JR: Toledo rib-off-gate - My Aug 12, 2013 comment at Toledo Talk. Several years ago (~2006), the Northwest Ohio Rib-off moved from downtown Toledo to the Lucas County Fairgrounds because of construction at the steam plant, planned renovations for Promenade Park, and becaus... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #toledo #food #event #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: 2007 - Zoo levy to build $7.5M playground - Below is the content from a thread post that I made at ToledoTalk.com in September 2007 Fake nature. Sep 7, 2007 Blade story The project may be built in two phases, with the $2 million second phase constructed only as donations are made to comp... more>> 11 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #moronism #toledo #zoo #nature #business #blog_jr

JR: Toledo TV Mayoral Debate - October 2013 - (My Oct 8, 2013 comment in ToledoTalk.com thread.) I missed it, but according to the Twitter feeds of Taylor Dungjen and Nolan_Rosenkrans, it does sound like they were "swinging hard" at each other. More interesting tweets at The 22nd Floor. App... more>> 4 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #toledo #politics #election #debate #mayor #blog_jr

JR: My thoughts on the Toledo Zoo - [this post is a work in progress. include more content from tt comments.] #todo The content below is from my July 2008 posts at ToledoTalk.com I'm specifically ripping on the Zoo's $7.5 million playground that allegedly is suppose to educate kids... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 24, 2013 - #todo #toledo #zoo #nature #business #blog_jr

JR: September Marina District-related comment at TT - My September 18, 2013 comment at ToledoTalk.com "The casino could have been built at practically any of those places, but chose a comparatively tiny piece of land." Who chose the casino location? Carty or the the casino owners? June 2011 comment ... more>> 3 min read
- Sep 18, 2013 - #toledo #development #marinadistrict #business #politics

JR: Toledo Low Power FM Radio Project - September 2013 - Toledo City Paper - Good Morning Lucas County - "Local radio station planning to hit Toledo's airwaves" "The only criterion that we set early on is that we want this radio outlet to give a voice to underrepresented perspectives. Tho... more>> 6 min read
- Sep 17, 2013 - #toledo #activism #media #radio #lpfm #blog_jr

JR: 2005 Toledo Elections - Toledo Talk threads : Aug 3, 2005 - Open thread discussing Toledo's mayoral candidates - (223 Comments) Aug 18, 2005 - City Council Candidates - (36 Comments) Aug 2005 - Meet the candidates forum Carty Finkbeiner's 2005 Mayoral Campaign Promises ... more>> 3 min read
- Sep 16, 2013 - #politics #toledo #elections

JR: Toledo area tech orgs - Digital Agency - "Were strong proponents of the responsive design and mobile first movements." Events OpenHack Toledo Wednesday, September 18, 2013 from 710pm Venue: Seed Coworking 25 South Saint Clair Street Toledo, OH 43604, About: Openh... more>>
- Sep 09, 2013 - #toledo #web #technology #programming #design

JR: Phoenix Earth Food Co-op - A Member-Owned, Not-For-Profit Natural Foods Grocer Web site: Maybe this? Location: 1447 W. Sylvania Ave. Toledo, Ohio 43612 Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Accepts: Food Stamps Mas... more>> 2 min read
- Sep 07, 2013 - #food #health #toledo

JR: Interesting Common Nighthawk late summer behavior - Aug 29, 2013 post at the Toledo Naturalists message board. I learned something new. Common Nighthawks migrate south through the Toledo area primarily from mid-August to mid-September. When I have attended Saturday night football games at UT in ear... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 30, 2013 - #nature #birds #toledo #blog_jr

JR: Aug 26, 2013 - Diffs between TT and SB - Here are thread titles for the 20 most recently active threads on the front page at ToledoTalk.com as of 9:15 p.m. EDT, 26Aug2013. Only two are about local politics. Perfect Season: The Movie (Toledo Football!) Used or low cost/low mileage tires a... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 29, 2013 - #forums #local #toledo

JR: New downtown Toledo development project planned by taxpayer-owned Mud Hens baseball team - Will this quasi-taxpayer-supported (government) entity cannibalize local business? The projects "sounds" good, but microscopic inspection is required. It could be another taxpayer boondoggle, Detroitification project. Unfortunately, no objective in... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 24, 2013 - #toledo #politics #business #sports #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: A chance for Toledoans to vote for chaos in the September 2013 mayoral primary - My Aug 7, 2013 Toledo Talk comment Opal finishing in the top two is possible for someone with ninja organizing skills on the Intertubes. The plan would be to crowdsource over the Web to persuade registered voters who normally never vote to appe... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #toledo #politics #blog_jr

JR: Toledo Mayoral Primary 2005 - One of my favorite local photos is this one taken outside the Cricket West Beaner's Coffee Shop on August 28, 2005 after a Meet the Candidates Forum. In the above photo, Keith Wilkowski is in the background on the left. Opal Covey has her ear to a ... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #toledo #politics #photo #blog_jr

JR: 2013 Toledo mayoral candidate websites - May 16, 2013, Tom Troy blog post Candidates for mayor announce new Web sites From Troy's post, I added Joe McNamara's website link to the top of this thread. I still don't see a website for libertarian candidate Michael Konwinski. Maybe that's the... more>> 4 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #blog_jr #toledo #politics