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New Music Under the Stars season truly rings in summer
The number of Toledo’s outdoor musical venues have increased: the Metroparks, gazebos in city parks, outside of libraries, you name it. But before all these concert venues were even imagined, the biggest venue — outdoor, that is — was the Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre. And for decades, it’s been the setting for listening to music and seeing plays — under the stars — surrounded by the creatures that make music of their own. The series that began with the venue’s inauguration in July, 1936, begins on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with the 122nd Army Band taking listeners back to the 1980s. The concerts last through Aug. 11. The great amphitheater, along with other structures that make up the city, was built thanks to the largesse of the Works Progress Administration.
Bengals roll with new QB in NFL re-draft exercise
The Cincinnati Bengals don’t usually fare well in the offseason exercise known as “re-draft” mock drafts. Generally, re-drafts that are a fun way to shake up the league and fill some dull offseason space have the Bengals picking later in the first round — meaning another team swipes Joe Burrow very early.
Great Lakes singer-songwriter Pat Dailey dies at 83
Pat Dailey, a celebrated Great Lakes singer-songwriter, died at home Wednesday. He was 83. He died “peacefully” overnight, his son Reese Dailey wrote Thursday in a Facebook post. The cause of death was not reported. With his entertaining mix of romantic ballads, bawdy tunes, and party songs, Mr. Dailey has been a fixture at the party island of Put-in-Bay since 1978, packing the crowds at the mammoth Beer Barrel until moving to the more intimate Boathouse Bar in 2007. Since 1984, Mr. Dailey was a regular in winter at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West.
FBI offers $10K reward for information about vandalism at Cincinnati Jewish cemeteries
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest of people responsible for damaging gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries on Cincinnati's West Side. The vandalism of 176 gravestones at at Tifereth Israel Cemetery and Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Cemetery is thought to have...
Rain or Shine-great turnout for the Annual 'Youth Fishing Derby'
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The city of Lima and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources teaming up to teach area kids the art of fishing. Through the ODNR grant program, the annual "Youth Fishing Derby" saw parents teaching their children and kids teaching each other how to fish. Each child was provided bait and a fishing pole to keep. Local organizations and businesses sponsored a variety of prizes to give out to the kids, and the derby is a fun and relaxing way to learn the basics of casting, baiting, and removing a fish from the hook.
More legal wrangling over Lake Erie
Over the last 10 years, it seems almost as certain as the likelihood of a green hue in parts of Lake Erie in late summer. If Jamie Farr loves Tony Packo’s, there is a pretty solid chance the good folks of Toledo are trying to sue someone regarding water quality in Lake Erie and are directing their emerald-water ire at Ohio agriculture.
In the presence of Eva Marie Saint: Recalling encounters with the Oscar-winner on her 100th birthday
Eva Marie Saint scolded me the first time we met. A few members of the press and the Oscar-winning actress had gathered around a coffee table in the Women’s Center in Hanna Hall. I placed my tape recorder in the middle of the table. This was an interview I wanted to capture in full.
BGSU expands Life Design to local high school to boost interest in education profession
Committed to developing solutions for workforce needs, Bowling Green State University is implementing its innovative Life Design programming at a Toledo area high school to increase interest and diversity in the teaching profession. Through a grant-funded program, the same design thinking principles offered through Life Design at BGSU are being...
NCAA Basketball: 5 bounce-back teams, 5 teams with question marks entering 2024-25 season
The start of the men’s 2024-25 college basketball season is ever-so-slowly approaching, with less than five months to go (not that anyone is counting, right?) until the season begins. While it may seem a long wait, most rosters are now set, with scholarships filled and players being back on campus preparing for the winter.
An umpire mocked Alexis Diaz for questioning a pitch called inside
Alexis Diaz got the save on Wednesday night, his 19th of the season, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the New York Yankees 3-2. But the closer’s reaction to a pitch called inside got him mocked by the umpire, who didn’t toss him out for questioning balls and strikes.
Another block added to $6M Perrysburg uptown revitalization project
The entire Perrysburg uptown will get a makeover beginning next year. City council approved adding a third part to the Louisiana Avenue revitalization project at its meeting Tuesday. This adds $1.4 million to the cost, for a total of $6.2 million to $6.5 million for all three phases. Council had already approved doing the 100 and 200 blocks of Louisiana. This week’s action adds the 300 block. The 300 block will undergo improvements first, in 2025. The 100 and 200 blocks will be done in 2026.
Greater Cincinnati school that closed after 100 years to be repurposed into new academy
CHEVIOT, Ohio (WKRC) - A new school is set to open in the old Saint Martin's School building in Cheviot. Cincinnati Technology Academy will move its classes from its current space on Glenway Avenue in East Price Hill. Work was recently completed on the building to wire each classroom for...
Tiffin’s Ritz Players to cap off 40th season with ‘The Wizard of Oz’
TIFFIN — The Wizard of Oz will be the curtain call for the Tiffin-based Ritz Players’ 40th anniversary season. From Rumors to Steel Magnolias, each of this season’s productions have been encore shows of plays or musicals that the Ritz Players put on sometime in the last four decades. It’s not just audiences who remember the hits. Ritz Players board member and Tiffin youth services librarian Joan Ledwedge is tracking down each former cast member, inviting them to an after-show party to reminisce about their time in the Players.
New senior villas coming to south Toledo to offer more affordable options
TOLEDO, Ohio — Imagine 15 years without property taxes. That is the housing opportunity Eagle Creek Builders are working with the city of Toledo to provide for people 55 and up at the Heather Cove Villas. The new set of homes will be built in the open lot located...
After 15 tries, Mason City Schools and teachers union still working on contract negotiations
After holding their 15th negotiation session this Monday, the Mason City Schools Board of Education and the district's teachers union, the Mason Education Association, still have not reached a contract agreement for the upcoming school year. The two parties have been working to reach a deal since February and began...
Balloon Glow is a no go. Popular summer event not happening at ex-Coney Island property
CINCINNATI (ENQUIRER) - Balloon Glow − a popular hot air balloon and fireworks display − is not happening at Coney Island this year despite advertisements for the event on the shuttered amusement park’s website, our media partner at the Cincinnati Enquirer reports, citing a spokesperson for the property owner.
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