6/16/2013 12:00 AM
Sailors take to the lake for Mills Trophy race
BY BARBARA HENDEL BLADE SOCIETY EDITOR
Salty dogs ventured out for the 90th Invitational Race for the Mills Trophy sponsored by Toledo Yacht Club, which set sail on the evening of June 7 near the Toledo Harbor Light en route to Put-in-Bay. About 130 boats from all over the United States and Canada participated. …

6/16/2013 12:00 AM
A world of food at your fingertips
BY DAN NEMAN BLADE FOOD EDITOR
Their motto is “Serving up the best recipes from around the world.” …

6/16/2013 12:00 AM
Historic site alive with activity
BY MARY ALICE POWELL
The Friends of Walker Tavern Historic Site, 40 energetic people who live and breathe the preservation of the historic southeast Michigan landmark, say the Sunday Farmer’s Market there is a carry-over from the old trading post days. …

6/14/2013 10:10 PM
Youth sports' parents should set tone
BY MARILOU JOHANEK BLADE COLUMNIST
They call us soccer moms. We’re also basketball, baseball, volleyball, and what-have-you moms. Dads too. …

6/15/2013 12:00 AM
Prayers for the Western Wall
BY TK BARGER BLADE RELIGION EDITOR
If you pray, do you kneel, bow your head, and close your eyes? Do you keep your mouth shut, speak words of confession and praise, or let your voice utter sounds that come to you? Do you use dedicated items, like a shawl or something to hold? Do you say printed words — a prayer written by others — or …

6/14/2013 12:00 AM
Copyrights and wrongs
BY KIRK BAIRD BLADE STAFF WRITER
There was a lot of news generated from this week’s E3, the annual Los Angeles trade show for console and PC games. …

6/13/2013 7:14 PM
Mich. youths on civil rights journey
JACK LESSENBERRY THE BLADE’S OMBUDSMAN
SUTTONS BAY, Mich. — Half a century ago, in the early years of the civil rights movement, a group of courageous, mostly young Americans climbed aboard buses for rides that threatened their lives. …

6/14/2013 12:00 AM
Monroe to share his bass fishing knowledge
BY MATT MARKEY BLADE OUTDOORS EDITOR
Ish Monroe is coming here Saturday expecting to be grilled. He wants his brain to be picked. He wants to be pressured to give up his deepest secrets. …

6/14/2013 12:00 AM
Smyly not a bad choice for Tigers
BY DAVE HACKENBERG BLADE SPORTS COLUMNIST
The big name among free agent closers during the last offseason was Rafael Soriano, who signed with the Nationals for $28 million over two seasons. …

6/12/2013 9:38 PM
Treasures on the social scene
BY BARBARA HENDEL BLADE SOCIETY EDITOR
The Maumee Valley Historical Society Antique Appraisal Fund-raiser was hosted Sunday by Degage Jazz Cafe, Degage Express, and Langley Hall in the Historic Commercial Building in Maumee. …