Tom Henry

1 day ago | toledoblade.com | Tom Henry

First, there’s the buzz. Local officials are reeling with joy over NBC’s announcement that it has selected Toledo as the setting for a spinoff of its hit television series, The Office, that it plans to debut on the network’s Peacock streaming service this September. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz told The Blade there’s a twofold benefit if the upcoming show, called The Paper, is anywhere near as successful as The Office.

3 days ago | toledoblade.com | Tom Henry

Lucas County commissioners have designated May Lupus Awareness Month as part of an ongoing campaign to help the public better understand the chronic disease that attacks mostly women but manifests itself differently in each person. Before the proclamation was passed by a 3-0 vote at Monday’s board meeting, commissioners heard how the disease has afflicted one of their own staffers, Kim Taylor, an administrative assistant to the board.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | Tom Henry

The avian extravaganza known as the Biggest Week in American Birding begins Friday. The Maumee Bay State Park Lodge & Conference Center will once again serve as the base of operations for daily field trips, tours, and hikes to such iconic birding destinations as the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, the federal government’s Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, and the Howard Marsh Metropark owned by Metroparks Toledo.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | Tom Henry

A new Netflix miniseries called The Residence has a connection to an Oak Harbor resident who’s one of the world’s most respected author-illustrators of birding field guides and other books about birding. Kenn Kaufman, husband of Black Swamp Birding Observatory Executive Director Kim Kaufman, usually doesn’t take such an active role in organizing and executing the mega festival known as the Biggest Week in American Birding, BSBO’s trademark project.

2 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Tom Henry

FAMILYSouthern Avenue. Alligator Records. Memphis-based Southern Avenue is a refreshing, powerhouse group of young, soulful musicians with pep, vitality, and perfect harmony. Family is the group’s fourth album and the first on the iconic, Chicago-based Alligator blues label. It was released on Friday. Lead vocalist Tierinii Jackson is a fearless, dynamic singer who’s joined on vocals by her two sisters, drummer Tikyra Jackson, and their youngest sister, Ava Jackson, who plays violin and percussion.