Glass City Jungle

The following guest post was written by Dr. Edmund B. Lingan to share with readers of the Jungle. I welcome him to the blogosphere and hope you support what he is trying to accomplish:
I would like to introduce my new blog, Midwest Theatre Review midwesttheatre.wordpress.com. I am a professor in [...]

With the focus on public employees here in Toledo and in the State of Ohio, this Politico article titled, “Pols turn on labor unions” (link) caught my attention. I recommend reading the full article, one section from the last page:
“The public mood is clearly changing regarding these issues,” said Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. Pawlenty, [...]

Matthew Cantrell, the Libertarian candidate for State Auditor has not gotten a lot of media attention, this article written by John Michael Spinelli, (link) is a recommended read for that reason and also because the topic of pensions and pension funds has been one we’ve discussed here in the past. Part of the recommended [...]

Lindsay Tucker is organizing Cupcake Camp Toledo which is scheduled for August 28, 2010. She needs people to volunteer to bake cupcakes, donate other items and to help spread the word about the event between now and then. Cookies for Kids’ Cancer and the Toledo Humane Society will be the charities that will [...]

It’s time to Light it up Blue for the 2nd annual Hope Floats event that will be held this Friday, April 2 in the parking lot by the playground at Wildwood Metropark, at 4:00 p.m. You are asked to bring any color of blue balloon, to draw attention to World Autism Awareness Day. [...]

Some of the columns/news pieces from the Toledo Free Press have already be referenced in other posts but there are a few that I’d like to point out, especially those that are exclusively online. Terry Biel’s, Bleed donors, not workers is a recommended one, I was not aware of the union/management saga taking place [...]

Three years ago I posted the video of his complete “I have a dream” speech…It seems appropriate to share it again and I think it’s well worth the under 20 minutes of all of our time to watch it…There are lots of other stories that will be posted, but not until later tomorrow. If [...]

From 1Matters, reposted as a reminder since this is being held tonight…

On Friday, December 18, 2009 beginning at 8:30 p.m.:
Jingle Balls, a garage band comprising the stellar and nearly-stellar talents of various members of the local legal community, will be performing a benefit for Wake Up Youth, Inc.
Band members scheduled to contribute their talents include:
Jim Yavorcik, Esq., President of the Toledo Bar Association
Judge Michael Goulding, Acting [...]

I normally write about what I found of interest in the Sojourner’s Truth on the weekend, but this morning, I had the chance to read two of the articles, I didn’t want to wait. As I sat down to share those, I found another one I recommend. First, This Strikes Us broaches the [...]

This in via e-mail from Joel Washing to remind readers of the upcoming ‘Tis the Secor:
The Secor Building
Friday, December 4, 2009
Six o’clock in the evening
425 Jefferson Avenue (at Superior Street)
Toledo, OH 43604
The Secor Artists are proud to announce the 3rd annual ‘Tis the Secor holiday celebration and art sale.
We spend much of the year toiling [...]

The “This Strikes Us” column in this week’s Sojourner’s Truth focuses on the health care bill that is now before the Senate. Since it’s been something mentioned here, it is an opinion piece that may be of interest to some of you.
There was no column by Jack Ford this week, but a [...]

Curtsy to Mad Anthony for pointing out this article written by the Wall Street Journal, Haven for Disabled Workers Feels Job Market’s Sting. It’s one I highly recommend reading, and I’m glad the Wall Street Journal is pointing this type of information out, part of what’s shared in what I feel is a well [...]

I’m not going to ruin what’s happening, but if you tune into the Andrew Z in the morning show, on KissFM which can be also listened to online, www.925kissfm.com tomorrow morning, especially around 9:00 a.m. — It’s something positive and definitely meets the “Something nice” category.
More tomorrow…Updated release from last night:
Lupe Ramos lost [...]

This week’s cover of the Toledo Free Press is one of my favorites so far, the artwork is amazing, and it doesn’t hurt that I’m a fan of the Batman…

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s celebration of the 70th anniversary of Batman is one I hope many enjoy, there’s an article, Downtown Library celebrates ‘Batman at [...]

Updated 3:06 p.m. on Sunday…This morning was the “Celebrity Breakfast” where the celebrities are the unhoused and in addition to our amazingly fantastic volunteers (a few of which are loyal GCJ readers), some in the media, elected officials and those who want to be elected officials are the ones who serve the food. I [...]

Taken from 1Matters — I’ll be heading down to Tent City in a bit…
Friday opening ceremonies are at 6 pm, followed by the Mayoral Forum. We will be doing something different, when the candidates come down, we want them coming as if they had already won the election, and is already the Mayor. [...]

This in via e-mail from the Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross:
The Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross encourages you to change the batteries in smoke alarms at the same time you change your clocks this weekend. It is a proven fact that properly installed and working smoke [...]

I wanted to draw your attention to a recent blog post on 1Matters, 20 Years Down, 20 to Go & Tent City Updates for a variety of reasons. First, for those of you following what’s going on and what is still needed as far as donations, so you’d still have time to donate and/or [...]

As a mini update to an earlier post, shared by the Biodiversity Project the winners have been decided and some of the photos are amazing. You can visit Great Lakes Forever here to see the photos.
While they are all amazing, my personal favorite is “Sailors Smoke” by Mike Mikulich, what’s yours?

This in via e-mail from Ken Leslie and 1Matters:
Tent City is Set to Rise Again Celebrating 20 years of Advocacy
Started in 1990 as the Homeless Awareness Project, 1Matters Tent City will celebrate 20 years of volunteer effort helping the unhoused have a voice in the system.
Set for October 30th to November [...]

As reported earlier on the Toledo Free Press website – Toledo Free Press was named “Best Weekly Newspaper” in Ohio. Michael Miller the Editor in Chief for the Toledo Free Press also took first place in the Best Media Criticism category for his piece “Garbage in, Garbage Out,” with second place in that [...]

In via email from one of my local favorite people, Joel Washing, from Above the Shop Studios:
Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Announces Arts Zone/Warehouse District Third Thursday Art Walk
Art Galleries and Artists Studios open every Third Thursday May –September 2009
4th Third Thursday event of 2009 is August 20th
So much great art and spaces to see [...]

This in via e-mail:
North Toledo Boys Poised for Change
A mural portraying the powerful potential of teenage boys to serve as agents of change in their neighborhoods
Toledo, Ohio – North Toledo Boys, with support from Human Values for Transformative Action (HVTA) and United North, present RISE, a mural reflecting the powerful potential of teenage boys [...]

This in via e-mail from the office of Lucas County Commissioner President Pete Gerken:
Opportunity for Citizens to Provide Feedback Regarding Our Local Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
Toledo, OH – In May 2009, Lucas County Commissioner President Pete Gerken formed the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) Review Committee, which was charged to [...]

The following is a guest post that was written for readers of Glass City Jungle by Katie Swartz, who is a Conservationist with American Rivers. Some of you may remember that the workshop announcement was shared here and I asked Katie if she would be kind enough to be a guest writer, to give [...]

The title comes from Connie Schultz’s column that appeared in Saturday’s Cleveland Plain Dealer, Journalists’ own hard luck tales help them tell those of others, that I did not get to read until a few moments ago. Some in the blogosphere will rail against her and call her names, she’s used to that, and [...]

This in via e-mail from Toledo’s LISC (Toledo Local Initiatives Support Corporation):
Toledo: When a rock is tossed into an ocean, it rarely makes waves. However, when dropped into a small pond, the ripples it creates are obvious.
This year, Toledo Local Initiatives Support Corporation will provide one or two grants totaling $150,000 [...]

The Mayor sent a letter to members of Toledo Council and the media, telling them the current budget situation even with the cost savings predicted from Local 92 and the expected cost savings with the TPCOA contract. The Mayor urges Council to pass his two revenue enhancement proposals, the change in the reciprocity taxes [...]

Most of our media locally and state wide are reporting that the Governor vetoed 61 items, for those of you interested in the full knowledge of these vetoes and the Governor’s reasoning for each? They are all contained in this post through a statement shared via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted [...]