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Toledo Museum of Art Deputy Director named Director of the Chazen Museum
September 1, 2017The Toledo Museum of Art’s Deputy Director Amy Gilman has been named the Director of the Chazen Museum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gilman, who has been the deputy director at the TMA since 2016, came to Toledo in 2005 to curate the contemporary and modern art exhibits at the Museum. The Chazen holds the
Sisters-in-law to receive the 2017 Outstanding Program Award
September 1, 2017Foundation has announced a list of honorees for its Annual Awards Dinner. Recognizing individuals or groups in various fields of legal service, the honorees include Toledo’s Sisters-in-Law, a pro bono collective of female attorneys who work in conjunction with Mom’s House to provide legal assistance and mentorship to at-risk single mothers. Sisters-in-Law is receiving the
Water safety recognition
September 1, 2017The Josh Project, a nonprofit organization that works to teach children basic pool safety skills and swimming lessons in a bid to lessen accidental drownings, has received a commendation from State Representative Mike Ashford (R–Toledo). Presented at St. Francis de Sales High School’s Natatorium on August 8, the commendation recognizes 10 years of service to
Oct. 29, 1960 Air Tragedy In Toledo
September 1, 2017It is remarkable how events can change people’s lives. We all take air travel for granted as it is, by far, the safest way to go long distances. When an airline crash occurs it is etched into our minds and seldom forgotten. Last March, the University of Michigan basketball team had a major scare after
Best Power Pop Band of the ’70s Played Toledo
August 14, 2017It was a hot summer night in Toledo in 1971. The kind of summer where boredom had set in while working a summer job and participating in football practice while I waited for the next college school year to start. The kind of summer that Bob Seger wrote about— where you were looking to relax
Europe Through the Eyes of a Grandchild
August 14, 2017When my grandson Liam was a freshman in high school, we talked about going to Europe when he graduated– a time that was four years away. Well, those years went by in a flash and as graduation approached, we made plans for the European vacation. I took my husband along and Liam brought a friend,
Good Grief: A Place To Heal
June 1, 2017“Good gravy,” “Good luck,” “Good gracious” and the familiar “Good Grief” are well-known words of exclamation. But Good Grief of Northwest Ohio is putting the “good” in grief. Without minimizing the heartache after the death of a loved one, whether they are a parent, sibling or grandparent, the organization offers “a safe, healing environment where
Unruly Arts’ meaningful mission
May 1, 2017“Love at first sight with clients who are happy and giving.” That’s how Vicki Dougherty describes her feelings regarding the developmentally disabled artists who ply their talents in the little house with the purple door. For the past two months, Dougherty has served as studio manager for the Unruly Arts studio, located at 5403 Elmer
