Sylvania Township
FOOD & DRINK
Time to make the macaroons: Newly opened Sylvania bakery already seeing success
Mohamed Smaili is an unabashed perfectionist. The night before his new bakery, Mia Dessert Bar, opened in Sylvania, he slept on a cot in the back of the store at 4024 N. Holland Sylvania Rd. He shouldn’t have worried about opening day. “We sold out of mostly everything,” Mr. Smaili said. After customers cleaned out the cases of croissants and cookies, Nur Smaili took her exhausted husband home and they collapsed.
15 puppies that survived canine parvovirus up for adoption from Toledo Humane Society
TOLEDO, Ohio — Fifteen puppies have survived bouts with canine parvovirus under the care of the Toledo Humane Society after a cruelty officer found them in a distressing state outside during last month's heat wave. According to a social media post on Friday from THS, the officer responded to...
Lucas County Canine Care and Control is asking the public to step up
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Summer is anything but relaxing for dog shelters. Especially, around Independence Day. Lucas County Canine Care and Control (LC4) said from July 1-4, it picked up 36 stray dogs. But, from Memorial Day to July 4, LC4 recorded 395 intakes, compared to 338 that same time...
Owner says Cho Cho Chicken part of his American dream
Dorr Street has another independent restaurant since Cho Cho Chicken opened its doors last week. The restaurant, named after the sound a train makes, specializes in chicken, fish, and salads. “I have a friend who has a huge train model set up in his basement,” said owner Mohammed Awad. “I just liked the sound it made. I did not want to make it obvious with ‘Choo Choo’ so I used Cho Cho. I just wanted a different name so it stands out.” Mr. Awad came from Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank, in 2017 to help family members with their business in Michigan.
Deep-fried goodness: Food remains highlight of fair season across the state
County and state fairs often evoke nostalgia for Midwesterners, with memories of carnival rides, games, and of course, food coming to mind. There’s something about going window to window, ordering a lemonade shake up, then a bucket of fries soaked in vinegar and salt.If one thing’s for sure — Ohioans know all about the guilty pleasures found at the fairgrounds. And if they don’t, they will now. Lucas County Fair Susan Stram, the vice president of the Lucas County Agricultural Society, said a fair food she can’t go without is onion rings.
Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 7/4
Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral evaluation. Dogs killed Dog killed June 30 under the direction of Kelly Sears, director of the Lucas County Canine Care & Control: Breed and description; reason; intake type and date with location found if stray. Dogs killed for poor behavior on body-handling and resource-guarding assessments are scored on a scale of 5, with higher scores being more aggressive. Dog-aggression assessments are not scored:
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.
Summer Read program halfway complete, still time to join
The Toledo Lucas County Public Library is about halfway done with its Summer Read program, but there is still time for people to sign up, participate, and complete the challenge. Even if readers sign up now, they are still free to count any reading they’ve completed since June 1 to the goal of reading 30 days this summer. When readers sign up for the program, they will receive a pencil bag. Once readers complete half of the challenge, they will receive a mood pencil. At the end, kids and teens will get their choice of a book to take home, and adults will be given a mug. All participants are also entered in a grand prize drawing. Summer Read ends Aug. 3, and all prizes must be picked up by Aug. 17.
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.
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.
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.
Area’s First Pet Urgent Care To Open On Conant Street
BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Just like humans, the family cat or dog sometimes needs an urgent care – when an illness or injury is serious enough that waiting for a veterinary appointment is too long, but not severe enough to prompt a trip to the emergency room.
Faithful vacationing: The differing effects of the summer season on different congregations
How does one keep holy the Lord’s Day when they’re soaking up rays on the beach and their church is back home? “I always encourage people: Don't take a break from Jesus while you're on vacation,” said the Rev. Msgr. Charles Singler, pastor of St. Rose Catholic Church in Perrysburg. “Don't take a vacation from the Lord.” He and other area pastors said people may tune into their home church via live stream or check out a congregation where they’re visiting. “I love to visit local churches and other communities ... when I'm on vacation,” said Luke Shortridge, pastor of the Perrysburg campus of CedarCreek Church. “We don't feel at CedarCreek like it's us or nobody. ... We love other churches; we support other pastors as much as possible.”
Lynn Whitney Shares Her Vision of Lake Erie in New Photo-book
Lynn Whitney has been fascinated with photography for as long as she can remember and has spent her life turning that fascination into a career. After over a decade of photographing the Lake Erie landscape, Whitney has put her work together to create a new photo book called Lake Erie.
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