Jean Queen

Erin Graber spilled blood for jeans.

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Pint size blood drive

Americans who bought jeans, T-shirts, and socks lately have had to shell out more cash. They’d better get used to it.

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Cotton price down, clothes not

By RYAN E. SMITH BLADE STAFF WRITER A casting call Thursday for the reality television series America’s Next Top Model drew a roomful of would-be models sporting tank tops and skinny jeans . And one woman in a suit. That would be Victoria Hawkins, 22, the shy administrative assistant from South Toledo whose co-workers surprised her with an application for the casting call where Toledo’s CW …

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Reality show auditions in Toledo

Starr Elementarys Student Council is collecting worn jeans and other denim items from Monday through April 23 to be made into insulation for Habitat for Humanity houses. The drive will help Jerusalem Elementary student Erek Hansen reach his personal goal of collecting 6,000 denim items this year for the cause. Last year, Erek collected 1,055 pairs of jeans , and First Solar Inc. in Perrysburg …

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Starr collects denim for Habitat insulation

MOUNT BLANCHARD, Ohio – The Findlay/ Hancock County Crime Stoppers program is seeking tips about a burglary at a convenience store on South Main Street in Mount Blanchard. The break-in occurred about 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Liberty Convenience Store, 607 South Main. A window was shattered and cigarettes were taken. Two men were seen fleeing. One wore a black hooded coat, blue jeans, and white …

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Hancock County detectives seek to solve burglary of Mount Blanchard store (The Toledo Blade)

Robyn Moore surprised William Acosta at Corpus Christi International Airport. Acosta, who says he was speechless but thrilled, wore a sweater and jeans while the two exchanged vows.

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Toledo man surprised by fiance — in wedding dress! — at Texas airport (WTOL 11 Toledo)

ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Great Recession and Americans’ retreat into thriftiness are teaching retailers a new lesson: How to survive when consumers are focused on “needs” rather than “wants.” For years, shoppers splurged on luxuries from $5 lattes to $200 jeans, and retailers responded by opening more stores and offering more choices. Now, beset by high unemployment and limited access to …

Continue here: Retailers pull in their horns (The Toledo Blade)

Jeff Tweedy strolled out from the backstage shadows and onto center stage at Hill Auditorium. Only the Wilco frontman, whose solo performance headlined Friday night’s folk festival benefit for the Ark, opted to bypass the microphone. Dressed in a black shirt and jeans, with a thick mess of bed-head hair, Tweedy stood quietly at the edge of the stage under a bright light, with nothing …

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Jeff Tweedy headlines Ann Arbor folk festival (The Toledo Blade)

A man with a large semiautomatic handgun robbed a Fifth Third Bank branch in downtown Toledo early Monday of an undetermined amount of cash, authorities said. The man entered the bank at 550 North Summit St. near Jackson Street about 10:30 a.m. and demanded cash of a bank employee. After the cashier complied, the man fled with the money. The man was wearing blue jeans and white sneakers.

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Armed man robs downtown Toledo bank (The Toledo Blade)