By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A9 Ned Plummer knows the meaning of a close call. The owner of the Trilby Sport Shop on Secor Road was in the process of selling a handgun to a woman earlier this month. All the paperwork was in place; she had gone through a battery of background […]
By Joshua Benton and Jack Baessler Blade Staff Writers Page 1 Lack of Hungarian-speaking men and the further decline of Hungarian culture in the Birmingham neighborhood appear to be the reason for the cancellation of a century-old Christmas tradition, authorities on the neighborhood said. For the second straight year, the oreg (pronounced er-deg), a colorful […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 An increase in the cost of arresting, prosecuting, and housing criminals is part of the reason why Lucas County officials expect to spend $33 million more next year than in 1997. The 1998 budget, which was passed yesterday by the Lucas County board of commissioners, includes a […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Canton, Cooperstown … Toledo? Mayor Carty Finkbeiner thinks civic leaders should be honored in a hall of fame, and he’s started a new city committee to choose its members. “There are not many other cities or states that do this,” Mr. Finkbeiner said. “I think it’s something […]
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By Joshua Benton and Eddie B. Allen, Jr. Blade Staff Writers Page 1 FINDLAY — Three men were killed yesterday when the plane they were flying in crashed moments after it took off from Findlay Municipal Airport. Names of the victims were withheld, pending positive identification and notification of relatives. But sources said one of […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 20 A 13th Street man was killed last night when a car dragged him for five downtown blocks after hitting him as he crossed a street. Ralph Jeremy was hit so hard he was knocked out of his shoes, Toledo police said. He was transported to St. Vincent […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 Federal officials have committed to vacating the Federal Building downtown, a structure that many consider an eyesore and a key target for Toledo’s efforts to beautify the riverfront. “That should be open space,” said Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo). “That riverfront is Toledo’s strongest asset.” The building, […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 24 Council’s staff spends about 30 hours each week typing up transcripts to council meetings – many of them never to be touched again by human hands. The council members who will take office in two weeks consider that a waste of time, and will soon begin considering […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 25 Toledo council is sick of being force-fed a legislative agenda by the mayor’s office, and its members have begun planning their attack. “The last four years have been, to put it mildly, challenging,” Councilman Peter Ujvagi said yesterday during a council retreat at One Maritime Plaza. “This […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner may be preparing to reintroduce legislation that would give Toledo the state’s toughest gun-control laws. The mayor met yesterday afternoon with local black clergymen and members of the Coalition Against Gun Violence to discuss strategies in their efforts to limit the number of guns […]