Toledo's Local Flavor
"Local Flavor" is Toledo.com's effort to feature inspirational individuals right here in our own backyard. A community is only as strong and vibrant as the people who live there. There are so many people in and around
Toledo
who are being themselves and "doing their thing" to find fulfillment. Some are well known for their work and others are "quietly" going about their day, but all are unique and extraordinary and
Toledo
is a better place for it. We thank them for their energy and passion.
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Local Flavor Archive:
Jeff Nelson: 09/25/2006
Jeff Nelson, ex-drummer of Minor Threat, moved to Toledo in 2003 after discovering the Old West End during a visit from Washington D.C.—where he continues to commute for business (he runs Dischord Records), hugging buffalo and probably pizza too.
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Marc Folk: 08/03/2006
Marc Folk is the Executive Director for the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT). He joined the Arts Commission as an instructor with the Young Artist at Work Program in 1997 and in 2000 served as the program director.
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John Henry Fullen: 05/30/2006
John Henry Fullen is a fixture in Toledo's thriving downtown scene. He is Executive Director of Toledo Sister Cities International, a former saxaphonist (in Poland), former pizza chef, and one of Toledo's great local advocates.
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Joel Robert Washing & Jacob David: 03/29/2006
Joel Robert Washing and Jacob David are the 20-something filmaker's behind Two Toledos. If you haven't heard about this film, you should... or rather you are now. It's a documentary about the very first sister cities relationship in the world—Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain— highlighting a history of cultural exchange.
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