxpayer funds
(The Center Square) – More than $40 million in state and local taxpayer money is expected to be spent creating Ohio’s first Innovation Hub. Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced the collaboration, which officials say will enhance northwest Ohio’s position as a global leader in glass science, engineering, technology and production. “Innovation rarely happens without daring ideas and bold risks, and Ohio's new Glass Innovation Hub will be a groundbreaking example...
Top-Ranked Basketball Player From Michigan Sets Official Visit To Ann Arbor
Orchard Lake St. Mary's Trey McKenney celebrates a big play during the Division 1 boys basketball state championship on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Michigan State University's Breslin Center. | Brandon Folsom/Hometown Life / USA TODAY © Brandon Folsom/Hometown Life / USA TODAY.
Jose Tena homers in 9th inning to give Columbus Clippers 4-3 win over Toledo Mud Hens
Recap: Jose Tena homered with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Clippers the win. Tena was 2 for 4, as was Kyle Manzardo. Columbus scored twice in the seventh to tie the game, with a sacrifice fly by Juan Brito and a sacrifice groundout by Manzardo. Clippers starter Triston McKenzie, recently sent down from the Cleveland Guardians, allowed three runs on three hits in 5⅓ innings. He struck out eight, walked two and allowed home runs by Dillon Dingler and Javier Baez.
Ann Arbor reallocates $3.4M in federal stimulus funds intended for unarmed response
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s quest to set up an unarmed crisis response program as an alternative to armed police — now in year four of planning — has hit another snag. Federal stimulus funds the city set aside in 2022 for the program’s launch must be spent by the end of 2024, but the city still isn’t ready to roll it out.
Primary 2024: Plymouth Twp. trustee candidates clash over direction, supervisor's record
PLYMOUTH TWP. — Voters will see eight Republican township trustee candidates on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot. Incumbent trustees Jen Buckley, Audrey Monaghan and John Stewart will vie for votes against Greg Bill, Daniel Callahan, Mark Clinton, Sandy Groth and Paul Schultz. The top four vote-getters in the...
The Referee Shirt Was Invented at Eastern Michigan University
Did you know the referee shirt was invented in Ypsilanti, Michigan? Here's why. Dr. Lloyd W. Olds is the person responsible for making referees dress like zebras. To understand why you have to look at Dr. Olds's history at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. According to the Eastern Michigan University Athletics website, Dr. Olds had a few issues while he refereed basketball games as an undergraduate student at the university in 1914,
'All for his memory, all to make him smile in heaven': Family of Officer Dia continue to give back
TOLEDO, Ohio — It's been four years since the death of Toledo Police Officer Anthony Dia in the line of duty. Anthony Dia was fatally shot while responding to a call of an intoxicated person in the parking lot of Home Depot in west Toledo on July 4, 2020.
Frozen wisdom: Photographer finds release in still life
Cloaked in the artistic tradition of still life, LaVonda Josett Johnson, tells her story of faith and intimacy through 22 symbolic photographs viewable on the 6th floor of the Secor Building starting July 13. In her first exhibition as a photographer, the daytime administrative analyst for the city of Toledo, curated her own wisdom over the past 53 years of her life into moments. “The best images to me, are when people are not paying attention,” Johnson said. “They’re being their authentic self. And that was the one thing that I, as a child, understood that I could not do.” Johnson explores concepts difficult to explain with words, including a sense of familiarity, where full relationships are distilled in pictures of seemingly plain items.
First responders pull 2 men from Bolles Harbor channel after boat crash
MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – First responders rescued two people from the Bolles Harbor channel after their boat crashed into a seawall and partially sank. At 11:26 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2024, several people called 911 to report a boat sinking near the entrance of Bolles Harbor and that two people were in the water.
Giovanni El-Hadi’s path to Michigan, outlook for 2024
In the last few seasons, we have seen offensive linemen at Michigan have to wait their turn to see significant playing time. The time has come for Giovanni El-Hadi to take the next step and be a prolific starter on a Michigan Wolverines’ offensive line that has consistently been one of the best in college football for about a decade.
Eastern Michigan University becomes first American university to welcome refugee students for fall semester
YPSILANTI, Mich. – Eastern Michigan University will welcome three refugee students to campus during the upcoming fall semester, officials said. The Ypsilanti school announced that it became the first university in the United States to agree to host students as part of the Welcome Corps on Campus program. Created...
Cocktails and horror: Toledo Club hosts Poe-themed reading
Connoisseurs of custom cocktails and chilling chronicles are in luck. The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy tour swings through Toledo this weekend. Over the course of an hour-and-a-half performance, attendees are treated to four dramatic readings of Poe’s works: The Tell-tale Heart, The Masque of Red Death, The Black Cat, and The Raven. Each of the readings is paired with a specialty cocktail. The Toledo Club, located at 235 14th St., is hosting 12 performances that began Thursday and continue Friday and Saturday.
Wolverines Ranked Outside Top 10 in EA College Football 25
It has been 11 years since Denard Robinson graced the cover of the last EA College Football game, but on July 19th it will be back and the sports gaming universe is excited. The trailers and gameplay look to be great and it appears that the small details have not been overlooked. The Wolverines are once again represented on the cover as running back Donovan Edwards is the same spot Shoelace was 11 years ago. Despite getting a cover athlete the Wolverines seem to be overlooked a bit in the team rankings.
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