… I live here and I want it to look nice,” said Ocheske.Initially, it was a one-man community improvement project, but neighbors have noticed and are dressing up their properties.“It’s wonderful. People have started caring about their neighborhood,” said Rachel Vasquez, who lives with her husband, Andrew, and children, 7-month-old Jack and 2-year-old Vida, in [...]

Strip club or nightclub?Updated: Friday, 31 Jul 2009, 12:18 AM EDTPublished : Thursday, 30 Jul 2009, 11:16 PM EDTNORTH TOLEDO – A business owner has pulled a permit for a nightclub on Newtowne Square Drive near Telegraph and Alexis roads in North Toledo, but some want to know if that’s what they’re actually getting.…Toledo has [...]

… Although valiant efforts were undertaken by a few concerned lawmakers and advocates … the watered-down version of Ohio’s answer to the (federal law) leaves nothing but room for improvement.”Federal officials estimate up to 18,000 women and girls are trafficked for sex in the U.S. each year. Another 300,000, many of them girls as young [...]

Ohio panel begins look at human traffickingJuly 30, 2009 08:51 EDTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A special task force has begun its investigation of human trafficking in Ohio that steers child and adult victims into prostitution and forced labor.Wednesday’s first meeting of the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission came almost seven months after Gov. Ted Strickland [...]

Nor does The Blade share everything in advance, namely, its prize-winning investigative and enterprise coverage.There could be an ethical problem if either institution started pulling its punches in reporting on the other. Mr. Royhab says flatly that wouldnt happen. Indeed, from what I have seen, WTOL hasnt shied away from reporting on labor situations at [...]

When it was learned he had outstanding warrants for two counts of petty theft, one count of disorderly conduct, and a contempt of court from Maumee, Mr. Papuchike was hauled off and booked into the Lucas County jail.Mr. Papuchike, who told jail officials he lived in Columbus, previously listed South Reynolds Road as his address. [...]

When it was learned he had outstanding warrants for two counts of petty theft, one count of disorderly conduct, and a contempt of court from Maumee, Mr. Papuchike was hauled off and booked into the Lucas County jail.Mr. Papuchike, who told jail officials he lived in Columbus, previously listed South Reynolds Road as his address. [...]

… I live here and I want it to look nice,” said Mr. Ocheske.Initially, it was a one-man community improvement project, but neighbors have noticed and are dressing up their properties.“It’s wonderful. People have started caring about their neighborhood,” said Rachel Vasquez, who lives with her husband, Andrew, and children, 7-month-old Jack and 2-year-old Vida, [...]

Ex-Laborers Business Manager in Ohio Pleads Guilty to EmbezzlementIf Shawn Clark believes he’s innocent, then the case of Steven Thomas won’t provide too much encouragement. Thomas for a while served as business manager of Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 500 in Toledo, Ohio until he and local recording secretary Thomas Leonard were [...]