By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has not given up the fight to stop a proposed Rite Aid store in South Toledo. Just a day after council overrode his vetoes trying to stop the project – which would tear down several old buildings at Broadway and South Avenue to make […]
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Jeep costs under control, officials say
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 The city’s expenses for the Jeep project are under control and will leave Toledo in strong financial condition, city officials told a council committee yesterday. “Cost containment for Project Jeep is in full effect,” said Ken Dobson, who is negotiating relocation packages for displaced busines ses at […]
Mayor blasts report on Jeep; Finkbeiner says Blade story about cost overruns ‘silly’
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 In a furious, raging attack on a Blade article, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner insisted that the Jeep project’s huge cost overruns are a small price to pay to keep jobs in Toledo. “I expect better from the daily newspaper, and shame on them,” the mayor said at a […]
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Gay-rights proposal is sent to council
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 The lack of a definition for the word “intimidation” prevented a proposed gay-rights ordinance from getting a recommendation from a Toledo city council committee yesterday. The Law and Criminal Justice Committee voted 4-0 to let council vote on the matter at this afternoon’s meeting. All four committee […]
Developers plan to transform High Street, rid its seedy look; Change at the gates of OSU
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page B1 COLUMBUS — Out with the dive bars, in with the aerobics studios. Out with the nightclubs, in with the fresh produce markets. If a group of developers gets its way, a stretch of one of Columbus’ most storied streets will be virtually unrecognizable in a few years, […]
Mayor wants to preserve historic site; Finkbeiner switches sides in Battle of Fallen Timbers
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 After spending the last two months trying to sell the Fallen Timbers battleground to commercial developers, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner announced yesterday that he wants to see it turned into a historical park. The biggest hurdle remaining: raising the millions of dollars it will cost for preservationists to […]
Parking-lot campers laud Toledo
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 14 When you think of great camping spots, the first place to come to mind probably isn’t downtown Toledo. But this weekend, it got top marks from a group of Ohio RV enthusiasts. The Ohio Nomads, an organization of retirees who camp all across the state, left Toledo […]
History, progress collide on battle site; 2 cities tug at Fallen Timbers
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 All there is to see are slowly moving cars, a few bushes, and endless rows of beans. But Dr. G. Michael Pratt can see the past. “Over there would have been the original line of Indians,” he says, pointing at a small thicket off in the distance. […]
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Fallen Timbers grounds for sale; Developer sought for historic site
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The city of Toledo has put one of the Midwest’s most historically significant battlefields up for sale. Last week, the city asked developers to make offers for 434 acres in Maumee and Monclova Township. The southern third of that land is the site of the Battle of […]
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ACLU sues over flyer ban at Government Center
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 12 The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has filed a suit against the agency that manages One Government Center, accusing it of illegally stopping free speech on its grounds. The class-action lawsuit, filed yesterday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, says the Ohio Building Authority illegally prevents […]
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