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• 08.20.00 Mayor says city would help lure Cruiser expansion; Automaker assured of ‘appropriate assistance’ posted in Blade | City government
• 08.17.00 Port leader might get raise; Board is to discuss James Hartung’s salary tomorrow posted in Blade | City government
• 07.29.00 Finkbeiner to port: Don’t aid Rossford posted in Blade | City government
• 07.16.00 Rossford arena-amphitheater project has troubled past, and no future in sight posted in Blade | City government
• 06.25.00 Zoo celebrates and stretches attractions, area; Changes, additions, expansion slated to continue through 2005 posted in Blade | City government
• 04.27.00 Art council’s Aguilar asked to lead CitiFest posted in Blade | City government
• 04.26.00 Council opposes liquor permits; City to change stance if conditions improve posted in Blade | City government
• 02.22.00 ‘Vision’ creators doubt goals will be realized anytime soon posted in Blade | City government
• 02.20.00 Downtown decay being reversed by flurry of commercial development posted in Blade | City government
• 01.30.00 Local groups eye ban on circus animal acts posted in Blade | City government
• 01.29.00 Developer plans apartments near campus for UT students posted in Blade | City government
• 01.15.00 Stadium architect recommended posted in Blade | City government
• 12.22.99 Panel considers hiring firm to evaluate port; Staff performance reviews unlikely posted in Blade | City government
• 12.18.99 Port board keeps Medlin, Nicholson as its leaders posted in Blade | City government
• 12.14.99 Port board may boost marketing expenses posted in Blade | City government
• 11.24.99 Thinking split on Medlin role; Conflict feared if port chairman also is development chief posted in Blade | City government
• 11.21.99 Port board sessions energized by conflict posted in Blade | City government
• 11.20.99 Port board panel to consider scope of review posted in Blade | City government
• 11.19.99 Finkbeiner promotes 2 in latest staff shakeup posted in Blade | City government
• 10.23.99 Port levy campaign has raised $106,850; Local firms respond to development need posted in Blade | City government
• 10.18.99 Voters may not get say on Hens stadium posted in Blade | City government
• 10.17.99 Fallen Timbers gets Senate backing as federal park unit; Status would help raise aid to convert battlefield site posted in Blade | City government
• 10.14.99 Downtown favored for Hens’ new park; Warehouse district site endorsed by study posted in Blade | City government
• 10.10.99 Praise pours in from Valentine Theatre’s neighbors posted in Blade | City government
• 10.08.99 City can take some cheer in magazine’s yearly ratings posted in Blade | City government
• 09.28.99 Valentine fund-raisers reach $6.5 million goal; Theater will not need more county money posted in Blade | City government
• 09.19.99 Port questions legal firm over airport noise case posted in Blade | City government
• 07.04.99 “Brain drain” saps Toledo of its best, brightest youths posted in Blade | City government
• 06.13.99 Finkbeiner seeks solution in EPA action against city posted in Blade | City government
• 06.11.99 Taxpayers help finance mayor’s D.C. trip posted in Blade | City government
• 06.06.99 Outsider’s view: Optimistic; The Eyde Co. has enjoyed boom times in Lansing’s downtown, and it sees similar potential in Toledo posted in Blade | City government
• 06.02.99 Port board relents on closed meetings; Outside attorney to record sessions posted in Blade | City government
• 05.27.99 Gladieux proposes downtown sports complex posted in Blade | City government
• 05.22.99 Summer work will extend boardwalk along the river posted in Blade | City government
• 05.16.99 Local, county officials hope to manage growth; Monclova Township fears a repeat of Airport Highway development posted in Blade | City government
• 05.12.99 Michigan firm buys third Toledo building; Health club may be added to Lake Erie Center posted in Blade | City government
• 05.12.99 Monclova Twp. residents rally against development posted in Blade | City government
• 05.10.99 Hot dog stands on council agenda; Law panel to digest bid to allow pushcart vendors downtown posted in Blade | City government
• 05.09.99 Fresh ideas put to work in Indianapolis posted in Blade | City government
• 05.06.99 Panel OK’s revision in gun law posted in Blade | City government
• 05.04.99 New development director assumes duties on Friday posted in Blade | City government
• 04.28.99 3 governments strike deals to help pay for Rossford arena posted in Blade | City government
• 04.27.99 Council takes up same old Jeep issue; Incentive-package financing debated posted in Blade | City government
• 04.27.99 Toledo’s All-America reign winds down posted in Blade | City government
• 04.15.99 City wants residents to sound off if service is a problem posted in Blade | City government
• 04.15.99 Official from UAW chosen for port seat; Baumhower pledges to focus on levy posted in Blade | City government
• 04.14.99 Park battle moves to Senate; Maumee Mayor Pauken to testify on Fallen Timbers posted in Blade | City government
• 04.14.99 Next move in police argument is mayor’s; Council says he must hire 30 new officers posted in Blade | City government
• 04.12.99 Council to fight for police yet again posted in Blade | City government
• 04.09.99 Kapszukiewicz urges adult bookstore limit posted in Blade | City government
• 04.08.99 ‘Heated’ critique of Toledo leads to exchange of letters; Lawyer seeks forgiveness posted in Blade | City government
• 04.07.99 Arena/amphitheater plans use California blueprints posted in Blade | City government
• 04.07.99 City, Maumee move closer to economic deal; Toledo’s Monclova Twp. land would be annexed to suburb posted in Blade | City government
• 04.06.99 Mayor’s top aide Kovacik to resign; Departure prompts shuffle at city hall posted in Blade | City government
• 04.06.99 Stadium ideas sized up; City, county leaders lean to teamwork in meeting posted in Blade | City government
• 04.02.99 Council, Finkbeiner criticize inaction of plan commission posted in Blade | City government
• 03.31.99 Council, mayor go toe-to-toe on funds posted in Blade | City government
• 03.31.99 Spicy backlash delivered to mayor’s pizza protest posted in Blade | City government
• 03.30.99 Mayor wants Hens stadium without vote; He proposes dropping rule in charter that requires OK posted in Blade | City government
• 03.30.99 Mayor takes a stab at pizza; ‘Caesar’s’ teams attacked too posted in Blade | City government
• 03.28.99 Rossford officials look for additional teams at new arena posted in Blade | City government
• 03.24.99 Deal sealed to put team in Rossford; Minor-league Wings to make move in 2000 posted in Blade | City government
• 03.22.99 Billboard firm’s owner covets downtown village; Dave Root wants to turn a patch of Toledo into a mini-version of New York City’s SoHo posted in Blade | City government
• 03.20.99 Port maps battle plan for levy; Public events, P.R. firm top list posted in Blade | City government
• 03.20.99 Panel warns that stadium promises often go unfulfilled posted in Blade | City government
• 03.18.99 Saunders rips council, resigns as finance head posted in Blade | City government
• 03.17.99 Downtown health club proposed; Plan would use part of HyTower posted in Blade | City government
• 03.16.99 Council faces late decisions on budget posted in Blade | City government
• 03.15.99 Toledo ready to approve 1999 budget posted in Blade | City government
• 03.14.99 Turf battles led local officials to drop ball on Mud Hens park posted in Blade | City government
• 03.13.99 Mayor conditionally will OK east-side site for Mud Hens; Ice arena, SeaGate must link posted in Blade | City government
• 03.13.99 Ex-council member June Boyd again goes to bankruptcy court posted in Blade | City government
• 03.12.99 Toledo tax chief wants software to catch cheats posted in Blade | City government
• 03.09.99 New arena may make ‘greatest’ greater yet; Circus would return more often to Toledo posted in Blade | City government
• 03.09.99 Mud Hens make changes in quest for new ballpark posted in Blade | City government
• 03.07.99 Observers see numerous options open to Sports Arena’s Gladieux posted in Blade | City government
• 03.07.99 Other metro areas have found 2 hockey teams to be too many; Experts warn of battle between Storm, Rossford team posted in Blade | City government
• 03.07.99 Abandoned stadiums fight to stay in the money game; Many turn to rock concerts, minor sports, exhibits posted in Blade | City government
• 03.04.99 Jacobs Field planner to lead Hens project posted in Blade | City government
• 03.03.99 Arena’s neglect opened door for Rossford; For decades, owner declines to renovate East Toledo facility posted in Blade | City government
• 03.02.99 Mayor pushes for fast action on Hens park posted in Blade | City government
• 03.02.99 Rossford has project going on fast track; Land bought, loan taken for ‘incredible’ venture posted in Blade | City government
• 02.27.99 Rossford scores coup; $48 million project includes arena for pro hockey team, amphitheater posted in Blade | City government
• 02.26.99 Housing construction booms in Toledo posted in Blade | City government
• 02.23.99 Finkbeiner slashes Reams’ salary; Neighborhood chief loses $8,000 for not meeting mayor’s standards posted in Blade | City government
• 02.23.99 Way to add officers suggested posted in Blade | City government
• 02.23.99 Mayor: Schools pay up or police go; $385,000 is half of cost for officers posted in Blade | City government
• 02.21.99 All signs point to renewed vitality and growth in area posted in Blade | City government
• 02.19.99 City union offers cut in health benefits posted in Blade | City government
• 02.17.99 Toledo turnaround still a way away; Population numbers prompt optimistic forecast from city officials posted in Blade | City government
• 02.16.99 Residents told they can pressure adult businesses posted in Blade | City government
• 02.12.99 Mayor’s relative not a special hire, city declares posted in Blade | City government
• 02.06.99 Port official has business tie to city posted in Blade | City government
• 02.02.99 City to seize pension to pay for demolition posted in Blade | City government
• 02.01.99 City, UT police accord to get council attention posted in Blade | City government
• 01.31.99 Council feuds with mayor on park plan; Finkbeiner refuses to fund Bowman Park posted in Blade | City government
• 01.30.99 Apartments planned for vacant Toledo Trust building; Owners show off lobby of renovated Fiberglas posted in Blade | City government
• 01.28.99 Mayor to lead Honduras storm-recovery trip posted in Blade | City government
• 01.27.99 McCloskey wants the Mud Hens; Councilman says East Toledo is the best place for a new ballpark posted in Blade | City government
• 01.27.99 Mayor’s address strong on pep, short on details posted in Blade | City government
• 01.23.99 Finkbeiner to pay for market use posted in Blade | City government
• 01.22.99 Finkbeiner urges city to seize Jeep land posted in Blade | City government
• 01.20.99 City land sale OK’d, but snag emerges posted in Blade | City government
• 01.19.99 Council expected to endorse HCR pact posted in Blade | City government
• 01.17.99 Snowplow shortage linked to budgeting; Capable trucks not all replaced posted in Blade | City government
• 01.16.99 Decorum takes beating in mayor’s office tiff; Finkbeiner, McCloskey face off posted in Blade | City government
• 01.16.99 Medlin signals changes for Port Authority; New board chairman hopes to boost agency’s support posted in Blade | City government
• 01.13.99 Bald eagles may block 2nd half of Parkway posted in Blade | City government
• 01.11.99 Mural might be moved; Greater visibility, safety sought for Spanish gift posted in Blade | City government
• 01.11.99 City unit move to east side assailed posted in Blade | City government
• 01.09.99 Finkbeiner chided for ’silly’ letter; Bergsmark: No conflict of interest posted in Blade | City government
• 01.08.99 Finkbeiner criticizes Mud Hens’ board head; Bergsmark is accused of conflict of interest posted in Blade | City government
• 01.06.99 Proposed city moratorium on demolitions to be heard posted in Blade | City government
• 01.06.99 Council OK’s amended gun-control ordinance posted in Blade | City government
• 01.02.99 Funding plan may be a hit for Mud Hens posted in Blade | City government
• 01.02.99 Fitness facility downtown gets ProMedica nod posted in Blade | City government
• 01.01.99 Sun may be a strike against Hens ballpark site posted in Blade | City government
• 12.31.98 Commodore Perry reopens; Resident is pleased with her much shorter commute posted in Blade | City government
• 12.29.98 Mayor opposes east side ballpark site posted in Blade | City government
• 12.24.98 City misses mark in access for disabled posted in Blade | City government
• 12.23.98 Nader sends soapy present to wash out mayor’s mouth posted in Blade | City government
• 12.23.98 Council OK’s demolition of Auto-Lite posted in Blade | City government
• 12.21.98 Auto-Lite demonstration is expected; Council may restrict use of money from Edison posted in Blade | City government
• 12.18.98 Mayor recruits volunteers for hurricane-striken areas posted in Blade | City government
• 12.16.98 Union turns down city’s call for pay concessions posted in Blade | City government
• 12.16.98 Fallen Timbers park hopes get boost; Study urges link to U.S. system posted in Blade | City government
• 12.15.98 Gun control opponents present case to council posted in Blade | City government
• 12.15.98 8 are inductees in civic hall of fame posted in Blade | City government
• 12.12.98 $497,549 spent to get issue OK’d; Home Depot foes outspent 35-1 posted in Blade | City government
• 12.12.98 Port-authority levy backers spent $113,000 toward campaign’s end posted in Blade | City government
• 12.10.98 Mayor has new plan to thwart drug store posted in Blade | City government
• 12.10.98 Jeep costs under control, officials say posted in Blade | City government
• 12.09.98 Mayor blasts report on Jeep; Finkbeiner says Blade story about cost overruns ’silly’ posted in Blade | City government
• 12.08.98 Gay-rights proposal is sent to council posted in Blade | City government
• 09.13.98 Developers plan to transform High Street, rid its seedy look; Change at the gates of OSU posted in Blade | City government
• 08.21.98 Mayor wants to preserve historic site; Finkbeiner switches sides in Battle of Fallen Timbers posted in Blade | City government
• 08.17.98 Parking-lot campers laud Toledo posted in Blade | City government
• 07.19.98 History, progress collide on battle site; 2 cities tug at Fallen Timbers posted in Blade | City government
• 07.14.98 Fallen Timbers grounds for sale; Developer sought for historic site posted in Blade | City government
• 07.11.98 ACLU sues over flyer ban at Government Center posted in Blade | City government
• 07.03.98 New housing inside Toledo has believers posted in Blade | City government
• 06.15.98 Decision due in Finkbeiner case; Prosecutor must rule on plea bargain in financial disclosure violation posted in Blade | City government
• 06.07.98 The power behind the Authority; Critics challenge port board to change image posted in Blade | City government
• 06.07.98 Hartung attends seminar on dealing with ‘angry public’ posted in Blade | City government
• 06.05.98 Rec fund seems possible posted in Blade | City government
• 05.25.98 Erie County prosecutor prepares to delve into Finkbeiner ethics case posted in Blade | City government
• 05.13.98 Gerken wants probe of Edison’s ‘threats’ to city posted in Blade | City government
• 05.11.98 Council to discuss adding jail beds; City might make deal with county posted in Blade | City government
• 04.29.98 Fuming council members attack the administration and each other posted in Blade | City government
• 04.28.98 Yeast magnate’s offer could give rise to museum posted in Blade | City government
• 04.27.98 Paving the way for Jeep factory makes for bumpy emotional road posted in Blade | City government
• 04.20.98 Council to weigh raises for executives posted in Blade | City government
• 04.18.98 Arbitrator backs firefighters; Union challenged Finkbeiner’s order to inspect city hydrants posted in Blade | City government
• 04.08.98 Reworked trash system offered posted in Blade | City government
• 04.08.98 Mayor touts Mud Hen site in lofty perch posted in Blade | City government
• 04.03.98 Finkbeiner criticizes Rite Aid for shutting 2 stores in central city posted in Blade | City government
• 04.03.98 Mayor backs off on vow to hire chief of staff posted in Blade | City government
• 04.01.98 Council OK’s tax abatement; Cooper Industries’ early ’90s layoffs cited during debate posted in Blade | City government
• 03.30.98 Libraries wrestle with good, bad on Internet; How to deal with pornography debated posted in Blade | City government
• 03.11.98 Devenow demands port chief’s ouster posted in Blade | City government
• 02.19.98 Richfield Township orders long-awaited fire apparatus posted in Blade | City government
• 02.04.98 Mayor’s lens focuses on plan to produce city film scenes posted in Blade | City government
• 01.16.98 Toledo to close Maumee mall deal posted in Blade | City government
• 01.14.98 Multiuse ball park for Toledo promoted posted in Blade | City government
• 01.14.98 Finkbeiner says parties are near deal on ‘upscale’ mall posted in Blade | City government
• 01.10.98 Toledo has web site on the Internet posted in Blade | City government
• 01.09.98 Hillcrest Hotel project called close to a deal posted in Blade | City government
• 01.07.98 Council backs project at Commodore Perry posted in Blade | City government
• 01.06.98 Beazley is in line for clerk’s job, sources say; Partisan background questioned by some posted in Blade | City government
• 01.03.98 Council members take seats; Led by Ujvagi, colleagues vow to be more ‘proactive’ posted in Blade | City government
• 01.03.98 Ujvagi has praise and criticism for Boyle posted in Blade | City government
• 12.22.97 Mayor seeks civic hall; City leaders may be honored posted in Blade | City government
• 12.19.97 U.S. to pull workers from federal building posted in Blade | City government
• 12.19.97 Council looks for efficient ways to keep public informed on issues posted in Blade | City government
• 12.18.97 Toledo council goes on the attack; Additional staffers needed to better control agenda, members say posted in Blade | City government
• 12.17.97 Mayor again talks of ‘guns on the street’ posted in Blade | City government
• 12.12.97 Operators urge delay in shift of 911 system to Toledo posted in Blade | City government
• 12.11.97 Former city manager Hawkey is dismissed from his Pasadena job posted in Blade | City government
• 12.10.97 Toledo considered for federal program posted in Blade | City government
• 12.08.97 School nurses debate may end posted in Blade | City government
• 12.05.97 How solid waste district will meet recycling requirements is debated posted in Blade | City government
• 12.05.97 Zoo fence move, new Home Depot get panel’s nod posted in Blade | City government
• 12.04.97 Planners to consider 2 contested proposals posted in Blade | City government
• 12.03.97 Consultants to devise master plan for city posted in Blade | City government
• 11.26.97 Council panel backs nurse funds, hopes for compromise with mayor posted in Blade | City government
• 11.22.97 Ujvagi has votes to be president, colleagues say; Caucus shows backing for him to lead council posted in Blade | City government
• 11.20.97 Children Services gets U.S. honor for adoption excellence posted in Blade | City government
• 11.20.97 Council frustrated by ’shifting’ Jeep costs posted in Blade | City government
• 11.14.97 Grants to help groups freshen neighborhoods posted in Blade | City government
• 11.05.97 District 1 incumbent turned out posted in Blade | City government
• 11.05.97 Ludeman sweeps in District 2 posted in Blade | City government
• 11.05.97 No middle ground in voter attitudes: You’re for Carty or against him posted in Blade | City government
• 10.26.97 Airport complaint calls take persistence posted in Blade | City government
• 10.23.97 Voinovich to be quiet on Toledo mayoral race posted in Blade | City government
• 10.02.97 Pact reached on state aid for Valentine posted in Blade | City government
• 09.24.97 Numbers rise for dogfights, illegal pit bulls posted in Blade | City government
• 09.19.97 Downtown park rededicated to people’s newspaperman posted in Blade | City government
• 08.22.97 Site of fire memorial to be rededicated as Chub DeWolfe Park posted in Blade | City government
• 08.02.97 Richer cities fare better in getting grants for culture posted in Blade | City government
• 07.30.97 Mayor’s campaign office lacks necessary permits posted in Blade | City government
• 07.25.97 Report urging CSB pay hikes is turned down posted in Blade | City government
• 07.19.97 Seminar declares foster care crisis in county, nation posted in Blade | City government