including the printing presses, located in the downtown headquarters building. Toledo Free Press lawsuit In October 2011, The Blade filed a lawsuit against rival publication the Toledo Free Press, claiming that former Blade general manager and current Free Press publisher Thomas F. Pounds violated a 2004 separation agreement containing a non-compete clause. According to the Free Press, The Blade took exception to an editorial cartoon criticizing The Blade stance on downtown development plans by Rave Cinemas and Hollywood Casino Toledo; The Blade cited the cartoon among the grounds for its lawsuit: "On or about August 21, 2011, Pounds... permitted Toledo Free Press to publish a cartoon that depicted a characterization of John R. Block and Allan Block together with The Blade as casting an eclipsing shadow on jobs, tax revenue, investment and development in Toledo, Ohio." In December 2011, the Free Press responded to the lawsuit and filed a counterclaim, asserting that Blade owners Block Communications were "attempting to exercise prior restraint" on the Free Press and that since the non-compete agreement expired in 2005, the Blade use of it as a legal weapon in 2011 was "simply as a tool to economically harm" the Free Press and its publisher, and "well beyond the bounds of fair and legal competition." References External links 1835 establishments in Ohio Mass media in Toledo, Ohio Newspapers published in Ohio Publications established in 1835