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Promenade park ‘Splash Pad’ closing for 80s rock concert Friday
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Promenade Park Splash Pad will be closed all day Friday, July 19 due to the ‘80s Rock Invasion’ concert. The concert will be held at the Promenade Pavilion located at 400 Water St. The concert is hosting five multi-platinum-selling, award-winning rock bands that...
Morsels: Rib Off, Coffee Quest, and other food events
Wine Spectator magazine released its 2024 list of the best restaurants for wine, with over 3,700 winners. Both The Beirut and Final Cut Steakhouse were recognized for their respective wine programs in the Toledo area. For a full list of the 2024 winners, visit winespectator.com/restaurants/search. DoorDash delivered 100 million meals through its Project DASH program in June. This milestone was made possible from its ongoing partnerships with organizations like United Way of Greater Toledo.
To the editor: Using wise mosquito control in Great Black Swamp
As the weather continues to increase in warmth and humidity, our former Great Black Swamp experiences the buzz of mosquitoes. Recent academic research into mosquito control led me to investigate the chemicals we use here in Lucas County and what we know about their safety. Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Turns out, the answer isn’t very clear. I researched what was in each of the chemicals used in mosquito sprays in Lucas County. The two main active ingredients are various forms of what are known as Pyrethroids and Piperonyl Butoxide, or BPO. While pyrethroids seem fairly safe for humans,...
Turning lemons into lemonade: Local Roots Juice Co. locations stay open despite construction errors
TOLEDO, Ohio — Local Roots Juice Co. is dealing with not one, but two water main breaks: one at its Perrysburg location and the other at its new Sylvania location, which had just opened on Saturday. Rachel Balester, the owner of Local Roots, said that in both cases, construction...
Historic home of the month: Current owners take Taber House on Pearl Street back in time
(Written by Susan Woodard and Rick Worch, owners and occupants) The Samantha and Nelson Taber House, at 331 Pearl St., has been selected as the historical building of the month for July by the Bowling Green Historic Preservation Commission. In 1882, Nelson and Samantha Taber purchased the land for this...
Pizza Palooza preview pleases palates
The showroom at Grogan’s Towne Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram featured some unusual models Tuesday. Instead of being packed with Pacificas, jammed with Rams, chock-full of Challengers, or crammed with Compasses, it was filled with tasty pizzas from a dozen local eateries, all of which will be competing in the upcoming 12th annual Pizza Palooza for the coveted Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice awards. The event will be held on Friday and Saturday at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania. Doors open at 5 p.m. “This is a great week for Sylvania,” Mayor Craig Stough declared. “We have the Dana Open at Highland Meadows and Pizza Palooza going on at the same time. It’s events like these that draw people to town and make Sylvania a great place to live.” The formidable list of culinary competitors this year includes Bambino’s, Half Time, Romeo’s, Mama Mary’s, Viking Pizzeria, Jet’s Pizza, J-Cups, Dandino’s, Bombay Kitchen, Hindsight Pizza, the V.I., and Mike’s Pizza.
12th Annual Tree City Film Festival-50 Hour Film Challenge
The 12th annual Tree City Film Festival’s 50-hour Challenge is an exciting and intense weekend that invites teams of professional, student, non-professional, and even “armchair” filmmakers to write, shoot, edit, and premiere their own short films in just 50 hours. Teams start the challenge at the kickoff...
Red Bird Hosts the 2nd Annual Sylvania Plein Air Festival
Red Bird Sylvania is thrilled to announce the 2nd annual Sylvania Plein Air Festival presented by The Art Supply Depo. On the morning of July 28th ,125 regional and national artists will arrive in Sylvania and begin to paint in and around downtown. 13 locations have been commissioned as purchased prizes. A printable map with these locations can be found on our website at https://redbirdsylvania.org/plein-air-locations/ . Other scenic locations that artists may choose to paint are Toledo Memorial Park, Harroun Park, the Lourdes Campus and Olander Park. Artists will be actively painting through Wednesday (7/31) afternoon. A competitive quick draw competition will be offered to registered Plein Air artists on Thursday(8/01) 10am-12pm, on Main St. The artists and the public will then be able to vote on their favorite and a cash prize will be awarded to the winner.
Sylvania Community Orchestra Concert “Summer Pops” at Olander Park on August 21st
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, the Sylvania Community Orchestra will present their “Summer Pops” concert at Outdoor Sylvania Community Parks’ Olander Park as part of the Sunset Serenades program. Joined by special guests, Ballet Theatre of Toledo, the orchestra will share a fast-paced program of toe-tapping favorites, popular pieces, and music specifically for the young and young-at-heart. Pack a lawn chair, blanket, and your picnic basket for an evening of free entertainment in the beauty of Olander Park. This is a free concert; no tickets are required to attend. Your friends and neighbors of the Sylvania Community Orchestra look forward to seeing you there.
Rob Wilson is growing sustainability at Humble Gardens
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what to call Rob Wilson’s extravagant project tucked into a quiet cor1ner of Oak Harbor. It could be labeled a non-profit, self-serve, community garden; a real-time science experiment; a living teaching lab; or a self-sustaining, chemical-free, food-insecurity solution. In reality, Humble Gardens encompasses all those things.
‘Yayoi Kusama: Fireflies on the Water’ in Toledo
See an installation by the celebrated contemporary Japanese artist at the Toledo Museum of Art through Jan. 3, 2021. Some visitors describe “Fireflies on the Water,” which reopened at the Toledo Museum of Art July 21 and runs through Jan. 3, 2021, as being quietly meditative. Others say it startled them into thinking about the world and their place in it.
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