Sarah Readdean

2 days ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

Mark Smith and his wife, Stephanie, use the app Yuka to scan product labels and check the quality of their groceries and cosmetics. “When you buy products, you want to make sure they're pure, that you don't have any contaminants in it,” Smith said. “You look for products that are more natural.”And that’s the level of attention they bring to reading the word of God, too.

6 days ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

Alexis Peregoy grew up with a pet raccoon and now has some taxidermy in her home. She spent her early years visiting nature centers and eight of her adult years continuing to surround herself with nature in Arizona. And she has now moved back home to Perrysburg where she just opened a shop to highlight what she’s built her life around: nature and art.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

BRYAN — What’s currently a plot of agricultural land is expected to become a game changer for the housing crisis in Williams County. The Williams County Port Authority is planning a 50-unit senior living development at the southern border of the city of Bryan, next to the Bryan Senior Center and across from single-family homes. The project, announced in May, is one of several steps to address the community’s housing shortage.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

Jesus made the blind see and the deaf hear. Believers don’t always remember that they, too, can be the mode through which God carries out healings today. Healing and praying over people is rooted in Scripture, explained Jimmy Crowell, pastor at Washington Church, highlighting that the Greek meaning for salvation encompasses more than just being saved from sin and hell. “The word ‘sozo’ means to save or to rescue,” Pastor Crowell said. “But it also means to save from suffering.

2 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

Chris and Rachel Kaminski often vacation in Florida, and they recently brought something big back home. Of the 22 existing Kava Culture locations in the country, 19 are in Florida. The local couple, who stumbled upon a Botanical Brewing Co. taproom on the Gulf Coast in 2021, officially opened in February their own franchise. “We loved the community and the people it attracted,” Rachel said of the locations the couple frequented on their vacations.