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Toledo City Paper
Published September 15Leave the Car at Home for PARK(ing) Day
Witness the Transformation of Parking Spots into Parks Finding a parking spot in Toledo may be a little harder on Sept. 19, but the temporary public art pieces will make the extra wait worth it. PARK(ing) Day is a global movement that turns ordinary street parking spaces into…
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Published September 11Solemn Ceremony Honors 9/11 Victims And First Responders
People gathered Friday in Sylvania to pay respects to those lost in the 9/11 terror attacks. The event marked 25 years since that tragedy. They also honored the heroes who rushed in to help them. The annual observance was held at Toledo Memorial Park and Cemetery, where a…
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Published September 11The Zekelman Holocaust Center in Michigan Brings its New Exhibition History, Memory and Michigan Voices to Toledo
A traveling exhibition on The Holocaust is coming to Toledo, September 1 through October 30, at The Church at Lion of Judah. The new exhibition was created by The Zekelman Holocaust Center in Michigan to bring History, Memory and Michigan Voices to cities state-wide. Its focus is…
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Published September 11Toledo Singer Trez Gregory Gets a Little Help From Her Friends
Fans rally to help the longtime performer pay for sight-saving surgery Toledo native Trez Gregory’s career path has always followed the music, from singing at her high school graduation, performing in Nashville as backup to a famous country duo, and carving out a presence in the…
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Published September 04Reel to Real: Maumee Film Festival Returns Sept 25-27
70 entries plus a 48 hour film challenge For three days this September, the Maumee Indoor Theater will become a gathering place for the Maumee Film Festival, as filmmakers, movie lovers and creative professionals return for the Festival’s eighth season. Scheduled Sept. 25–27, the…
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Published September 04City Pages: A Romance Legacy Comes to Toledo
Nikki Payne to join Beverly Jenkins for a special library conversation For more than three decades, Beverly Jenkins has written love stories that do more than bring two people together. Her books have also helped readers explore Black history, culture and American life through…
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Published September 04Curtain Call: Michael Murray New Executive Director of Toledo’s Historic Valentine Theatre
Toledo native steps into leadership with a vision to expand the Valentine’s reach Michael Murray, 32, is the new executive director of Toledo’s historic Valentine Theatre. When he learned of the resignation of the former director, Murray then in a leadership role overseeing…
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Published September 04Listen Hear: Rocking The Promenade
419 MusicFest brings great tunes to downtown Toledo for charity One of the best parts of the summer is the outdoor events that pop up all over the city of Toledo. Food, art and music festivals dot the city all throughout the season, and a music festival hosted at Promenade Park…
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Published September 04Art To Heart: “Origin Point”: Hannah Bowlus’ Geometric Glass Art at the Toledo Museum of Art
The art of geometry, transformed Like everything else, art has to begin somewhere. For mixed media artist Hannah Bowlus, the inspiration was a pair of simple geometric forms. As she says, “The relationship between the cube and the sphere is the creative origin point” for her…
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Published September 04Chowline: What up, Dough?
Dough & Co. PizzAria rolls out in Downtown Every morning, Tyler Scherting wakes up before 4am and enters a floury world to create the most perfect pizza dough. As one of the owners of downtown’s newly opened restaurant, Dough & Co. PizzAria, Scherting takes dough to a rare,…