The Watershed Celebration is this weekend to celebrate the halfway completion of the Glass City Riverwalk. I talk about the event with Metroparks Toledo spokesperson Scott Carpenter.

We get a jump on the county fair season with the director of the Lucas County Fair, Kathy Wenz.

Author Ray Welling discusses his historical novel Byline for the Dead set against one of the most violent labor uprisings in American history - the Auto-Lite strike in Toledo. 

The city of Toledo is rich in tradition and history, including a lively collection of spooky tales and odd occurrences.  I chat with the author of "Haunted Toledo," Chris Bores.

Ohioans to Stop Executions is the organization leading the effort to abolish capital punishment.  The organization recently released a letter to the state legislature signed by dozens of faith leaders representing more than 15 denominations statewide who believe the death penalty serves no moral purpose.

My guest is one the signers on the letter,  Pastor Joel Shenk of the Toledo Mennonite Church.

Lucas County Children's Services is conducting a survey to bring its service model in line with community needs. Guest Randell Muth, executive director of the agency, talks about the mission and what they hope to gain from the survey.

the Healthy Lucas County Coalition has launched its Community Health Assessment Survey— described as a vital step in understanding and improving the health of residents.

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Guest is Kate Schwartz, executive director of the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio.

An intact wooden dugout canoe, acquired by the Toledo History Museum five years ago, may likely be one of the oldest pioneer or native artifacts in the Maumee Valley region. Guest Lou Hebert shares his research.

I talk with author Tedd Long about his new book, Toledo 1856: A Frontier Town Comes of Age. It dives into the year 1856, a turning point in Toledo's story, when the city was growing fast, full of ambition, and shaping the future as we know today.