Sarah Readdean

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

Bill Spencer told The Blade upon his retirement: “I'll always be ‘Blizzard Bill.’”And that he still is. Now almost eight years on from his formal retirement, the meteorologist and his wife, Kathy, run a Facebook page, Blizzardbill Spencer, that has more than 46,000 followers. With “Blizzard Bill” on screen and “Ms. Blizzy” behind the scenes (and increasingly a personality), the couple airs multiple weather webcasts each day.

2 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Members of Toledo’s Jewish community braved the recent heavy rain and headed up to the Detroit suburbs for a day trip to prepare for their upcoming holiday, support small businesses, and remember their history. The eight-day Jewish festival of Passover, or Pesach, begins this year at sundown on Saturday. The holiday, often recognized by its Seder meals and unleavened bread called matzah, commemorates the ancient Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt.

2 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

ADRIAN — About 10 years ago, John Kuschell got a mysterious letter in the mail telling him that the sender’s grandfather had built Kuschell’s home. He went to the Lenawee Historical Society to check out a scrapbook the anonymous mailer had sent to the museum — “and I never left,” he said. Kuschell is one of nearly 20 volunteers for the southeast Michigan county’s historical society, and he is always digging into the past and looking for backstories to artifacts and photos the museum acquires.

3 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

BOWLING GREEN — Sophia Zygmunt had always been involved with theater. After her high school theater program in New Jersey hosted a basic film workshop, “I was hooked and didn't look back,” she said. The Bowling Green State University sophomore will debut a short film titled Duality on Friday evening at the 25th annual BGSU Film and Media Festival. The 8-minute psychological thriller is her second submission to the screening event; last year, she entered her short film Man at Midnight.

3 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Sarah Readdean

A West Toledo church is putting on a seemingly religious musical — but it’s about more than just the Christian faith. “It is a message that everybody can relate to, especially in the times that we're facing now,” said Rhianon Barlos, who plays herself — a disciple of Jesus — in a current production of Godspell by the Epiphany Players. “[Don’t] write it off because you think that it's going to be this religious experience,” she added.