Business

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Laura’s Framing Place & Gallery at the Colonial Village Shopping Center off of Heatherdowns Boulevard allows customers the chance to protect and preserve their treasured artwork and family photos. Upon walking into the shop, customers are greeted by owner Laura Osborne and her dog, Tory. …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — If not for the sage advice from a friend, the General Pro Hardware store that has served Whitehouse for 50 years might have been a hot dog restaurant. It was 1971, and the commercial building that now houses the Whitehouse Party Store, Buzz Diner and Dance …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Adult summer camp. That’s the aura of the Heavy Wheelhouse, a brewery set to open in Oak Openings within the next month. Nestled into the Beach Ridge Area of the Metro-park, near the Cannaley Treehouse Village and a biking skills course, the Wheelhouse is adorned with …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With its two-story foyer, sun-filled waiting areas and plans for a landscaped village green, the 65,424-square-foot cancer center is a stately addition to Maumee’s Side Cut Crossings – but it’s the partnership between The Toledo Clinic and the Karmanos Cancer Institute that is most impressive. “We …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Swesey Florist has been a familiar and respected name around the Maumee area for years. The shop, which was located in uptown Maumee at one point, can now be found at Dussel Shops on Toll Gate Drive, providing residents with all of their floral needs. …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Pizza keeps Tony Fronk awake at night. “I’m making pizza in my dreams,” admits Tony, who along with his wife Marcy is preparing to open The Crust Pizzeria in downtown Whitehouse by the end of the month. “He moves 1,000 people through the Inn on Thanksgiving, …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Time cannot be stopped, but Courtney Zbydnowski of Courtney Lee Photography is doing her best to preserve small slices of time for local families. In 2017, Courtney opened her first small studio at the Collingwood Arts Center after studying photography at The Art Institute. Then, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Personal connections between staff and residents. Mouthwatering and nutritious food. Activities and care that improve mental and physical well-being. That’s what it takes to create an award-winning senior living community, according to A Place for Mom. Last week, StoryPoint Waterville received A Place for Mom’s Community …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Tiedtke’s was a Toledo mainstay that still evokes nostalgic feelings in those who shopped in the downtown department store before it closed in 1972. With the recent opening of Tiedtke’s Coffee, the taste, smell and memories of that landmark are coming back into focus. Opening the …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Hand-dipped chocolate goodies, retro candies, glass bottles of soda and brightly colored gummy candies line the walls of Maumee Valley Chocolate and Candy.  At the corner of East Wayne and Conant streets, customers are welcomed into an expanded two-room store filled with hundreds of treats. …