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	<title>Online dashboard puts Toledo development opportunities a click away</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>These days, you can shop online for just about anything, but local leaders asked: What if you could shop online for developable land?</description>
	
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        The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28.
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        The city of Toledo and Lucas County have teamed up to create a dashboard of public land owned by the city or the Lucas County Land Bank available for redevelopment.
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        The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28.
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        The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28.
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        The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28.
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	<title>City of Toledo awarded selective grant for traffic improvements</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:26:51 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The city of Toledo has been awarded a $60,000 grant to implement traffic improvements along North Summit Street.</description>
	
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	<title>Cofounder of Perrysburg firm highlights importance of embracing artificial intelligence</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:55:30 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>LeSean Shaw knows that artificial intelligence isn’t something that should be feared, rather a tool that can help streamline workplace tasks — and he said it’s here to stay. 
Mr. Shaw, co-founder of Actual Reality Technologies, a Perrysburg-based AI consulting firm, spoke at</description>
	
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        LeSean Shaw, co-founder of Actual Reality Technologies, speaks about artificial intelligence.
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        President Candice Harrison speaks.
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        LeSean Shaw, co-founder of Actual Reality Technologies, speaks about artificial intelligence.
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        LeSean Shaw, co-founder of Actual Reality Technologies, speaks about artificial intelligence.
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        LeSean Shaw, co-founder of Actual Reality Technologies, speaks about artificial intelligence.
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	<title>Section 8 standstill: Toledo’s voucher holders struggle as discrimination ban goes unenforced</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/26/section-8-standstill-toledo-voucher-holders-struggle-discrimination-ban-unenforc/stories/20260714076</link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:26:34 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Keyona Perkins raced against the clock to keep her family housed after receiving a 30-day move-out notice.</description>
	
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        Keyona Perkins at her home in Toledo on July 3.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        Carla Thomas, testing coordinator and investigator at the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        Keyona Perkins at her home in Toledo on July 3.
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        Keyona Perkins at her home in Toledo on July 3.
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        Tiffany Whitman, chief impact officer for the city of Toledo, will spearhead implementation of the Section 8 enforcement mechanism.
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        Coleena Ali, Toledo’s deputy director of housing and community development, stands with a Toledo neighborhoods map on March 8, 2023, at One Government Center.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, works on his laptop on July 23 at the Fair Housing Center in Toledo.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23 at the Fair Housing Center in Toledo.
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        Deborah Riley-Jackson, senior housing investigator, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        Carla Thomas, testing coordinator and investigator at the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        George Thomas, director of the Fair Housing Center, talks about Section 8 discrimination with, from left, Carla Thomas, testing coordinator and investigator at the Fair Housing Center, and Deborah Riley-Jackson, senior housing investigator on July 23.
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        Deborah Riley-Jackson, senior housing investigator, talks about Section 8 discrimination on July 23.
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        Tiffany Whitman, Toledo's chief impact officer, who will spearhead implementation of the Section 8 enforcement mechanism, on October 18, 2022, at One Government Center.
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	<title>Toledo streets to close for special events</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/07/23/streets-close-special-events/stories/20260723095</link>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Parts of four city streets will close Saturday for special events, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced Thursday.</description>
	
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	<title>Photo gallery: Crews remove honorary Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way street sign</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/20/photo-gallery-crews-remove-honorary-msgr-jerome-schmit-way-street-sign/stories/20260720069</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:09:19 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>City of Toledo crews removed the honorary Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way street sign Monday morning, less than a week after Toledo City Council voted 8-2 to take it down.</description>
	
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        City crews remove the Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign at N. St. Clair Street and Washington Street July 20 in Toledo.
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        City crews remove the Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign at N. St. Clair Street and Washington Street July 20 in Toledo.
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        Lee Pahl watches city crews remove the Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign at N. St. Clair Street and Washington Street July 20 in Toledo.
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        From left, Claudia Vercellotti and Lee Pahl watch as city crews remove the Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign at N. St. Clair Street and Washington Street July 20 in Toledo.
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        From left, Claudia Vercellotti and Lee Pahl watch as city crews remove the Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign at N. St. Clair Street and Washington Street July 20 in Toledo.
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        From left, Claudia Vercellotti and Lee Pahl examine the Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign that was removed by city crews July 20 in Toledo.
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	<title>Old West End apartment buildings hit market amid investor concerns</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/20/old-west-end-apartment-buildings-market-investor-concerns/stories/20260713073</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>For Scott Ramsey, owning rental property in Toledo’s Old West End is about being part of the community and preserving the neighborhood’s history and architecture.</description>
	
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        Scott Ramsey and his dachshund, Ruby, pose for a photo outside of his home in Toledo on July 16.
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        A for sale sign is seen outside 2222 Scottwood Ave. The building is part of the package of buildings going up for sale in the Old West End.
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        Scott Ramsey and his dachshund, Ruby, pose for a photo outside of his home in Toledo on July 16.
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	<title>As sign comes down, a look at the rise and fall of Msgr. Schmit’s legacy</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/19/as-sign-comes-down-a-look-at-the-rise-and-fall-of-msgr-schmit-s-legacy/stories/20260716094</link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:18:28 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>It took a long while, considering the stature of the man involved and the controversy surrounding him, to pass this small ordinance of great significance.&#160; 
Forty-six years after Father Gerald Robinson stabbed Sister Margaret Ann Pahl 31 times with a letter opener, leaving wounds that</description>
	
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        A plaque honoring Msgr. Jerome Schmit hangs in the Toledo Civic Hall of Fame on the third floor of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library's downtown location on July 14.
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        Jackie Lehman speaks about Msgr. Jerome Schmit after Toledo council members voted to remove a sign recognizing him on July 15 at One Government Center in downtown Toledo.
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        Bill Sanford speaks about Msgr. Jerome Schmit after Toledo council members voted to remove a sign recognizing him on July 15 at One Government Center in downtown Toledo.
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        Mary Pat Vetter speaks about Msgr. Jerome Schmit after Toledo council members voted to remove a sign recognizing him on July 15 at One Government Center in downtown Toledo.
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        Jeff Mielcarek and others speak about Msgr. Jerome Schmit after Toledo council members voted to remove a sign recognizing him on July 15 at One Government Center in downtown Toledo.
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        Jackie Lehman listens while others discuss Msgr. Jerome Schmit after Toledo council members voted to remove a sign recognizing him on July 15 at One Government Center in downtown Toledo.
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        Claudia Vercellotti, a founding member of the Toledo branch of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, reacts to Toledo city council's vote to remove a sign recognizing Msgr. Jerome Schmit at One Government Center on July 14.
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        A sign at the Catholic Youth Organization's South Toledo athletic complex honors its namesake Msgr. Jerome Schmit on July 15.
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        A sign at the Catholic Youth Organization's South Toledo athletic complex honors its namesake Msgr. Jerome Schmit on July 15.
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        A sign at the Catholic Youth Organization's south Toledo athletic complex honors its namesake Msgr. Jerome Schmit on July 15.
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        Claudia Vercellotti, a founding member of the Toledo branch of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, and Lee Pahl, nephew of the murdered Sister Margaret Ann, stand in front of a sign recognizing Msgr. Jerome Schmit at the intersection of North St. Clair and Washington streets in downtown Toledo on July 14.
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        A sign honoring Msgr. Jerome Schmit hangs on North St. Clair Street in front of an entrance to Hensville in downtown Toledo on July 14.
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        Claudia Vercellotti, a founding member of the Toledo branch of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, and Lee Pahl, nephew of the murdered Sister Margaret Ann, stand in front of a sign recognizing Msgr. Jerome Schmit at the intersection of North St. Clair and Washington streets in downtown Toledo on July 14.
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        Claudia Vercellotti wears a pin honoring Sister Margaret Ann, who was murdered, on July 14 in downtown Toledo.
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	<title>Area schools weigh in on linking cameras with Toledo police</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/17/area-schools-weigh-in-on-linking-cameras-with-toledo-police/stories/20260716089</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/17/area-schools-weigh-in-on-linking-cameras-with-toledo-police/stories/20260716089#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:55:29 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>In 2022, gunfire erupted outside of a Whitmer High School football game, injuring three people and causing panic.</description>
	
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        A Flock Safety camera.
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	<title>Undeterred by a blanket of smoke, the YES Project repaints Toledo</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/16/smoke-yes-project-repaints/stories/20260716093</link>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>As hazardous levels of wildfire smoke fogged up the Glass City on Thursday morning, hundreds of young volunteers got to work painting houses across Toledo. 
This year, 140 local high schoolers and around 100 adult volunteers participated in a service retreat with the Toledo Youth Elect Service, or</description>
	
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        Volunteers of the Toledo YES Project paint a home at 582 South Ave. on July 16 in Toledo.
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        Front to back, Audrey Vendemo and Samantha Schroyer of the Toledo YES Project paint a home at 582 South Ave. on July 16 in Toledo.
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        Anna Reed, top, Maya Engle, left and Aiden Britt of the Toledo YES Project paint a home at 582 South Ave. on July 16 in Toledo.
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	<title>Toledo seeks bids for second Collins Park spent lime contract</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/16/toledo-seeks-bids-for-second-collins-park-spent-lime-contract/stories/20260716069</link>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:51:08 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The city of Toledo will begin taking bids Friday for a second contract to remove, haul, and land-apply or otherwise dispose of spent lime generated by operations at the city’s Collins Park Water Treatment Plant.</description>
	
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        Collins Park Water Treatment Plant.
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	<title>Mosque cemetery proposal advances despite earlier neighborhood opposition</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/15/mosque-cemetery-proposal-neighborhood-opposition/stories/20260715109</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/15/mosque-cemetery-proposal-neighborhood-opposition/stories/20260715109#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The Toledo Zoning and Planning Committee has recommended approval of a proposed cemetery behind Toledo Masjid of Al-Islam.</description>
	
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        Ahmad Kassem of Kassem Law Office presents proposed cemetery to the Zoning and Planning Committee.
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	<title>City Council advances public safety levy to November ballot</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/city-council-advances-public-safety-levy-to-november-ballot/stories/20260714111</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/city-council-advances-public-safety-levy-to-november-ballot/stories/20260714111#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>City Council has approved a resolution to place a temporary public safety income tax levy on the November ballot, letting voters decide the future of Toledo’s public safety services.</description>
	
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        Toledo councilman Cerssandra McPherson speaks during a meeting at One Government Center in downtown Toledo on July 14.
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        Toledo council president Vanice Williams speaks with Paula Howell, deputy clerk of council, during a city council meeting at One Government Center's council chambers in downtown Toledo on July 14.
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        Toledo city council meets at One Government Center's council chambers in downtown Toledo on July 14.
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        Toledo councilman Adam Martinez speaks during a city council meeting at One Government Center's council chambers in downtown Toledo on July 14.
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	<title>County advances library, Imagination Station levies after state cuts</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/lucas-county-library-imagination-station-levies-state-cuts/stories/20260714089</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/lucas-county-library-imagination-station-levies-state-cuts/stories/20260714089#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:11:58 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Voters may anticipate seeing two landmark Toledo institutions, Imagination Station and the Toledo Lucas Public Library, on their ballots in the fall.</description>
	
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        Imagination Station is pictured in November, 2020 in Toledo.
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        The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Main Branch in downtown Toledo.
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	<title>Neighborhood pool barbecue aims to foster connection, prevent gun violence</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/summer-community-pool-barbecue-looks-to-prevent-gun-violence-in-toledo/stories/20260713100</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/summer-community-pool-barbecue-looks-to-prevent-gun-violence-in-toledo/stories/20260713100#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:45:57 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The thud of basketballs against concrete and sounds of children jumping and playing in the pool filled the air in a North Toledo park Monday afternoon. 
Meanwhile, hot dogs sizzled on a grill and a boy asked for popsicles beneath the shade of a tree at Wilson Park during one of many neighborhood</description>
	
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        Brysen Davis, a violence interrupter, plays basketball with young D.J., 8, as guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo.
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        Amina Grace, 7, and D.J., 8, cool off in the pool after a hot lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo.
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        Brysen Davis, a violence interrupter, plays basketball with young D.J., 8, as guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo.
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        Brysen Davis, a violence interrupter, plays basketball with young D.J., 8, as guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo.
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        Mike Mims, a violence interrupter, helps guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo.
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        Amina Grace, 7, and D.J., 8, cool off in the pool after a hot lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo.
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	<title>Rotary Club of Toledo inducts first African-American president</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/rotary-club-of-toledo-inducts-first-african-american-president/stories/20260713091</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/rotary-club-of-toledo-inducts-first-african-american-president/stories/20260713091#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:55:27 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The newest president of the Rotary Club of Toledo understands the significance of her election.</description>
	
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        Outgoing President Scot Hinshaw, right, swears in incoming President Candice L. Harrison during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13.
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        Incoming President Candice L. Harrison speaks during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13.
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        Incoming President Candice L. Harrison reacts to the applause after she was sworn in during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13.
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        People stand up and clap after the swearing in of incoming President Candice L. Harrison during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13.
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	<title>Family seeks answers after inmate’s unexplained medical deterioration</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/family-inmate-aziz-greene-unexplained-medical-deterioration/stories/20260702117</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/family-inmate-aziz-greene-unexplained-medical-deterioration/stories/20260702117#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:37:02 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>A phone call brought Zakiyyah Triplett’s world crashing down.</description>
	
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        Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal.
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        Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal.
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        Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal.
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        Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal.
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	<title>Pilot program would link school cameras with Toledo police</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/08/pilot-program-link-school-cameras-police/stories/20260708050</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/08/pilot-program-link-school-cameras-police/stories/20260708050#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:51:44 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Summer isn’t over yet, but as kids head back to school this fall, one Toledo city councilman is proposing a safety pilot program that would make it easier for police to respond in emergency situations.</description>
	
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        Councilmember Adam Martinez speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Schneider Park Soccer Complex in Toledo in 2024.
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	<title>City heralds opening of 2 new affordable housing developments</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/08/ribbon-cutting-ceremonies-affordable-housing-developments/stories/20260708097</link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:23:22 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Rosa Linda Brown, 70, gushed about moving into her new two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at the Glen in South Toledo. 
“I have plenty of closet and cabinet space, I don’t feel closed in at all, and I love the atmosphere here,” she said. “I feel safe. The office staff are</description>
	
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        Rosa Linda Brown, a resident at the Glen, speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Dignitaries cut the ribbon during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Grand in Toledo on July 8.
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        Teresa Gott, a resident at the Glen, speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Pete Schwiegeraht, senior vice president of development for the Midwest region at Pivotal, speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        The Grand is located in Toledo on July 8.
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        The Glen is located in Toledo on July 8.
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        Council President Vanice Williams speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Rosalyn Clemens, Toledo’s chief of housing and neighborhood sustainability, speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        The Glen is located in Toledo on July 8.
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        Rosa Linda Brown, a resident at the Glen, listens as fellow resident, Teresa Gott, out of frame, speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Cookies branded with the Glen and the Grand during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Grand in Toledo on July 8.
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        U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz listens to a speaker during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Councilman Cerssandra McPherson speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Floor plans seen during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Grand in Toledo on July 8.
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        Rosa Linda Brown, center left, and Teresa Gott, center right, both residents at the Glen, do the honor of cutting the ribbon during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        Floor plans seen during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Grand in Toledo on July 8.
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        Rosa Linda Brown, center left, and Teresa Gott, center right, both residents at the Glen, do the honor of cutting the ribbon during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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        People gather during a news conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Glen in Toledo on July 8.
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	<title>Lucas Co. unveils inaugural commissioners’ report, outlines 2025 progress and future priorities</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/08/lucas-county-unveils-inaugural-commissioners-report-outlines-2025-progress/stories/20260708089</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/08/lucas-county-unveils-inaugural-commissioners-report-outlines-2025-progress/stories/20260708089#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:17:45 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Lucas County has released its 2025 commissioners’ report, highlighting the county’s achievements, challenges, and priorities.</description>
	
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        Lucas County Commissioners Lisa Sobecki, Pete Gerken, and Anita Lopez at One Govt. Center in downtown Toledo on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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