Everyone’s busy this holiday season, but grocery shopping just got a bit easier for Kroger customers. Kroger’s ClickList – online grocery shopping with curbside pickup – is now available at more Toledo locations, including Orchard Center in Holland, West Sterns Road in Lambertville, Jackman Road and Holland-Sylvania Road in Toledo and the Tiffin Avenue store in Findlay. Kroger plans to debut the service at additional stores in Sylvania, Toledo and Oregon over the next few months. Right now you can try ClickList for free when you place your first three orders. After that, it’s $4.95 per order.
The Toledo Lucas County Public Library now has Telescopes
See the sky like you’ve never seen it before, thanks to a generous donation from the Toledo Astronomical Association. The Toledo Lucas County Public Library now has telescopes available. Four (three at the Main Library and one at the Point Place Branch) Orion StarBlast 4.5-inch telescopes can be checked out for a seven-day loan period. Telescopes must be checked out from and returned to the same branch.
The Ohio Theatre presents the Community Choice Family Film Festival
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the season and spend the afternoon at the Ohio Theatre and Event Center for the Community Choice Family Film Festival. On Saturday, December 3 the theatre will show two movies where you can help pick what to watch! The shows are at 1pm and 5pm with performances in between. Tickets are $10. Kids 12 and under are free. You can get tickets at the door or purchase in advance online at ohiotheatretoledo.org/event/community-choice.
Junior High Billboard Art Contest
Walker Funeral Homes is looking for junior high students to submit art for their 2017 “Help with Heroin” billboard campaign. Students in grades 6-8 from Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan can enter their anti-heroin art designs now through December 19th. Local community leaders will judge the contest and pick the winning design. All artwork must include the website www.helpwithheroin.com and the phone number 419-213-6582. Submissions should be sent to Heroin Design Contest, Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave, Toledo, Ohio 43623. Those behind the contest say they hope students can understand the danger and destruction from heroin abuse.
Capture Iconic Moments with ICON
Have you ever wanted to remain in the moment, while still capturing some awesome photos to augment the memory? Well, Toledo entrepreneur Will Lucas has created a service that allows you to do just that. Icon is a photography on-demand service similar to Uber. Simply open your smartphone browser and type iconapp.co and a photographer will show up at your location in about 30 minutes. After your photoshoot, you will receive a link to your pictures.
Icon was developed for Lucas’ client who needed photos of himself taken at various times, not always pre-scheduled. Icon is looking for photographers. Apply as a hobbyist or a professional photographer by visiting iconapp.co.
To request a photographer or to apply visit
iconapp.co from the browser of your smartphone or iPhone.
Cake in a Cup Times Two
After almost 10 years in business, Cake in a Cup is expanding with a second location in the Cricket West Shopping Center. Lori Jacobs and Dana Iliev, co-owners of the inventive cupcake shop, are planning a grand opening for Valentine’s Day 2017. With the new location they hope to reach more cupcake lovers, by being closer to the center of the city. The Cricket West location will offer onsite kids’ baking and frosting classes, as well as wedding consultations. Lori, who loves working with kids, feels the younger generation could benefit from learning some basic cooking techniques, such as measuring and folding batter. In 2011, Cake in a Cup was the winner on an episode of the television series Cupcake Wars, “The Tim Burton Bake-Off.”
Cake in a Cup | 6801 W Central Ave | Toledo
419-491-1104 | cakeinacup.com