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Dine in the 419: R-Place Sports Bar & Grill
FOSTORIA, Ohio (WTVG) - When you’re visiting Fostoria, you want to eat where the locals eat. R-Place is that place!. R-Place Sports Bar & Grill, 324 S Main St, Fostoria, OH, has been serving up the hits since 1976. Tony Thomas took over in February 2023, and he’s kept the secret sauce going to make sure this hometown hangout stays true to its roots.
Paying it forward at a local pizza shop after a big order was never picked up
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A locally owned pizza shop was left holding the bag after someone failed to show up for a big order. The story made the rounds on social media, and it caught the eye of another small business owner. What happened at PizzAroma in Maumee is a great example of how a simple act of kindness can have a profound impact.
Donate to humane society sale, then shop for deals May 23-25
BOWLING GREEN — The 30th Annual Wood County Humane Society garage sale will be held May 23-25 in the grandstands and home and garden buildings at the Wood County Fairgrounds, 13800 W. Poe Rd. Donations will be accepted from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday at the fairgrounds. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 23 and 24 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 25. It will feature household items, collectibles, books, crafts, hardware, lawn, garden, furniture, and toys and encompasses over 22,000 square feet. Additionally, the sale will feature 25-cent clothing on May 26 and a $3 fill-a-bag sale on May 25. The sale is one of the humane society's largest fundraisers, raising $33,000 in 2023 which provided for the care of 700 animals housed in the Minnebelle Conley Shelter, 801 Van Camp Rd.
Natural grandeur: Fostoria artist captures vibrancy in Ohio landscapes
ELMORE, Ohio — Landscape artist Jennifer Sowders' studio may not be fancy, but it is a home among the woodsy Ohio vistas she likes to paint. The name of her MONgallery and Art Studio in Fostoria has nothing to do with pretensions of the French but refers to the "Middle of Nowhere," as in rural America. “I can just walk out of my studio and nature is all around me,” said Sowders, a 1994 graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, who currently has a selection of works on view at the Schedel Arboretum and Gardens in Elmore, Ohio. Sowders' path during a career in art has been as meandering as a nature trail where she keeps discovering new aspects to herself.
Perrysburg's Wednesday at Woodlands concert lineup announced
The 2024 Wednesday at Woodlands free lunchtime concert series begins June 5 in Perrysburg. Concerts are held every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. through Aug. 28 in the Woodlands Park shelter area, 429 E. Boundary St. Concert-goers can pack a lunch and sit at the picnic tables at the shelter area while listening to music. The weekly lineup is: June 5 - Pilewski & Roth, June 12 - Ben Beallus Duo, June 19 - Tree 3, and June 26 - Old State Line. July 3 - Dave Carpenter Duo, July 10 - The Retro Men, July 17 - Chris Knopp Duo, July 24 - Creole Jazz Presents: Dave Kosmyna, Ray Heitger & Ragtime Rick, and July 31 - Locoweed.
Classic Movie Night Screening at the Hancock Historical Museum
For those seeking a fun night out and are lovers of classic films, The Hancock Historical Museum will be featuring those classic films as a part of its classic movie night series. This month, the museum will be screening the classic 1944 movie Laura starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews...
Perrysburg students win national orchestra competition
Perrysburg High School senior Raquel Burden, as a student of the violin for eight years and the school orchestra’s concertmaster, is an old pro at performing. However, competitions are a different story. “We have performed at many conventions,” Burden said. “We played at the Midwest Clinic, and we have done many state orchestra events, but in the past four years we have never done a competition.” There has to be a first time; Burden’s was at the recent American String Teacher Association’s National Orchestra Festival.
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