As the owner and publisher of Stroll Quarry, I always have one thing on my mind – building connections between neighbors and between great local businesses and their ideal clientele. That’s why after a career of more than 20 years in the public and private sectors, I decided to dedicate myself to Stroll Quarry. My husband and I moved into the Homestead at the Quarry in 2002 when the neighborhood was still in development. I am from Cleveland and he is from Washington, D.C. We bought our home and moved here soon after we were married and when I was pregnant with our twins. We didn’t know anyone in the Toledo area at the time, and with a difficult pregnancy, a new home, and no friends or family nearby, it was our immediate neighbors that we relied on for help and companionship. I’ll always be grateful for the sense of community we felt when we needed it most, and I’m delighted to help foster the same kind of meaningful connections for residents and sponsors with Stroll Quarry.