A ‘Cone-y Island’ invitation brings shoppers to downtown Sylvania

“Welcome to Cone-y Island!” are the encouraging words from downtown Sylvania business owners. “These orange and white cones represent what is needed for our downtown. They signify a renewed, renovated, restored Main Street in downtown Sylvania. So we are celebrating! We are embracing this as progress and we’re going to have fun during the construction,” offered Red Bird Sylvania’s Creative Director Dani Fuller, owner of Fuller Art House, 5679 Main St. Continue reading A ‘Cone-y Island’ invitation brings shoppers to downtown Sylvania

Walker Funeral Homes recognized for top perfomance

Walker Funeral Homes was recently recognized for top performance at the national summit of Graystone Associates held in Aventura, Florida. Graystone Associates is the premier consulting firm for large family-owned funeral homes in the United States and Canada. Graystone also surveys every family served by one of their 347 client funeral homes. The recognition was based on the results of the surveys. Continue reading Walker Funeral Homes recognized for top perfomance

Village Candy Shoppe offers socks too

“Candy and socks are two of my favorite things,” confessed Pat Wahl, owner of The Village Candy Shoppe, 5727 Main St., in Sylvania’s Historic Village. “I became enamored with socks several years ago while visiting my brother in Portland, Oregon where I became acquainted with Dream Stockings by Sock Dreams, a small, family-owned business,” she recalled. Continue reading Village Candy Shoppe offers socks too

My Protein Locker brings farm-to-table products to Oak Tree Plaza

High quality, chemical/ hormone-free proteins are now available in Sylvania Steve Horst was concerned about the food his family was consuming. He was particularly frustrated with the meat he found in grocery stores. As the primary grocery shopper and cook for his wife and four children, he became increasingly aware of the drop in quality and the increase in prices for all foods, especially the … Continue reading My Protein Locker brings farm-to-table products to Oak Tree Plaza

Shay’s Carpet celebrates 36 years in business

Shay’s Carpet is celebrating 36 years in business serving Sylvania, Toledo, and the surrounding areas.
Joe Shay Sr. started the business in 1989 selling carpeting out of the back of his traveling carpet van. He had a saying then which became his motto,“We don’t want all the business … just yours,” and he still uses it today. Continue reading Shay’s Carpet celebrates 36 years in business