http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:37:40 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/11/toledo-attorney-s-approach-to-resolving-legal-disputes-gains-national-reach/stories/20261022084 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/11/toledo-attorney-s-approach-to-resolving-legal-disputes-gains-national-reach/stories/20261022084#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/11/toledo-attorney-s-approach-to-resolving-legal-disputes-gains-national-reach/stories/20261022084 Toledo lawyer Peter Silverman’s efforts to help people resolve legal disputes without spending a fortune on litigation have gained national reach through a partnership with the American Arbitration Association. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/10/city-council-considers-data-privacy-rules-flock-debate/stories/20261110125 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/10/city-council-considers-data-privacy-rules-flock-debate/stories/20261110125#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:34:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/10/city-council-considers-data-privacy-rules-flock-debate/stories/20261110125 With Toledo City Council split over the future of Flock surveillance cameras, councilmen are considering broader guidelines to protect residents’ data and govern the city’s use of technology. Toledo City Council held an agenda review meeting on Nov. 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/10/block-communications-sues-county-auditor-of-legal-notice-contract/stories/20261110108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/10/block-communications-sues-county-auditor-of-legal-notice-contract/stories/20261110108#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:22:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/10/block-communications-sues-county-auditor-of-legal-notice-contract/stories/20261110108 Block Communications Inc. has sued the Lucas County auditor and county commissioners after officials awarded a contract to publish a list of tax-delinquent properties in the Toledo Legal News instead of The Blade. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/07/rising-costs-deepening-funding-gap-drive-request-new-disabilities-levy/stories/20261106114 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/07/rising-costs-deepening-funding-gap-drive-request-new-disabilities-levy/stories/20261106114#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/07/rising-costs-deepening-funding-gap-drive-request-new-disabilities-levy/stories/20261106114 For 15 years, Jordan Burriola has benefited from services provided by the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities. “The services I received have helped me learn how to do things for myself. It has helped me learn important everyday skills, like budgeting my money, making safe Jordan Burriola and his mother, Melissa Mayfield, speak before the Citizens Levy Review Committee on Friday in support of the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, which is seeking a new levy on the May ballot. Michele Myerholtz, superintendent/CEO of the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, speaks before the Citizens Levy Review Committee on Friday seeking support of placing a new 3-mill levy on the May ballot. The Citizens Levy Review Committee met on Friday to hear a request by the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities to place a new 3-mill levy on the ballot in May. Lucas County Commissioners will have the final say. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/06/mission-point-breaks-ground-promising-housing-hope-toledos-homeless/stories/20261106106 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/06/mission-point-breaks-ground-promising-housing-hope-toledos-homeless/stories/20261106106#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:02:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/06/mission-point-breaks-ground-promising-housing-hope-toledos-homeless/stories/20261106106 Six years in the making, a $22 million apartment development intended to provide housing and support services for people experiencing homelessness broke ground Friday in Toledo. Senghor Manns, president and chief executive officer at Lucas Metropolitan Housing, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for Toledo´s new Mission Point downtown apartment building that will house homeless people and individuals with mental health challenges on Nov. 6. Ann Ebbert, Cherry Street Mission CEO, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for Toledo´s new Mission Point downtown apartment building that will house homeless people and individuals with mental health challenges on Nov. 6. Ann Ebbert, Cherry Street Mission CEO, speaks. Dignitaries throw dirt. Attendees applaud. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/06/leaf-collection-reminder-for-2-toledo-zip-codes/stories/20261106097 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/06/leaf-collection-reminder-for-2-toledo-zip-codes/stories/20261106097#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:46:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/06/leaf-collection-reminder-for-2-toledo-zip-codes/stories/20261106097 City crews will collect leaves in certain parts of the city during the week of Nov. 9, officials announced Friday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/beverly-development-decision-delayed-community-testimony/stories/20261105113 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/beverly-development-decision-delayed-community-testimony/stories/20261105113#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:56:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/beverly-development-decision-delayed-community-testimony/stories/20261105113 Final approval was postponed Thursday on a plan from Maumee Valley Habitat Humanity to build nine houses on a South Toledo lot. Toledo City Councilman Adam Martinez speaks before the Toledo City Plan Commission about a plan to build nine houses in the Beverly neighborhood in South Toledo. Erin McPartland, CEO of Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity, is sworn in before speaking with the Toledo City Plan Commission on Thursday. People wait in line to speak before the Toledo City Plan Commission about a plan to build nine houses in the Beverly neighborhood. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/business-government-leaders-share-interest-electric-mobility-summit/stories/20261105107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/business-government-leaders-share-interest-electric-mobility-summit/stories/20261105107#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:26:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/business-government-leaders-share-interest-electric-mobility-summit/stories/20261105107 Toledo has quite a history when it comes to manufacturing items that contributed to major events. “You are in a city that does things, that makes things, that’s not afraid to roll up its sleeves, get a little dirt and grease under its fingernails,” Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz Yansong Chen, CEO and founder of ROPIX Tech, John Walsh, CEO of Endera Corp, Vincent Keenan, head of innovation engagement, Detroit Mayor Mary Shefflied’s Office of Mobility Innovation, and Nate Shadoin, board member of Clean Fuels Ohio, speak during a panel discussion at the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Dean Monske, President and CEO of the Regional Growth Partnership, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Radhika Arora listens to speakers behind a Toledo Public Schools electric lab vehicle during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Attendees listen as Suwaid Al Badi, associate director of corporate services at Masdar City, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz spoke at the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit America 2026, at the Glass City Center on Nov. 5. Suwaid Al Badi, associate director of corporate services at Masdar City, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Suwaid Al Badi, associate director of corporate services at Masdar City, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Attendees listen as Suwaid Al Badi, associate director of corporate services at Masdar City, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Roger Atkins, Linkedln TOP VOICE for EV, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Dean Monske, President and CEO of Regional Growth Partnership, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Doug McCollough, executive director of The Beta District, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. John Irving reads a pamphlet next to an Endera electric bus during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. John Walsh, CEO of Endera Corp, speaks during a panel discussion at the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. Attendees listen as Suwaid Al Badi, associate director of corporate services at Masdar City, speaks during the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Nov. 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/toledo-city-council-fails-to-make-a-decision/stories/20261104129 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/toledo-city-council-fails-to-make-a-decision/stories/20261104129#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:28:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/05/toledo-city-council-fails-to-make-a-decision/stories/20261104129 Toledo City Council remains deadlocked over the future of the city’s Flock surveillance cameras after a series of votes failed to advance a proposal to terminate the city’s contracts with the company. Toledo City Council discusses Flock cameras during a regular meeting Nov. 4, at 1 Government Center. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/04/south-branch-of-toledo-library-closed-due-to-plumbing-issues/stories/20261104102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/04/south-branch-of-toledo-library-closed-due-to-plumbing-issues/stories/20261104102#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:05:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/11/04/south-branch-of-toledo-library-closed-due-to-plumbing-issues/stories/20261104102 The Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s South Branch closed for the day on Wednesday due to plumbing issues, the library said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/30/leaf-collection-efforts/stories/20261030096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/30/leaf-collection-efforts/stories/20261030096#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:22:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/30/leaf-collection-efforts/stories/20261030096 City crews will collect leaves in certain parts of the city during the week of Nov. 2, officials announced Friday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/30/lucas-county-auditor-warns-of-fake-areis-website/stories/20261030094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/30/lucas-county-auditor-warns-of-fake-areis-website/stories/20261030094#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:03:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/30/lucas-county-auditor-warns-of-fake-areis-website/stories/20261030094 Officials are warning of a fake website that resembles the Lucas County Auditor’s Real Estate Information System, known as AREIS, and said residents should avoid third-party sites selling the county’s property data. Lucas County Auditor Katie Moline hosts a new conference at One Government Center in Toledo on Jan. 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/29/tarta-rebrands-bus-lines-rapid-transit-plans/stories/20261029094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/29/tarta-rebrands-bus-lines-rapid-transit-plans/stories/20261029094#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:05:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/29/tarta-rebrands-bus-lines-rapid-transit-plans/stories/20261029094 TARTA Metro will be the new name of Toledo’s bus service starting early next year, making room for a new rapid transit service being implemented by the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority. Laura Koprowski, CEO of TARTA, helps celebrate 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. Rick Bailey, deputy CEO for TARTA, discusses some of the company's history as TARTA celebrate 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. Kendra Smith, TARTA board president, addresses guests as TARTA celebrate 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. Guests attend an event for TARTA celebrating 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. A TARTA vehicle was at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo, as the transit agency celebrated 55 years of the service. Kendra Smith, TARTA board president, addresses guests as TARTA celebrate 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. Sam Melden, TARTA's chief communications and customer experience officer, moderates a panel on TARTA's role in the community as the transit service celebrates 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. Guests attend an event for TARTA celebrating 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. Inside a specially lit bus at an event for TARTA celebrating 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. Guests attend an event for TARTA celebrating 55 years of connecting northwest Ohio communities at the Glass City Center on Oct. 29 in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/28/the-moment-we-ve-been-predicting-is-here-toledo-prepares-for-possible-failure-of-1/stories/20261028105 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/28/the-moment-we-ve-been-predicting-is-here-toledo-prepares-for-possible-failure-of-1/stories/20261028105#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:37:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/28/the-moment-we-ve-been-predicting-is-here-toledo-prepares-for-possible-failure-of-1/stories/20261028105 Toledo could lay off 73 employees, eliminate its police and fire recruitment classes in 2027, and end curbside recycling and other city services if voters reject a proposed income tax increase next week. Abby Arnold, deputy mayor of the City of Toledo, speaks in a panel discussion during the Women of Toledo’s Signature Luncheon: 2026 International Women's Day at the Glass City Center in Toledo on March 10.. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/toledo-council-weighs-competing-proposals-restrict-end-flock-camera-use/stories/20261027101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/toledo-council-weighs-competing-proposals-restrict-end-flock-camera-use/stories/20261027101#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:33:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/toledo-council-weighs-competing-proposals-restrict-end-flock-camera-use/stories/20261027101 Toledo City Council could decide next week whether to end the city’s use of Flock surveillance cameras or keep them with new restrictions on how police use the technology and share the information it collects. Councilman Adam Martinez introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would keep guardrails on the city of Toledo's Flock cameras. From left, councilmen Adam Martinez, Mac Driscoll, Sam Melden, Erin Kramer, and Theresa Morris at Toledo City Council's agenda review meeting on Tuesday. From left, councilmen Adam Martinez, Mac Driscoll, and Sam Melden at Toledo City Council's agenda review meeting on Tuesday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/new-washington-branch-library-takes-shape-ahead-opening/stories/20261027098 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/new-washington-branch-library-takes-shape-ahead-opening/stories/20261027098#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:57:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/new-washington-branch-library-takes-shape-ahead-opening/stories/20261027098 As workers completed final touch-ups and assembled furniture, Toledo Lucas County Public Library Executive Director Jason Kucsma showed off the new Washington Branch Library ahead of its scheduled Dec. 5 opening. Jason Kucsma, TLCPL Chief Executive Officer, talks about the children’s library during a tour of the new Washington Branch Library in Toledo on Oct. 27. Construction continues during a tour of the new Washington Branch Library in Toledo on Oct. 27. Jason Kucsma, TLCPL Chief Executive Officer, gives a tour of the new Washington Branch Library in Toledo on Oct. 27. Jason Kucsma, TLCPL Chief Executive Officer, gives a tour of the new Washington Branch Library in Toledo on Oct. 27. The new Washington Branch Library in Toledo on Oct. 27. The new Washington Branch Library in Toledo on Oct. 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/affordable-housing-plans-go-before-plan-comission-next-week/stories/20261026098 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/affordable-housing-plans-go-before-plan-comission-next-week/stories/20261026098#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:31:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/affordable-housing-plans-go-before-plan-comission-next-week/stories/20261026098 Two projects coming before the Toledo City Plan Commission on Nov. 5 are aimed at creating more affordable housing in the city of Toledo. The Thurgood Marshall Building, the old TPS headquarters on Manhattan Boulevard on Oct. 26. The building is to be redeveloped into senior housing. The old Beverly School property in Toledo on Oct. 26. Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity plans to build houses on the property. The Thurgood Marshall Building, the old TPS headquarters on Manhattan Boulevard on Oct. 26 in Toledo. The building is to be redeveloped into senior housing. The Thurgood Marshall Building, the old TPS headquarters on Manhattan Boulevard. The old Beverly School property in Toledo. Beverly School is demolished by crews in 2012. Movers Don Eames, left, Charles Gregory, center, and Earl Price, right, move items into the van to transport from the Thurgood Marshall Building at 424 E. Manhattan Blvd. into the Summit Annex building at 1609 N. Summit St. on June 15, 2016. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/cockroach-attack-forces-closure-of-kent-brank-linbrary/stories/20261027093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/cockroach-attack-forces-closure-of-kent-brank-linbrary/stories/20261027093#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:40:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/27/cockroach-attack-forces-closure-of-kent-brank-linbrary/stories/20261027093 Library officials were forced to close the Kent Branch Library Tuesday morning after a patron threw a box of cockroaches at a staff member. The Kent Branch Library in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/26/tenants-protest-living-conditions-at-saxon-house/stories/20261026089 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/26/tenants-protest-living-conditions-at-saxon-house/stories/20261026089#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:16:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/26/tenants-protest-living-conditions-at-saxon-house/stories/20261026089 Residents of Saxon House in central Toledo are demanding repairs to their apartment building after months of complaints about inadequate heat, a lack of hot water, and mold. Logan Soltesz holds a megaphone for Rita Hill to speak as Venus Chapman and Allen Heard listen during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. Residents, past residents, and supporters gather during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. Logan Soltesz holds a megaphone for Venus Chapman to speak about the decline of living conditions during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. Adina Smith, Matty Watkins, and Logan Soltesz listen as Venus Chapman speaks alongside Allen Heard and Rita Hill during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/22/many-raintree-mobile-home-park-residents-happy-home/stories/20261022109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/22/many-raintree-mobile-home-park-residents-happy-home/stories/20261022109#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:43:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/22/many-raintree-mobile-home-park-residents-happy-home/stories/20261022109 Several residents in the Raintree Mobile Home Park said they were relieved to be back home after a chemical spill from a nearby North Toledo company triggered an evacuation order Tuesday night.   Raintree Village, on East Alexis Road, is near MC Tank Transport, Inc. on Progress Avenue in Lance Kincaid, a resident of Raintree Mobile Home Park, said on Oct. 22 in Toledo that he did not evacuate his home Tuesday night during the hazardous chemical leak Tuesday night. Jennifer Hutson, a resident of Raintree Mobile Park Home, sits with her cat, Sylvester, on Oct. 22 in Toledo while recalling evacuating the residential area nearest the hazardous chemical leak with her children Tuesday night. Jennifer Hutson, a resident of Raintree Mobile Park Home, sits with her cat, Sylvester on Oct. 22 in Toledo while recalling evacuating the residential area nearest the hazardous chemical leak with her children Tuesday night. Tom Davis, a resident of Raintree Mobile Home Park, said Oct. 22 that he saw plumes of white smoke from his porch near the hazardous chemical leak on Tuesday night. Residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park slowly return to the residential area nearest the hazardous chemical leak after evacuating on Tuesday night. Justin Slover and his son, Jonathan, 7, residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park, stand together outside of their home on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Jennifer Stacey and her son, Colin, residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park, stand together outside of their home Thursday in the residential area nearest Tuesday's hazardous chemical leak. Residents of Raintree Mobile Home Park slowly return home following the hazardous chemical leak after evacuating Tuesday night. Toledo Fire Department arrive at the site of a hazardous chemical leak as Ohio EPA personnel stand outside, with the road blocked off about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Toledo Fire Department and Ohio EPA personnel stand outside the site of a hazardous chemical leak, with the road blocked off about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. An Ohio State Highway Patrol officer blocks the site of a hazardous chemical leak about a quarter mile away on Oct. 22 in Toledo. Toledo Fire Department and Ohio EPA personnel stand outside the site of a hazardous chemical leak on Oct. 22 in Toledo.