Signs of spring and Festirama seem to go hand-in-hand. This year is no different. As trees and flowers begin to show off their spring best, posters all around Sylvania announce the 43rd annual event to be held May 19-21 on the Saint Joseph Catholic Church campus, 5411 Main St. Continue reading Festirama is a sure sign of spring
Memorial Day is a time for remembering and commemorating the lives of those who died while preserving the nation’s freedom. This is also a time to remember with pride those service men and women who are currently stationed overseas. Continue reading Memorial Day is time to remember
Sylvania’s celebration of the arts continues with the return of Maple & Main Art & Music Festival. Hosted by Sylvania Arts, the free event will be held June 3-4 in downtown Sylvania along Main Street and Maplewood Avenue. Continue reading Maple & Main Art & Music Festival set for June 3-4
Chris and Kristy Binkowski have opened Chris & Kristy’s Boutique featuring their curated jewelry collection at 5658 N. Main St. “We are so happy to be in downtown Sylvania,” Chris said. “The new building owners are planning to renovate the exterior of the building and we will have a large plate glass window, which will give our boutique a great deal of visibility.” Continue reading Chris and Kristy’s Boutique opens in downtown Sylvania
This house was built by Henry Briggs in 1902 on Lot No. 2 in the Briggs Place subdivision, named after Briggs who owned the land. The garage was also built in 1902. By 1904 Briggs sold this house to Nicholas Willinger who built numerous houses throughout Sylvania, including many along Summit Street. Continue reading Sylvania Then & Now – 5820 Summit Street
The Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing you the 36th Annual Sylvania Fall Festival Presented by Dave White Chevrolet and Northwest Ohio Chevy Dealers! This year’s event will feature 50 vendor booths including craft and farmers market-style booths, and representatives from local organizations, as well as 10 food trucks and live music all weekend! Continue reading Chamber of Commerce presents Sylvania Fall Festival
Downtown Sylvania is continuing to be a success story for our community. There are new businesses, more activity and more growth. To plan and continue downtown improvements, the City of Sylvania has begun a 12 to 18 month long design phase to receive public input and ideas, and envision a new streetscape and expansion of the downtown.
The first public input session was held August 24th in City Council Chambers. The session was well attended and many comments and ideas were received. The design consultants are reviewing this input and incorporating it onto the first draft of an improvement plan for presentation at the next public meeting in January. Continue reading Mayor’s Message – Downtown Streetscape Planning Underway
This house, built in 1897, was owned by Mary Albring. Henry and Mary Albring purchased a 4.28 acre parcel along the east side of Summit Street and between the North Branch of the Ottawa River, in 1885. He died in 1887 and it transferred to Mary. Then in 1904 Mary transferred the property to her grandson, Henry Briggs. On that acreage Briggs platted a subdivision he called Briggs Place, consisting of five lots, which the village council officials approved in 1905. Over time those original lots were split into smaller lots. Our subject house ended up on the north half of Lot No. 1. Continue reading Sylvania Then & Now – 5814 Summit Street
Teams competing in the 10th annual Tree City Film Festival’s 50-hour Challenge will begin planning at the kickoff meeting on Sept. 16, when they receive a series of elements that must be incorporated into their film. After the allotted 50 hours of filming are over and the films are accepted, they are juried by a guest panel of judges. Continue reading Tree City Film Festival scheduled
At the August 15 Sylvania City Council meeting, Service Director Kevin Aller presented a report on the Monroe Street and Harroun Road safety improvements, which includes the widening of Monroe Street from Harroun Road east, past the Kroger and Monroe Street intersection, and the lengthening of the two left turn lanes at the Harroun Road/Monroe street intersection. This ODOT-sponsored project has been in progress since 2015. City Council authorized Aller to request letters of interest from ODOT prequalified construction engineering firms to manage the project during construction and to advertise for bids. Continue reading The City Beat – Area roads/sewer work proposed
