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Mark Meszoros

Lifelong Ohio and Ohio University alum Mark Meszoros is a Northeast Ohio-based features and entertainment writer and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer Approved Critic. When he's not watching a movie in a theater or his living room, he's likely out for a beer or a bike ride -- or both. Rest assured, he thinks his taste in music is superior to yours. 

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Richard Cottrill’s Maloroy Whip Co. adds earrings to its array of custom-made bullwhip options.

Lookin’ like new: Sandusky Library, Follett House Museum have undergone extensive exterior work

Sandusky Library is in the midst of what Executive Director Molly Carver calls a “complete exterior envelope restoration” of the library, which includes the former Erie County Jail, and its Follett House Museum.

A more powerful RAAM: BGSU program gets ready to accept international students

“According to the college, it is the only resort-and-attraction-management degree embedded in a theme park, with juniors and seniors attending BGSU Firelands and getting real-world experience working at Cedar Point.”

Apex’s Mulligan Solar project in Logan County Illinois, which became operational last year.
Company behind Wheatsborough Solar project in southwest Erie County says future is sunny, renewable

Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy is building a solar farm on 700 acres in Groton Township. Construction should be done in 2024, creating jobs and energy for the community.  

Golden year: Goodwill Industries celebrating 50th anniversary with awareness-raising goal

“We’re all about our mission,” Stout says, “and we want people to know in the community that the store profits we have – or profits from our plants – that’s what funds our entire mission.”

The Erie County Parking Garage, which offers free 48-hour parking, is an underutilized resource, says Arin Blair, Sandusky's chief planner. The street parking around it comes with a two-hour limit, but, at least for now, that isn't strictly enforced.
Pull in for a conversation about parking in Sandusky with the city’s chief planner

In its quest to be a walkable city, is parking becoming a premium in downtown Sandusky? A city official weighs in.

Brotherly business: After returning to Sandusky, Ryan and Chad Whaley Paddle together into ventures

The Whaley brothers see growth and potential in the town they call home.

Be Well Boxes are a part of the Food is Medicine program, a collaboration between Family Health Services, OHgo and Firelands Health.
Diagnosis food: Using food as medicine leads to new program at Family Health Services

The Food is Medicine program at Family Health Services helps food insecure individuals with chronic health issues eat healthier, “It’s a dual program where we address the medical side but also recognize that food is medicine.”

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