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Construction to close South Toledo street for 45 days
A water line and roadway reconstruction project will close a South Toledo residential street for about 45 days starting Monday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Mapleway Drive will be closed between Sherwood Avenue and Wildwood Boulevard, with access maintained for local traffic. No detour route will be posted. Similar work that started last week on Woodland Avenue between Smead and Brown avenues in central Toledo is scheduled for mid-July completion.
New summer concerts announced at Promenade Park
HB Concerts announced Monday a slew of new concert events to be held at Promenade Park this summer. The company announced that multi-Platinum selling R&B/hip-hop group TLC, ’70s AM-radio tribute act Yachtley Crew, and internationally renowned Latin music band Palomazo Norteno will be coming to the downtown Toledo stage. Tickets for all shows go on sale to the general public Friday. TLC has two Diamond-selling albums to its name (CrazySexyCool and Fanmail), four No. 1 singles, 10 Top Ten singles, four Grammy Awards, and five MTV Awards, among other accolades. TLC will perform Aug. 22. Yachtley Crew is billed as “The Nation’s #1 Yacht Rock Band” and will perform soft rock favorites from the 1970s and 1980s. The group will perform Aug. 11.
Fire, EPA crews assess situation at Nebraska Ave. warehouse
After a concerning inspection, emergency crews from the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday responded to a central city warehouse to assess concerns with how chemicals are being stored at the site. The Omni Polymers facility at 1925 Nebraska Ave. was inspected Monday by officials from the fire department and the city’s Environmental Services Division. They raised concerns with improper chemical storage and took note that the building’s fire-suppression system was not operational. On Thursday, crews returned to the 180,000-square-foot facility to evaluate the threat to public safety. Nebraska between Brown and Woodstock avenues was closed to both vehicles and pedestrians. Officials indicated there is no active threat to nearby residents and businesses, but people are encouraged to avoid the area.
$1.1 million awarded to Park District of Ottawa County to extend North Coast Inland Trail
PORT CLINTON ― The Park District of Ottawa County has been selected to receive $1.119 million in federal funding to extend the North Coast Inland Trail from its existing terminus at Washington Street in the Village of Genoa, over Packer Creek, finishing to Ninth Street. “Receiving these funds is...
Anonymous contractor steps up to rebuild deck for disabled veteran after Call 11 for Action report
TOLEDO, Ohio — A disabled U.S. Navy veteran from Toledo can now enjoy a new deck after contacting Call 11 for Action to get help with her situation. In March, Kallie Morris, 44, told Call 11 for Action that the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) installed new railings on her deck in 2023, but those railings were nailed onto an existing, collapsing deck.
Volunteers needed at Toledo Memorial Park to place Memorial Day flags
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Volunteers are urgently needed at Toledo Memorial Park on Friday. The park is asking for volunteers to help place Memorial Day flags at the park beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 24. Toledo Memorial Park is located at 6382 Monroe St. in Sylvania.
Historic overlay district proposed for Dorr Street corridor
An effort to develop a historic overlay district reflective of and reminiscent of the historic Dorr Street corridor was announced Wednesday. “It's really been a journey to get to this point,” Robert Smith, founder and president of the African American Legacy Project, said at a news conference. “It seems like these are the first steps, but the first steps really started 20 years ago when we first started documenting Dorr Street and trying to impress upon the community the value of this community, and we think that today represents a milestone that we're about to reach.” The overlay would require specific design standards for development and serve to protect the character of the area in keeping with the residents’ desire to recognize and preserve historical attributes. Before the mid-1970s, when the city began an extensive federally backed “urban renewal” project in central Toledo, the Dorr Street corridor was a hub of social life where dozens of businesses — most owned and operated by minorities — flourished.
Timeline | Looking back at the 2014 Toledo water crisis
TOLEDO, Ohio — Aug. 2, 2014 started like any normal day in Toledo. But quickly, normal turned into anything but that. It was a water warning affecting nearly half a million people in Toledo and many surrounding areas, who were told not to drink or even touch what came out of the tap.
Parts of two streets to close temporarily
Separate projects will close parts of two streets Wednesday, the Toledo Department of Transportation said. Railroad crossing repairs will close Benore Road to through traffic between Stickney and Detroit avenues for three days, with traffic detoured via Alexis Road and Detroit. Utility work, meanwhile, will close southbound Franklin Avenue at Bancroft Street on Wednesday only. No detour route will be posted.
Anthony Wayne superintendent reflects on time with the district, looks ahead to future with Oregon City Schools
WHITEHOUSE, Ohio — In 2003, Jim Fritz joined the Anthony Wayne community. He began as an administrator before acting as superintendent for fourteen years. Now two decades later, he's made the choice to move on from the district. "It's been a great place for my kids to grow up,...
Retired teachers raise concerns over the financial choices made by the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio — Retirement was something Susan Santoro said she didn't think about, other than with excitement. After working 31 years in education, she became the Lucas County Retired Teachers Association president. She said she was told that Ohio had one of the best teacher retirements in the country, but now, she's not so sure.
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