Soul of the Glass City
Creative Spaces & Inspiration with Angela Lucas
Angela Lucas is an entrepreneur, community builder, and the co-founder of TolHouse, a private social club, and Earth Coffeehouse, a cafe and collaborative workspace in Toledo’s Historic Vistula District. A 2025 graduate of the University of Toledo, Lucas completed her degree while building multiple businesses. Her professional journey spans public service roles, including serving as executive assistant to the Mayor of Toledo and co-managing the City’s Human Relations Commission. Alongside her husband, she is also a real estate developer, revitalizing Toledo’s waterfront properties to create spaces that foster community. Angela’s work, whether in business, real estate, or leadership, is rooted in the belief that proximity matters and that the right room can spark transformation.
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Meet Your Host Monique Ward
My name is Monique Ward and I’m a Brooklyn-born, NYC raised but Toledo bred, mother and entrepreneur. My passions are my community activism, entertainment, fashion and marketing. I've been a Toledo resident since 2004 and ever since then, this city has shaped me into the strong woman and personality that I have become today. My first career opportunities as a teen were as a freelance journalist for local newspapers. Fast forward to today, and I'm a talent manager of a boutique model agency, as well as the host of ‘The Soul of The Glass City Podcast’ on WGTE. Outside of being a seasoned entrepreneur and career woman, I'm navigating my 3 amazing teens through H.S. and currently chasing my toddler (who is a huge ball of energy) around the house. I feel very blessed to be able to do what I love while making a difference in the city that gave me the resources to be a great mother, business owner, and humble servant leader.
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Voices Around Us® is supported in part by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated by the City of Toledo and the Lucas County Commissioners and administered by The Arts Commission.
