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Toledo City Paper • 1st May 2021

A Living Legacy: Kenneth Spruce’s “I Apologize: A Black Man’s Plea for Forgiveness”

Throughout his lifetime Kenneth Spruce has been a City of Toledo official, Associate Professor of Political Science, Baptist Deacon, political activist, student government leader, author and CEO/founder of his own agency- UMOJA. Spruce is the...

Toledo Parent • 1st May 2021

Leading Families Home

Not long after development Director Valerie Vetter moved back to Toledo to be closer to family, she began networking with Leading Families Home (LFH), a 501(c)3 non-profit, solidifying her commitment to community as both a professional and volunteer....

Hyggelight | The Growing Candle • 22nd April 2021

How-to: Live Hygge-Inspired this Spring

The season we've all been waiting for (especially if you're living in the Midwest) is finally here! Happy spring to you all. :) It's a good time to cultivate- ideas, friendships, and flowers. It's also a great time to welcome change, celebrate and...

Toledo Parent • 15th February 2021

Creating the World You Need: Lilah in the Land of the Littles heals big feelings

The rules have changed. Young children aren’t sent on playdates, school schedules have become variable and visits to family or friends are infrequent, if they happen at all. With the pandemic response to lessen the spread of COVID-19, young children...

Toledo City Paper • 1st January 2021

Bring out the beautiful: OwlVision turns heads in Toledo | Toledo City Paper

Phillip Callahan is a changemaker. Self-taught by long hours with the natural instincts of an artist, his unplanned photography garnered national attention for Toledo’s Black Lives Matter events last summer, as did his first photograph of the...

16th September 2020

Candy Roundup: Tricks to the Best Treats | Toledo City Paper

All aboard for a tour of Northwest Ohio and Southeastern Michigan treats and sweets! We’re not sure how Halloween will stand up to last year’s ghoulish gatherings, but put on your costume anyway and meet some cool people making things right. Some...

Hyggelight | The Growing Candle • 6th August 2020

Hygge Your Home: 3 Simple Steps

Hygge (hoo-gah) = Creating a feeling of being comfortable + empowered by your surroundings How’s it going out there? A lot of our IG posts feature hygge-inspired homes that are meant to soothe and inspire your inner designer, so we thought it would...

AER • 24th July 2020

15 Clever Riddles for Clever People

“All is a riddle and the key to a riddle is another riddle.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson If comedy comes in threes then clever riddles come in fifteens… at least for the most clever amongst you readers who get to the very last clever riddle at this blog’s...

Toledo City Paper • 6th May 2020

Mindful Mondays Invitation: Zooming in with Brent Haas of rustbeltZen | Toledo City Paper

Brent Haas is a native Ohioan in training to be a Zen Buddhist priest. His group rustbeltZen was founded with a mission to spread zen-based meditation, mindfulness and acceptance to populations outside the temple with a special emphasis on those in...

15th April 2020

Living the hygge-life: Finding comfort with founders of The Growing Candle | Toledo City Paper

As entrepreneurs, earth-lovers and partners it seems Chris and Cyndi Hileman are gardeners of the good life. Their company Hyggelight stems from a Danish word “hygge” (hoo-ga) that celebrates being in the every-day— finding comfort, getting out in...

AER • 14th April 2020

Brain Teasers and Tricks to Better Thinking Minds

A powerful thing to waste but a wonderful thing to invest in - the mind is said to be responsible for your perceptions, baseline mood, and within its power, your quality of life! We even found a quote about it “moving walls” - a trick you can take...

AER • 10th March 2020

Top 10 Reasons Escape Room Games Build Better Teams

The most successful teams have confidence in their collective ability to problem-solve and reach solutions with efficiency and stand-apart creativity. Buzzwords like “teamwork”, “synergy” and “work culture” follow us from desk to water cooler to...

6th May 2019

Ohio Association of County Boards of DD - Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities holds hearing for changes in 2016

The Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities held a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss a variety of changes that will be taking place. Deborah Yenrick, Superintendent for the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities said, "Today,...

6th May 2019

Cast list | Toledo City Paper

The first in a series spotlighting local theater professionals in our region. The table Matt Lentz pointed to was covered in posters and an assortment of promotional material. I set my computer on top, pulled up my outline, and turned on the...

5th May 2019

One More Kiss | Toledo City Paper

It makes sense that Moonglow would open Mother's Day weekend at the Toledo Rep—the author, Kim Carney, wrote it about her mother. Set in an Alzheimer's care facility, the play deals with the tragedy and comedy of everyday existence.

5th May 2019

Both Sides of "West Side Story" | Toledo City Paper

This show’s musicality extends beyond the script to the cohesion of movement and orchestration that serves as the model for the modern American Musical.

The Stage as Your Oyster • 1st April 2015

Songs of the Sand, A Voice in Religious War

Love is the land and we are the stories/ Stoning the plans planting sins from the old/ Where are the friends in these passionate furies/ tell me what frees your soul and whats with the hurry