Charlie Daniels Band to play Monroe County Fair
The hat, the beard, that fierce patriotism and that fiery fiddle playing. That’s Charlie Daniels.
And he’s a blog-and-tweet man. On charliedaniels.com, the country superstar...
Szyperski: Lucy the Nonliteral and other visionaries
A young boy I was taking care of once came to me out of the blue and told me he had hit his head....
Baumhower: How grounding a grown man saved his radio career
On Feb. 4, 2011, Wood County Common Pleas Judge Alan Mayberry forbid Andrew Zepeda, aka Andrew Z, from drinking and/or going to any place...
Local ballet director is real-life ‘Billy Elliot’
When Nigel Burgoine settles into his seat in the Stranahan Theater on Oct. 2 for the opening night of “Billy Elliot,” he will be...
Book review: ‘85 Years of the Oscar’ chronicles storied past of the iconic golden...
There is something remarkable about a golden statuette that keeps audiences interested, especially for more than eight decades.
The Academy Awards, known for its iconic...
Szyperski: Mea culpa
I have never been completely against exercise. That being said, at some point I may have stated that “stationary movement with no certain goal...
Szyperski: Meet the parents
My mom wanted to go to the University of Hawaii but, for reasons I don’t recall, ended up at Bowling Green State University in...
Flying high with Idina Menzel
When Idina Menzel landed the role of Maureen Johnson in “Rent” in 1995, she had no idea it would be her big break on...
‘SNL’ alum Jim Breuer coming to Fat Fish Blue March 8-9
The last time Jim Breuer was in Toledo, he was working on a set of material for a new comedy special being filmed shortly...
Hypocritical oath
I was watching an episode of “The Big Bang Theory” this week when I witnessed hundreds, if not thousands, of people dying en...
