Jan. 17 - Jan. 30, 2018 • Vol. 21 • Issue 1
Adams Street Publishing Co.
MARKETPLACE CHANGES
Below is a list of our staff, members of “the media,” a group that our President has deemed to be “among the most dishonest people on earth.”
UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS
What’s your big idea for the new year?
The Toledo-area craft beer scene is growing, with a few additions planned for 2018:
Publisher/Editor in Chief
Collette Jacobs (cjacobs@toledocitypaper.com) MORE SELF CARE.
Wild Side Brewing Company will open at 24194 Front St., in Grand Rapids, OH, on March 1. 419-389-2776. wildsidebrewing.com
Co-publisher/ Chief Financial Officer
Mark I. Jacobs (mjacobs@toledocitypaper.com) LIVE BY WHAT YOU TRUST, NOT BY WHAT YOU FEAR.
Editorial
Assignment Editor: Athena Cocoves (athena@adamsstreetpublishing.com) LAUGHING HARDER AT JOKES I ONLY FIND MILDLY FUNNY Editorial Assistant: Courtney Probert (cprobert@adamsstreetpublishing.com) WORKING HARDER THAN I EVER THOUGHT I COULD. Digital Media Manager Saul T. Jacobs (saul@adamsstreetpublishing.com) AN APP THAT TRACKS THE LOCATION OF YOUR TV REMOTE. Web Guru Ashley Boardman (digitalmedia@adamsstreetpublishing.com) USING TWITTER MORE. Intern Morgan Kovacs.
What A Disaster
The Disaster Artist is chaos in recreation. Read the review of the recreation of The Room before seeing the original at the Ottawa Tavern on Sunday, January 27. (Read more on pg. 27). By Jared Rasic
Contributing Writers: Crystal Jankowski, Kelly Thompson, Michael Pierce, Sean Nestor, Jeff McGinnis, Jared Rasic, Mara Kalinoski, Megan Yasu Davis, Johnny Hildo, Christine Senack and Rob Brezsny.
Art/Production
Production Manager: Imani Lateef (imani@adamsstreetpublishing.com) LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER. Senior Designer: Leah Foley (leah@adamsstreetpublishing.com) F.C. - IT’S ALL I CAN SAY RIGHT NOW! Designers: Anita Tipton (atipton@adamsstreetpublishing.com) FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE GOOD TASTING WATER TO DRINK BY MOVING TOLEDO’S INTAKE FURTHER OUT INTO THE LAKE. Kelli Miller (kmiller@adamsstreetpublishing.com) DO LAST YEAR...BUT BETTER.
Advertising
Classic Tragedy at the Valentine Theatre
The Toledo Opera brings Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto to an area stage for the first time in 10 years on Friday, January 26. 2pm on Sunday, January 28 at The Valentine Theatre By Jeff McGinnis
Sales Coordinator Jenny Leach (sales@adamsstreetpublishing.com) I CAN HANDLE THIS.
Account Executives: Bonnie Hunter (bhunter@adamsstreetpublishing.com) TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP. Kathleen Dewar (kdewar@adamsstreetpublishing.com) CRYPTOCURRENCY. Lindsay Greene (lgreene@adamsstreetpublishing.com) SMILING EVEN MORE. Suzanne Bell (sbell@adamsstreetpublishing.com) TO REMAIN DEBT FREE.
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Kroger has begun offering their meal kit offering, Prep+Pared™, at Toledo-area locations. The meal kits include fresh ingredients and chefinspired recipes, with prices starting at $14. The area Krogers include: 2257 N. Holland-Sylvania Rd.; 1435 Reynolds Rd., Maumee; 1094 N. Main St. Bowling Green; 4633 Suder Rd.; 3462 W. Sterns Rd., Lambertville, MI; 27332 Carronade Dr. Perrysburg; and 8730 WatervilleSwanton Rd. Waterville. preppared.com Two new restaurants have opened in a new plaza, located at 1902 Front St., near the intersection of Conant St., in front of Meijer in Maumee: Tony Packo’s Maumee has opened their fifth Toledo arealocation, and second restaurant with a drive-through. tonypacko.com Wingstop has opened their second regional location. wingstop.com CoreLife Eatery also plans to bring their second regional location to the plaza, expected to open in early 2018. Corelifeeatery.com Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, at the Franklin Park Mall has closed, with the steakhouse chain Black Rock Bar & Grill planning to open in the space by summer 2018. One of Ohio’s oldest gay bars, Bretz nightclub, at 2012 Adams St., has closed after 30 years. The Chinese restaurant Wei WeI Noodles, at 1202 N, Reynolds Rd., has closed.
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Classifieds Coordinator: Catherine Bohr (classifieds@adamsstreetpublishing.com) JUST KEEP SWIMMING.
Aardvark Screen Printing & Embroidery, at 123 S. Main St., in Bowling Green, has been remodeled and will reopen on January 31. 419-354-6686. Aardvarkspe.com
I Rise, Toledo
The YWCA’s second annual Unity March aims to bring people together on Saturday, January 21. By Crystal Jankowski
Brittany Stahl (bstahl@adamsstreetpublishing.com) GIVE MORE. Katie Emans (kemans@adamsstreetpublishing.com) WORKING AT ASCP.
Patron Saints Brewery, a small operation by Toledoans Aaron Grizaniuk and Eric Pfohl, will open at |4730 W. Bancroft #8, near Talmadge Rd., in a plaza shared with American Kenpo Karate, near Ottawa Hills. The operation reached over $7k more than their $10k crowdfunding goal and the taproom will be open on Friday and Saturday nights upon receiving their licenses. patronsaintsbrewery.com
NINE, one of the two restaurants that opened with the Hensville complex in 2016, will close to rebrand. They are expected to open in several months with a new menu, name, concept and a
Sales Assistant: Eddie Knight (salesintern@adamsstreetpublishing.com) DEVISE A PLAN TO AVOID THE POTHOLES ON THE AW TRAIL. Sales Manager: Amy Rough (arough@adamsstreetpublishing.com) TO REALLY START LIVING AND HAVE NO MORE REGRETS.
Inside the Five Brewing Company will open spring 2018 in the former space of Treo Restaurant, 5703 N. Main St. in downtown Sylvania. The brewpub is owned by former NFL players and Michigan State teammates, Chris Morris and Brandon Fields, along Fields’ wife, Katie. facebook.com/insidethefivebrewing
redesigned space. hensvilletoledo.com
I’ll Not Be Silent: Discussing the Complexities of the Sexual Harassment Crisis - The Press Club of Toledo and
the Public Relations Society of America NW Ohio Chapter will host a panel and Q&A on the topic of sexual harassment. Panelists include: Tonya Rider, former TPD Detective, now on the FX series “Cold Justice”; Lucinda Weller, of Legal Aid of Western Ohio; attorney Patricia Wise; and a representative of the Toledo Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. Sixtime Emmy Award recipient and Associated Press Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee Chrys Peterson will serve as the moderator. RSVP suggested, contact nwohioprsa@gmail. com. Price with breakfast from Pam’s Corner included: $20/members of the PRSA or Press Club of Toledo, $30/non-members, and $10/ students. $10/for non-members uninterested in breakfast option.
January 17 • January 30
All events are free, unless otherwise stated.
7-10pm. Friday, 1.19. Diversity Dinner - Join Afreen for Dinner to eat, to laugh, to network, and to have fun. $15 tickets cannot be purchased at the door and are available on Eventbrite only. Quality Inn Perrysburg I-75, 10621 Fremont Pike. 419-8743101. artistafreen@gmail.com 3:30-6pm. Sunday, 1.21. YWCA I Rise Unity March - I Rise, Toledo
and the YWCA will host Toledo’s second annual Unity March, beginning at the Toledo Loves Love wall at 1209 Adams St. east on Adams St to end at Trinity Episcopal located at 316 Adams St. facebook.com/toledoirise 2:30-4pm, Wednesday, 1.31
Rain Garden Initiative Open Meeting - Rain gardens are important to local water
systems, ecosystems, and humans alike. Come learn about the initiative and how you can become involved. Reynolds Corner Public Library, 4833 Dorr St., facebook.com/raingardentoledo
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