JR: What Toledo's new mayor should have said - Toledo mayor PH2 was sworn in yesterday. Blade story : The new mayor said the city administration must attract living-wage jobs, create livable spaces, and show young people that they can make Toledo their home. Unfortunately, no specific mentio... more>> 1 min read
- Feb 18, 2015 - #humor #toledo #politics

JR: Toledo 2015 elections - quote=188379 City Charter The Toledo city charter sets the dates for the mayoral and city council primaries, which occur in September. The primary for this year's Toledo city council district seats will occur in September. September 2011 pri... more>> 5 min read
- Feb 17, 2015 - #toledo #politics

JR: Winter Weather Notes - Fri, Feb 13, 2015 - This will be a crisp weekend to be outdoors. A Wind Chill Watch exists that will probably be upgraded to a warning later. But based upon what we've experienced so far this winter, this weekend's weather forecast is not horrible. A little snow, a ... more>> 2 min read
- Feb 13, 2015 - #toledo #weather #blog_jr

JR: Winter Weather Notes - Thu, Feb 12, 2015 - Possibly the coldest stretch of weather this winter will begin today and continue well into next week. It will be windy over the next few days too, producing wind chill temps well below zero. For Sunday, our high temp is forecast to be around zero. ... more>> 2 min read
- Feb 12, 2015 - #toledo #weather #blog_jr

JR: Downtown Toledo Restaurants - 2015 - The Moxie in UpTown - Open (this may have opened in December of '14) Noodle Bar and Grill - Open Kengo - expected to be open this month Black Cloister Brewing Company - expected to be open this month M'Osteria - expected to be open this month Martini... more>>
- Feb 04, 2015 - #toledo #food #restaurant

JR: Reporting Toledo issues with the City's new mobile app - You can try complaining with the city's new mobile app that was introduced last summer. Excerpts from the Blade story: The city cooperatively developed the custom app with SeeClickFix and tested it starting in June. The cost to Toledo taxpayers was... more>> 1 min read
- Feb 04, 2015 - #toledo #politics #mobile #app

JR: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 Weather Notes - It's still too early to know for sure about this weekend. It could be a chaotic mess of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow. At the moment, the Cle NWS is going with an all-snow event, but I'm guessing that will change. According to the different... more>> 1 min read
- Feb 03, 2015 - #toledo #weather

JR: Feb 1 2015 weather - At 7:00 a.m., I measured 1.75 inches of snow accumulation since it began in West Toledo shortly after Midnight. This snowfall forecast image issued by the Detroit/Pontiac NWS early this morning shows the the Toledo area receiving between 8 and 15 in... more>> 2 min read
- Feb 01, 2015 - #toledo #weather

JR: Jan 31 2015 weather - Info as of Saturday morning, Jan 31 ... A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from late tonight through Monday morning. The Northern Indiana NWS upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for northern IN and northwest OH, including neighboring counties Fu... more>> 2 min read
- Jan 31, 2015 - #toledo #weather

JR: Weather notes for Jan 30, 2015 - As of early Fri morning, Jan 30, the last two GFS computer model runs have forecast the Toledo area to receive between 3 and 6+ inches of snowfall by daybreak Monday. At the moment, we're on the forecast border or the northern edge of the heavier sno... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 30, 2015 - #toledo #weather

JR: Jan 29, 2015 Weather Info - The 1:00 a.m., Thu, Jan 29 GFS run now predicts 2 to 3 inches of snowfall for the Toledo area by daybreak Monday. It does appear that the heaviest snowfall will stay south of us, like last weekend's system. But the higher amounts are close enough t... more>>
- Jan 29, 2015 - #toledo #weather

JR: ProMedica and Toledo notes - Jan 22, 2015 - "Count me as one who thought it smelled funny ..." That's understandable, or maybe I'm confused by the arithmetic. Admittedly, I have not followed this story closely, so maybe someone can eliminate my puzzlement below. On Feb 4, 2014, news broke a... more>> 3 min read
- Jan 22, 2015 - #toledo #politics #business

JR: Toledo History - Hull Brothers Umbrella Factory - one of the businesses seen in this large photo : hull brothers umbrella factory which is now Still a good photo. Horse-drawn vehicles, building density, factories, steam, smoke, ships, rail cars, more rail cars. I'm unfamiliar with all of the ... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 16, 2015 - #toledo #business #history #photo

JR: Jan 15, 2015 insights from Tom at Titgemeier's. - I visited Titgemeier's this morning to buy bird seed, honey, and a bottle capper. I broke our capper last night. I chatted with Tom for a while. We definitely missed a good Glass City Mashers meeting last Thursday. Chris spoke. He's the owner of Bla... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 15, 2015 - #beer #business #toledo

JR: What a shock, Toledo mayor Collins lies to the public - From the Blade story: As a councilman, Mr. Collins had a history of opposing so-called double-dipping but soon after his election, the mayor retreated from a promise not to hire city retirees. Mayor Collins said he needed to hire experienced offi... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 12, 2015 - #toledo #politics #moronism