JR: Tt post may 3, 2016 - "I see on the news Party in the Park is returning to Downtown ..." May 2, 2016 13abc story titled Party in the Park is back No, it's not back. Let it go. Party in the Park or Rally by the River. What I saw in the early 1990s will never return. Th... more>> 3 min read
- May 03, 2016 - #music #history #toledo

JR: The return of Web 1.0 - Or maybe it never went away completely. October 2014 Gizmodo story titled The Great Web 1.0 Revival "We're tired of being told what to do, what to see, and how to interact online by platforms that resemble rat mazes more than sandboxes." Paul... more>> 4 min read
- Apr 11, 2016 - #web #history #design #quote

JR: Toledo - 1970 vs 2016 - 2007 TT post: March 2007 Blade story From 1970 to 2005, Toledo's population dropped 21 percent, from 383,818 to 301,285. Police and fire staffing dropped during that time, but not as much. Police manpower declined 6 percent, from 730 uniformed... more>> 8 min read
- Mar 13, 2016 - #toledo #politics #history #ccc

JR: Tt comment on mar 1, 2016 - I also spent a fair amount of time at Frankie's and The Main Event back in the 1990s. A friend of mine shared this image recently on Facebook. Apparently, it's a band schedule for The Asylum from 1996. My friend's punk band The Stain was listed on t... more>>
- Mar 01, 2016 - #toledo #music #history

JR: Grilled cheese vs cheese toastwich - Grilled cheese? That's an odd name, unless it's cheese melting on a gas or charcoal grill. I first learned about grilled cheese when I was a senior in high school. That's because we didn't call it grilled cheese. The local name for that sandwich ... more>>
- Feb 07, 2016 - #food #home #humor #history

JR: Blogging history at the NY Times - #blogging #media #history
- Nov 19, 2015

JR: Oct 21, 2015 - 20 years ago today, Shannon Hoon passed away - Oct 21, 1995 Damn fine voice and a cool band. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Hoon On this day in Louisiana history, Blind Melon lead singer Shannon Hoon was found dead on St. Charles Ave. (1995). Some rock anniversaries ar... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 21, 2015 - #music #history

JR: Tt post oct 12, 2015 - "The Glass Bowl needs to be expanded not because they need more room for sell outs. ... the chances of getting a mid-level team from a top conference increases." In my opinion, Toledo has done pretty well with attracting non-conference opponents to... more>> 3 min read
- Oct 12, 2015 - #football #toledo #history

JR: Persian Yoga - Collecting info. #health - #exercise - #home - #history Some terms: shena asana varzesh-e pahlevani - touted as the reason why Iranians are regular winners at international wrestling and weight-lifting events. varzesh-e bastani - the zourkhane... more>> 5 min read
- Oct 10, 2015 - #health #exercise #home #history

JR: Cleveland Browns - An Unstable Sports Franchise - Oct 2015 Update - Original post, created on Dec 31, 2013. Updated info ... Compare Cleveland to two of the Browns divisional opponents: the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Baltimore Ravens The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens in 1996.... more>> 5 min read
- Oct 01, 2015 - #sports #football #nfl #browns #history

JR: Monroe Evening News sold to NYC group - The employee-owned Monroe News has been acquired by New York-based New Media Investment Group, Inc. for $5.2 million, the companies announced today. Monroe News, a 14,000-circulation afternoon daily and 21,000-circulation Sunday newspaper, traces it... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 24, 2015 - #michigan #monroe #media #business #history

JR: My blog post from September 11, 2001 - Terrorism hits NYC and Washington; America Rocked; 911 - In August 2001, I installed a blogging tool called Greymatter on a free Web hosting site called Hypermart. This became my personal blogging setup. When Toledo Talk began in January 2003, I stopped using my personal blog site. In 2003 or 2004, the fre... more>> 10 min read
- Sep 11, 2015 - #blogging #news #history

JR: 10-year anniversary of the Aug 28, 2005 Toledo Mayoral Candidates Forum - It's probably rare for something in local politics to be entertaining, but it happened once. 10 years ago today on a warm Sunday afternoon, August 28, 2005, dozens of people attended an informal and interesting 'meet the candidates' forum that was h... more>> 8 min read
- Aug 28, 2015 - #toledo #politics #history

JR: Tt post mon jul 27 2015 1814 - July 27, 2015 Toledo Blade story that contains a photo, showing law enforcement in action, during last Friday's sobriety checkpoint. "Inspectors from the Department of Liquor Control find bottles of beer as they search cars. Ohio Liquor control age... more>>
- Jul 27, 2015 - #media #history #photo #toledo #beer

JR: Tt post jul 27 2015 - c - quote=193691 Has a movie ever been made about the brutally hilarious Toledo War? I've always thought that it would make a humorous stage play with a courtroom setting. I think that the stabbing by Two Stickney was the only injury in the war. I be... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 27, 2015 - #toledo #history #humor