FOOD & DRINK
Local horse rescue needs to find a new farm to call home
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local rescue that’s been helping horses in need for decades is in need of some help. The Voice For Horses Rescue Network is looking for a new home base. The head of the organization says the rescue has helped several hundred horses in the last 25 years. She’s now hoping someone can help with the search for a new farm.
D's Barbeque deserves an A
In a city that hosts several barbeque focused events like the Northwest Ohio Rib Off, amazing everyday barbeque is relatively hard to find. D’s Barbeque, an expansion of a food truck run by Darise May which was opened in October, does not outwardly jump at you, from its location inside the former Harbor Light Masonic Lodge in the Point Place neighborhood, but in large part the food was quite memorable. My first visit to the place on a weekday afternoon found the place relatively empty except for May, a very genial and gracious host, who seems to be the only employee. I ordered the 3 rib dinner ($17) which came with two sides, and I chose the green beans and the mac and cheese.
Lost Item Laughs and Pageant Princesses
Lost Item Laughs and Pageant Princesses
Sundance Drive-In reopening in Oregon after showing last movie in 2022
OREGON, Ohio — The Sundance Drive-In is reopening Friday with a third screen and multiple renovations after the previous owners closed the Oregon theater a year and a half ago. The revamped drive-in, located on Navarre Avenue, will improve picture and sound quality under new owner Todd Williams, according...
Elementary students help to choose what is on the menu come fall
Elementary students enjoyed a variety of tasty morsels Tuesday as they helped school officials determine what should make the school lunch menu for next year. The 70 Toledo Public Schools students at Marshall STEMM Academy were able to pick the samples they wanted to test. Many filled their trays to the brim, testing every sample. Some timidly took only a few of the samples. Students completed a survey following the tasting. Carrie L. Kolodziejczyk, senior director of Child Nutrition and Food Service, said the testing of foods is done yearly. “Student input is an important factor in deciding what makes the cut and what doesn’t,” Ms. Kolodziejczyk said. “We want to make sure that what we are serving is something they really do enjoy.”
WATCH: Toledo Humane Society live streams puppy playtime to promote adoptions
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo Humane Society live streamed a puppy playtime Thursday morning to help four puppies find their “fur-ever” homes. THS says Phoenix, Cerberus, Yeti and Chimera were found and a box and brought into the humane society. They aren’t exactly sure what their breed is and would need a DNA test to confirm, but THS says they’re 100% cute.
Local photographer captures images of Toledo residents
To local photographer James Dickerson, who goes by the artistic moniker “dirtykics,” the camera lens is an “antidepressant.” Dickerson finds joy and fulfillment in taking photographs of people going about their everyday lives and his exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Robert C. and Susan Savage Community Gallery In Order to Live is a grand salute to life in Toledo. It opens Wednesday and runs through July 14. An artist reception is scheduled for Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. “It’s hard to be in the art scene in Toledo and not hear about dirtykics,” Jennifer Cantley, Community Gallery and advisory manager at TMA, said in an interview. “(The exhibit) is a beautiful snapshot of various peoples lives. It’s getting to see a variety of people you wouldn’t normally see.” The In Order to Live exhibit features approximately 90 images of various sizes depicting people who live in Toledo. There are smiling faces, unsmiling faces, Black faces, brown faces, and white faces. It’s a diverse and emotionally stirring collection of photographs that capture real life in all its diverse glory.
King Wamba Carnival Parade, historic home tours and more: 51st Old West End Festival
A grand parade, house tours, art, entertainment and so much more. A beloved festival celebrating one of Toledo's most historic neighborhoods is returning for its 51st year in June. The 51st Annual Old West End Historic Festival is set for May 31, June 1 and June 2. The popular festival...
Stone: Proper planting boosts survivability
I can hardly believe it’s May — where has the spring season disappeared to? Last week was full of Earth and Arbor Day celebrations. I was lucky enough to help with fruit tree plantings at the JD Carter Community Garden on Ironwood Avenue in East Toledo as part of efforts through Keep Toledo Lucas County Beautiful and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the City of Toledo’s Arbor Day Program at Grove Patterson Academy. In addition to these events, there were so many others that included planting trees to increase our forest canopy. Not to worry, there is still plenty of time to plant, but doing it right is vital to the long-term success and survivability of the trees going in the ground. Planting a tree seems like a simple concept — buy a tree, dig a hole, put it in the ground, cover it up, and you are good to go. While that is the process, there may be some details that are unfortunately overlooked, and sometimes can be the difference between life and death.
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