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Bun, a vermecelli salad of bean sprouts, rice noodles, chopped lettuce, and more, served with BBQ pork, beef, chicken, and shrimp from Amango.

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Lunching on healthy foods at Amango Restaurant on Monroe Street were Myung Armstrong, left, of Toledo, and former Toledoan Jihyun Sepessy of Plano, Texas, who was home for a visit.

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Amango’s pho is a rich beef broth soup with beef, rice noodles, and vegetables plus lime, jalapenos, basil, and bean sprouts.

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Kneeling from left, Lt. Jared Leininger, Noah Durcynski. Center from left to right Thomas Heckman, Michael Grindel. Back row from left, Lt. Col. Thomas Guyton, Trevor Walsh, Seth Ollis, and Jeffrey Wilson at the U.S. Air Force Academy Military Ball sponsored by the Parents Club of Northwestern Ohio at Maumee River Yacht Club.

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Parents' Club Officers from left, Jean Ollis, Jane Anne Grindle, Chris Wilson, and Annette Heckman at the US Air Force Academy Military Ball.

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From left, Gary Schaber, Roberta Schaber, Hisham Zrien, Terry Benton, and Denise Benton dining at Table Forty 4, where Mr. Zrien is the owner.

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Dr. Donna Woodson, a professor at University of Toledo Health Science Campus, formerly the Medical College of Ohio, chats with Erin Batdorff, a medical student at UTMC during dinner at Table Forty 4.

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From left, Joan Torzewski, Cathy Sanderson, and Karen Ray enjoy dinner and a drink together at Nick and Jimmy’s.

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From left: Jerry Anderson, Beau Harvey, Austen Lehto, and Sean McLaughlin share a drink together at Nick and Jimmy’s Bar and Grill in West Toledo.

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From left, Laura Gibson, server Robert Brown, Bryan Marraw, and Joe O'Loughllin share a laugh at Nick & Jimmy's Bar and Grill in West Toledo.

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Bartender Katie Zatko serves up beer at Nick & Jimmy's.

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Rick Yamek, left, and Kim Stanley, right, have fun in the bar at Ventura's.

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Bartender Cory Gordon serves up the fun at Ventura's.

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Jerry Slowinski makes a drink at the Bloody Mary Bar during brunch at Ye Olde Durty Bird.

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Jerry Slowinski, left, and Aaron Gray, both of Toledo, toast after making drinks at the Bloody Mary Bar during brunch at Ye Olde Durty Bird.

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Steven Shaink makes a drink at the Bloody Mary Bar during brunch at Ye Olde Durty Bird.

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Kim, left, and Reese Snyder cut a rug to the tunes of Swingmania.

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Nita and Fred Harrington are ready to dance as their son Greg Harrington, home for a visit, plays with Swingmania.

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Joel Zmuda, left, and Greg Harrington performed with the band Swingmania at Club Soda in West Toledo.

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From left: Holly Malinowski, Hannah Loehrke, Kayla Turner, and Duane Malinowski Jr. listen to the band Swingmania perform at Club Soda.

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Melanie Case, left, and Debbie Bercher listen to the band Swingmania at Club Soda.

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Tim Pryor, from left, Soda Club owner Kim Diacou, and Kristie Madrid, were listening to the band Swingmania.

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Three generations of family, Dave Bachar, left, William Bachar, center, and Michael Bachar, right, share a drink as they listen to Swingmania.

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Lynn and Jim Bine are all smiles as they listen to Swingmania perform at Club Soda.

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Tom Williams, an instructor with The Ballroom Company, left, and Hannah Strang cut a rug as the band Swingmania performs.

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Former Toledoan Greg Harrington of Mexico, back, performs with Swingmania at Club Soda in West Toledo.

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