By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A17 LANSING — Driving around downtown Lansing in his mammoth sport-utility vehicle, Sam Eyde can just feel the property values rising. Tooling past the sparkling new downtown baseball stadium, through a neighborhood where yuppie cafes have replaced biker bars, he preaches the gospel of downtown revitalization. People are […]
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Port board relents on closed meetings; Outside attorney to record sessions
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 In an unprecedented move, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has agreed to have all of its closed-door meetings tape-recorded, and to provide special notice to The Blade whenever it plans to meet outside the public’s view. The agreement is part of an out-of-court settlement with the newspaper, […]
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Gladieux proposes downtown sports complex
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Toledo Sports Arena owner Tim Gladieux, seeing competition headed for Rossford, has presented his expensive new dream for downtown. It includes: a new Mud Hens baseball stadium on the East Toledo waterfront, a new hockey arena in the Warehouse District, an expansion of the SeaGate Centre, and […]
Summer work will extend boardwalk along the river
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Standing on the newest section of Toledo’s Riverwalk, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday announced the latest stage of the downtown boardwalk, which he touts as one of the most important elements of making downtown an attractive place to live. “People will look back years from now and say […]
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Local, county officials hope to manage growth; Monclova Township fears a repeat of Airport Highway development
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 Right now, they couldn’t seem more different. Maumee-Western Road is a two-lane rural road flanked by trees and farmland with a few curves and hills to slow traffic. Airport Highway, just three miles to the north, is a stop-and-go, traffic-packed mess. Its five lanes clog like a […]
Michigan firm buys third Toledo building; Health club may be added to Lake Erie Center
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 A Michigan company has bought its third downtown Toledo building and is considering putting a health club in it. Lansing-based Eyde Co. bought One Lake Erie Center last week for $1.25 million, Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner said. The five-story, white stone structure joins the Fiberglas Tower and […]
Monclova Twp. residents rally against development
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 With signs reading “Honk for safe streets,” about two dozen Monclova Township residents held a roadside rally yesterday to protest what they consider unsafe development in the area. “We’ve got to keep this under control, or our roads will be unsafe really quickly,” said Joni Shugarman, who […]
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Hot dog stands on council agenda; Law panel to digest bid to allow pushcart vendors downtown
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 9 The Coney Island hot dog shop and other downtown eateries may have some mobile competition if an ordinance gets the council’s approval tomorrow. At a 4 p.m. meeting today, council’s law and criminal justice committee will consider changing the Toledo Municipal Code to allow people to vend […]
Fresh ideas put to work in Indianapolis
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A9 When Stephen Goldsmith took office as mayor of Indianapolis in 1992, he faced a problem familiar to plenty of big-city mayors: the flow of people and money to the suburbs. “On a clear day, from my office, I can actually see the dollar bills crossing the city […]
Panel OK’s revision in gun law
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 A Toledo council committee has approved a change in the city’s gun-control laws that could help stop anyone with a domestic-violence conviction from getting handguns. The council’s public safety committee unanimously approved an ordinance that would allow city officials to refuse to issue a handgun identification card […]