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Toledo City Council considering CRA for proposed affordable housing complex
Toledo City Council next Wednesday will consider a Community Reinvestment Area tax exemption that would pave the way for the construction of a new multifamily, affordable housing complex at 3300 Glendale Ave. If approved, the ordinance would provide a 100-percent real property tax exemption for 15 years for taxes that would be generated because of the increased valuation of the property once the project is completed. The Toledo Public School board has approved the terms of the CRA agreement, contingent on council’s passage of the ordinance. Construction of the 50-unit, one and two-bedroom affordable housing complex called The Glen would start soon after the CRA is approved. “They plan to construct it immediately,” Carmen Watkins, administrative specialist with Toledo’s department of economic development, said of the three-story complex. The project is expected to be completed in 2026.
Soup mode: Finding comfort in comfort foods this fall
Fall is arguably one of the most comforting times of year — when soup season is in full swing. All of a sudden, homes become filled with wafts of autumn aromatics, simmering stews, and a plethora of warmth. A staple in the Coppel household during the cooler months is my Aunt Bert’s Chili. Well, she’s really my great great aunt Bert, and her recipe has been passed down to generations of Coppels for more than 100 years. My dad, Steve Coppel, has been making this very recipe for decades. This hearty chili is packed with seasoned ground beef, kidney beans, tomatoes, and more, and it’s often what my family will make for football game days or Halloween parties. I prefer my chili to be topped with loads of cheddar cheese, a sprinkle of cilantro, a handful of Fritos, a squeeze of lime, and a big ole’ dollop of sour cream. Cornbread on the side wouldn't hurt either.
"We want try to find what's triggering," Lucas County develops new committee to address youth violence
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Lucas County Board of Health is creating an ad hoc committee to take a public health approach to addressing violence, just months after the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. Violence is not a new issue in the area, and neither...
Johns Hopkins prof giving nuclear power lecture at BGSU
Francis Gavin, director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, will deliver a free, public lecture about the history of nuclear power at Bowling Green State University on Thursday. He has been invited to give the 2024 Gary R. Hess Lecture in Policy History at 1 p.m. inside Room 201 of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, 806 Ridge St., on BGSU’s main campus. Professor Gavin has worked widely in international security and global policy at various academic and national institutions. In 2012, he published a book titled Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age.
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