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Couple to tie the knot Friday the 13th at Toledo funeral museum
For a Grand Rapids, Mich., couple, it all started at their local haunted house. When Ryan Reyher met Stephanie Briceno-Rosas at the Haunt in Grand Rapids in the summer of 2020, he was immediately smitten, he said. “I thought she was gorgeous,” Mr. Reyher said of his first impression. But it wasn’t just her looks that attracted him: “She was really caring and her aspirations were really cool.” He asked her out at the end of August, 2020, and their relationship blossomed. Six years later, the couple, who share a love of all things spooky, plan to marry on Friday the 13th at Mortuary Manor Funeral Museum & Event Center, a museum housed in a Victorian-era building that later served as a funeral home in Toledo. “We were looking for kind of a gothic venue within our budget,” Mr. Reyher said. “We decided to reach out and see if we could host a wedding there, and he was more than happy to do it.” Friday’s wedding is the first for the museum, said Cory Leibenguth, operational manager of Mortuary Manor. The building dates to the 1870s and was remodeled into a mansion-style structure in 1897, he said. It became Urbanski
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‘It wasn’t really a job’: Beloved figure at West Toledo senior living facility retires
When Nora Posner moved into Glass Peaks Senior Living in West Toledo, she wasn’t particularly happy about the change. Her outlook improved as she got to know Carol Nadaud, the facility’s activities director, through their frequent encounters in the hallway. “No matter where I was, if she was there, it was ‘Hi, Nora,’ with a smile,” Ms. Posner said. During her 37 years as activities director, Mrs. Nadaud made countless residents feel welcome and valued, including Ms. Posner. Since Mrs. Nadaud retired Oct. 22, residents and staff have missed her knack for recognizing what people need, making them feel seen, and showing genuine care for everyone at Glass Peaks. Mrs. Nadaud decided to retire to help her daughter, Liz Reed, a palliative care nurse, raise her children, though leaving a job she loved has been difficult. Making residents feel at home Glass Peaks Executive Director Julie Edwards said Mrs. Nadaud had something of a sixth sense for choosing activities that resonated with residents. “Carol observes what people need and acts on what people need without them even knowing they needed it,” Ms. Edwards said. “She has an intuition about her, and I think this comes from a lot of experience
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Toledo’s guide to local Asian grocery stores
Toledo foodies looking to recreate their favorite dishes from Asian restaurants need only look as far as one of the city’s Asian markets for authentic ingredients. The following guide should help you get a good start. Did we miss any of your favorites? Leave suggestions in the comments. 3314...
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Toledo’s 39th Blade Holiday Parade Steps Off Downtown Saturday Morning
TOLEDO, Ohio — Downtown Toledo opens the holiday season on Saturday, November 14, when the 39th Annual Blade Holiday Parade steps off at 10 a.m., bringing giant balloons, marching bands, floats and Santa’s first Toledo appearance of the season to the downtown streets, according to The Blade’s official parade page. The parade begins at the […]
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Toledo Snow Angels Pair Volunteers With Neighbors Who Need Shoveling Help
TOLEDO — Winter in Toledo is coming, and the city is once again asking neighbors to look out for neighbors. The City of Toledo’s Snow Angels Shoveling Program is taking applications through Nov. 26, pairing volunteers with older residents and residents with disabilities who cannot clear their own sidewalks and driveways — and who cannot […]
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A home for its future owner, help for kids in care: Greater Toledo Home Giveaway house takes shape
SYLVANIA TWP., Ohio (WTVG) - Windows are going in and concrete crews are at work on the home for the 2027 Greater Toledo Home Giveaway in Sylvania Township. With cold weather on the way, the team behind the giveaway is working to get the house ready for its future owner.
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Toledo City Council considers $5,000 grants for Arlington Avenue businesses
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo City Council is considering an ordinance that would give $5,000 to eligible privately owned businesses on Arlington Avenue between South Detroit Ave. and Spencer St. The businesses have been affected by long-term construction on the road. Council members are calling the proposal the “Arlington Business...
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City of Toledo TDOT/Engineering & Construction Management LUC Emerald Ave Shared Use Path – PID #117683 bids due by December 8, 2026 at 1:30 pm.
Electronic bids for the City of Toledo, Ohio, LUC Emerald Ave Shared Use Path will be received by the City of Toledo, Ohio, Division of Purchases and Supplies, Attention Commissioner, One Government Center, 640 Jackson Street, Suite 2000, Toledo, Ohio 43604, until 1:30 pm local time, on December 8, 2026. Bids will be publicly downloaded and/or opened and documented at 2:00 pm.
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Unison Health opens a campus offering youth a safe place to heal close to home
Young people who have experienced trauma need care tailored to their needs. Amy Kobold, Unison Health’s chief operating officer, described one young person for whom using the bathroom felt unsafe because of past trauma — a reminder that effective care must be responsive to each child. “Our youth have unique backgrounds,” she said. “For him, the bathroom was a trigger. So working on what it looked like for him to take a shower and use the restroom in a way that was safe for him, that was very unique to him.” The recognition that each child’s personal history may shape their triggers informed Unison Health’s goal of providing a safe, structured, and supportive environment for youth with behavioral health needs. On Thursday, the mental health and substance abuse health system celebrated the grand opening of its Child Wellness Campus, a facility designed to provide timely assessment and support in a safe setting close to home for children and youth involved in the child welfare system. “These children have been through so much, things that they should have never experienced to begin with, and they present as angry and aggressive,” Ms. Kobold said. “And after some time passes, and you start
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Toledo’s St. Francis School Builds Toward $26 Million Campus Transformation
St. Francis de Sales School in Toledo is in the middle of a $26 million, three-phase transformation of its West Bancroft Street campus — a project that will add new athletic facilities first, then free up space inside the existing school for classrooms and performing arts, according to the Toledo City Paper, which toured the […]
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UToledo Wins Nearly $900,000 to Finish Swan Creek Restoration in Toledo
The University of Toledo will use a new $897,557 award from the Great Lakes Commission to finish restoring a section of Swan Creek on university land north of the University of Toledo Medical Center, moving the project from engineering and design into full construction this month, UToledo announced. The award is a subrecipient agreement with […]
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Toledo AI Week Opens With Free Training as AI Skills Command Wage Premium
TOLEDO — Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has proclaimed this week Toledo AI Week for the second consecutive year, as Great Lakes AI Week opened Tuesday at Bowling Green State University with free, hands-on artificial intelligence training and certification for Northwest Ohio workers, students and job seekers, the Enterprise Technology Association announced in a release distributed […]
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$22 Million Mission Point Breaks Ground for 65 Supportive Homes in Toledo
Toledo’s largest new supportive-housing building has broken ground downtown. Mission Point, a $22 million, 65-unit apartment community at Monroe and 14th streets, will serve people experiencing chronic homelessness and residents facing mental health challenges, with construction tentatively expected to finish toward the end of 2027, according to Toledo.com’s reporting on the groundbreaking. The project, planned […]