On The Town: Starting the year out on the town Published on Jan. 15, 2017 Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Bun, a vermecelli salad of bean sprouts, rice noodles, chopped lettuce, and more, served with BBQ pork, beef, chicken, and shrimp from Amango. THE BLADE/BARBARA HENDEL Buy This Image 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. THE BLADE/BARBARA HENDEL Buy This Image Amango’s pho is a rich beef broth soup with beef, rice noodles, and vegetables plus lime, jalapenos, basil, and bean sprouts. THE BLADE/BARBARA HENDEL Buy This Image 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. Parents' Club Officers from left, Jean Ollis, Jane Anne Grindle, Chris Wilson, and Annette Heckman at the US Air Force Academy Military Ball. From left, Gary Schaber, Roberta Schaber, Hisham Zrien, Terry Benton, and Denise Benton dining at Table Forty 4, where Mr. Zrien is the owner. THE BLADE/BARBARA HENDEL Buy This Image 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. THE BLADE/BARBARA HENDEL Buy This Image From left, Joan Torzewski, Cathy Sanderson, and Karen Ray enjoy dinner and a drink together at Nick and Jimmy’s. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image 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. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image 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. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Bartender Katie Zatko serves up beer at Nick & Jimmy's. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Rick Yamek, left, and Kim Stanley, right, have fun in the bar at Ventura's. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Bartender Cory Gordon serves up the fun at Ventura's. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Jerry Slowinski makes a drink at the Bloody Mary Bar during brunch at Ye Olde Durty Bird. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image 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. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Steven Shaink makes a drink at the Bloody Mary Bar during brunch at Ye Olde Durty Bird. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image Kim, left, and Reese Snyder cut a rug to the tunes of Swingmania. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Nita and Fred Harrington are ready to dance as their son Greg Harrington, home for a visit, plays with Swingmania. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Joel Zmuda, left, and Greg Harrington performed with the band Swingmania at Club Soda in West Toledo. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image From left: Holly Malinowski, Hannah Loehrke, Kayla Turner, and Duane Malinowski Jr. listen to the band Swingmania perform at Club Soda. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Melanie Case, left, and Debbie Bercher listen to the band Swingmania at Club Soda. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Tim Pryor, from left, Soda Club owner Kim Diacou, and Kristie Madrid, were listening to the band Swingmania. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Three generations of family, Dave Bachar, left, William Bachar, center, and Michael Bachar, right, share a drink as they listen to Swingmania. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Lynn and Jim Bine are all smiles as they listen to Swingmania perform at Club Soda. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Tom Williams, an instructor with The Ballroom Company, left, and Hannah Strang cut a rug as the band Swingmania performs. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Former Toledoan Greg Harrington of Mexico, back, performs with Swingmania at Club Soda in West Toledo. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image Recommended for you Click to comment