http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:26:35 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/22/root-wins-title-at/stories/20261022097 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/22/root-wins-title-at/stories/20261022097#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:37:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/22/root-wins-title-at/stories/20261022097 Root, a part of Accenture, was crowned the winner of The Blade’s annual Corporate and Community Spelling Bee, held Thursday at the Pinnacle in Maumee. The team from Root, a part of Accenture, consisting of, from left, Tim Hyatt, Ryan Baechle, and Kristen Fritz, with their winners trophy at The Blade's Corporate and Community Spelling Bee on Oct. 22. Teams talk among themselves at the Pinnacle during The Blade's Corporate and Community Spelling Bee on Oct. 22. Steve Dolley, Read for Literacy's board president and The Blade's director of finance and information technology, speaks before the crowd at The Blade's Corporate and Community Spelling Bee. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/22/new-sports-bar-restaurant-opens-downtown/stories/20261022095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/22/new-sports-bar-restaurant-opens-downtown/stories/20261022095#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:57:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/22/new-sports-bar-restaurant-opens-downtown/stories/20261022095 Toledo city and business leaders celebrated a new sports bar and restaurant in downtown Toledo Thursday. Owner Michael Stancati speaks during a ribbon cutting for The Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo on Oct. 22. The Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo is featured on Oct. 22. The Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo is featured on Oct. 22. Julia Randles with Crane Development speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo on Oct. 22. Jeff Lonsbrough, vice president of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, speaks during a ribbon cutting for The Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo on Oct. 22. Scott Sands speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo on Oct. 22. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo on Oct. 22. Matthew Rubin with Crane Development speaks during a ribbon cutting for The Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo on Oct. 22. Owner of The Station Michael Stancati cuts the ribbon for The Station Sports Bar at Huron Yards in downtown Toledo on Oct. 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/20/wood-county-auditor-encourages-residents-apply-homestead-exemption/stories/20261020089 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/20/wood-county-auditor-encourages-residents-apply-homestead-exemption/stories/20261020089#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:18:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/20/wood-county-auditor-encourages-residents-apply-homestead-exemption/stories/20261020089 County auditors are urging residents to apply for Ohio’s Homestead Exemption to receive a one-time property tax credit. Chloe Bunce, of the homestead department, and Chris Secord, education and outreach specialist, help an attendee apply for homestead exemption held by the Lucas Country Auditor’s Office at the Margaret Hunt Senior Center in Toledo on in 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/police-collect-unused-pills-drug-take-back-day/stories/20261018032 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/police-collect-unused-pills-drug-take-back-day/stories/20261018032#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:46:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/police-collect-unused-pills-drug-take-back-day/stories/20261018032 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, encouraging people across the country to safely dispose of expired and unused pills. Sylvania Volunteer Patrol Div. workers collect and dispose of prescription drugs during the Community Drug Take Back Day. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/camp-miakonda-annual-halloween-party/stories/20261019079 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/camp-miakonda-annual-halloween-party/stories/20261019079#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:43:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/camp-miakonda-annual-halloween-party/stories/20261019079 A two-day community Halloween party at Camp Miakonda this weekend will offer haunted attractions, scary scenes, trick-or-treating, and hayrides. Trick-or-treaters are greeted at the front of the Haunted Forest during a Halloween party at Camp Miakonda in 2021. Costumed families arrive during the Camp Miakonda Halloween Party at Camp Miakonda in Sylvania Township in 2024. Pumpkin decorations seen during the Camp Miakonda Halloween Party at Camp Miakonda in Sylvania Township in 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/familiarity-breeds-workplace-hazards-safety-expert/stories/20261019069 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/familiarity-breeds-workplace-hazards-safety-expert/stories/20261019069#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:25:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/familiarity-breeds-workplace-hazards-safety-expert/stories/20261019069 Little things can hurt people every day, not because they aren’t seen but because they become so familiar they are overlooked. Douglas Pontsler, chairman and managing director of COVE (Center of Visual Expertise), gives a presentation titled “Why We Don't See the Things That Hurt Us” during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Oct. 19. Douglas Pontsler, chairman and managing director of COVE (Center of Visual Expertise), gives a presentation titled “Why We Don't See the Things That Hurt Us” during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Oct. 19. Douglas Pontsler, chairman and managing director of COVE (Center of Visual Expertise), waits as he’s introduced before he gives a presentation titled “Why We Don't See the Things That Hurt Us” during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Oct. 19. Douglas Pontsler, chairman and managing director of COVE (Center of Visual Expertise), gives a presentation titled “Why We Don't See the Things That Hurt Us” during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Oct. 19. Douglas Pontsler, chairman and managing director of COVE (Center of Visual Expertise), gives a presentation titled “Why We Don't See the Things That Hurt Us” during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Oct. 19. Douglas Pontsler, chairman and managing director of COVE (Center of Visual Expertise), gives a presentation titled “Why We Don't See the Things That Hurt Us” during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on Oct. 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/university-hosts-debate-free-speech/stories/20261019078 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/university-hosts-debate-free-speech/stories/20261019078#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:10:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/19/university-hosts-debate-free-speech/stories/20261019078 The University of Toledo will host two free speech scholars Friday to debate the scope of the First Amendment. A handful of American flags wait for distribution to new citizens before a naturalization ceremony held in 2013 at the University of Toledo College of Law's McQuade Auditorium in West Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/maumee-parks-recreation-commission-kite-nite-event/stories/20261001099 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/maumee-parks-recreation-commission-kite-nite-event/stories/20261001099#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:24:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/maumee-parks-recreation-commission-kite-nite-event/stories/20261001099 The Maumee Parks & Recreation Commission will host a Kite Nite event on Saturday. Toledo resident Tallie Smith takes advantage of the sunshine and soaks up rays in 2013 as she reads her new Kindle on her lunch break at Rolf Park in Maumee. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/bowling-green-lecture-to-feature-horror-writer-editor/stories/20260925099 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/bowling-green-lecture-to-feature-horror-writer-editor/stories/20260925099#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:28:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/bowling-green-lecture-to-feature-horror-writer-editor/stories/20260925099 BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University will host Shane Hawk, a best-selling horror writer and editor, for a public lecture followed by a spooky night walk on Friday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/when-to-trick-or-treat-in-northwest-ohio-in-2026/stories/20261018123 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/when-to-trick-or-treat-in-northwest-ohio-in-2026/stories/20261018123#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:20:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/18/when-to-trick-or-treat-in-northwest-ohio-in-2026/stories/20261018123 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/tent-city-brings-essential-services-within-reach-toledoans-need/stories/20261016115 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/tent-city-brings-essential-services-within-reach-toledoans-need/stories/20261016115#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:04:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/tent-city-brings-essential-services-within-reach-toledoans-need/stories/20261016115 For people who need food, clothing, medical care, or housing, Toledo’s annual Tent City brings help within reach. Registration begins for services at the annual Tent City event at Lucas Metropolitan Housing on Oct. 16 in downtown Toledo. Registration begins for services at the annual Tent City event at Lucas Metropolitan Housing on Oct. 16 in downtown Toledo. Tent City provides unhoused people with necessities from health care to clothing to camaraderie. Volunteer Beth Jackson helps organize clothing. Registration begins for services at the annual Tent City event at Lucas Metropolitan Housing on Oct. 16 in downtown Toledo. Tent City provides unhoused people with necessities from health care to clothing to camaraderie. Registration begins for services at the annual Tent City event at Lucas Metropolitan Housing on Oct. 16 in downtown Toledo. Tent City provides unhoused people with necessities from health care to clothing to camaraderie. Mike Clark, a longtime volunteer and organizer for 1Matters, during a past Tent City. Volunteer leader Shawn Clark and Michael Jackson help with clothing donations. Registration begins for services at the annual Tent City event at Lucas Metropolitan Housing on Oct. 16 in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/wood-county-institutions-partner-halloween-family-fun-night-bats-books/stories/20261009002 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/wood-county-institutions-partner-halloween-family-fun-night-bats-books/stories/20261009002#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:59:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/wood-county-institutions-partner-halloween-family-fun-night-bats-books/stories/20261009002 Bats and books will be featured at the W.W. Knight Nature Preserve Oct. 23 for a Halloween fun night. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/photo-gallery-children-celebrate-d-a-de-los-muertos-with-colorful-masks/stories/20261016107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/photo-gallery-children-celebrate-d-a-de-los-muertos-with-colorful-masks/stories/20261016107#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:50:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/photo-gallery-children-celebrate-d-a-de-los-muertos-with-colorful-masks/stories/20261016107 Children brought colorful skull masks to life Thursday as they learned about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, during a Latin heritage art class at Kent Branch Library in central Toledo. The students eyes don't lie, as they enjoy making Latin style celbratory skull masks. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. Student artists are free to imitate traditional Latin skull celebratory styles, or make the marks they wish to draw on their masks. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. The students eyes don't lie, as they enjoy making Latin style celbratory skull masks. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. Student artists are free to imitate traditional Latin skull celebratory styles, or make the marks they wish to draw on their masks. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. Student artists are free to imitate traditional Latin skull celebratory styles, or make the marks they wish to draw on their masks. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. Students show their artistry by wearing their masks. Lorenzo Flores, back left, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. Student artists are free to imitate traditional Latin skull celebratory styles, or make the marks they wish to draw on their masks. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. LaQueisna Stribling holds the mask she is owrking on. Lorenzo Flores, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-oct-15/stories/20261016105 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-oct-15/stories/20261016105#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:35:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-oct-15/stories/20261016105 Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond. Northview’s Zaid Al-Naqib heads the ball during a boys high school soccer game at Northview High School in Sylvania Oct. 13. Fremont Ross WR Marcus Lewis runs through the Springfield defense in a high school football game at Don Paul Stadium on Oct. 9 in Fremont, Ohio. Owens Community College Dental Hygiene students Teagan Norden, left, and Sydney Churchill, right, help Sterling Corley of Toledo comfort his daughter Ella Corley, 2, before getting her teeth cleaned Oct. 12 at Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township. Owens Community College´s Department of Dental Hygiene is hosting an Access to Dental Care Day for children up to the age of 17 in its dental clinic at the Healthcare Education Center. The BGSU band plays against Sacramento State in a MAC college football game at Doyt Perry Stadium Oct. 10 in Bowling Green. Perrysburg’s Ethan Devries leaps with the ball as Clay’s Crew Schliesser attempts to take him down during an NLL Buckeye Division battle boys high school football game between Perrysburg and Clay at Steinecker Stadium in Perrysburg on Oct. 9. Perryburg’s Adalyn Baker digs the ball against Anthony Wayne in a high school volleyball game Oct. 15 in Perrysburg. Northview’s Marc Torbey heads the ball during a boy’s high school soccer game at Northview High School in Sylvania on Oct. 13. Buffalo wide receiver Dwayne Early makes a catch against the University of Toledo defense during an NCAA football game Oct. 10 at Glass Bowl Stadium. BGSU runner Austyn Dendy fumbles at the goalline, which the Falcons recovered, against Sacramento State in a MAC college football game at Doyt Perry Stadium on Oct. 10 in Bowling Green. Gregg Harris uses a stick to push his boat, PT 131, further out into Olander Lake during the Maumee Valley Model Boat Club Fun Run at Olander Park on Oct. 10. Hot cocoa cookies for the annual Holiday Sweets Competition Oct. 13 at Penta Career Center in Perrysburg Township. Walleye forward Sam Craggs waves during Walleye Media Day on Oct. 14 at the Huntington Center in Toledo. Guests take photos of the new sculptures during Rossford Public Library’s 90th anniversary celebration in Rossford on Oct. 11. At right, E.J. McCullough, 16, learns how to install insulation from Aaron Valentine, president of EnerSol, Oct. 13 at Penta Career Center in Perrysburg Township. Students show their artistry by wearing their masks. Lorenzo Flores, back left, arts coordinator for the Sofia Quintero Center, leads a class for kids age 6-18 to paint masks of La Calavera Catrina at the Kent Branch Library on Oct. 15 in central Toledo. A person watches the University of Toledo’s Homecoming Parade with their cat in Toledo on Oct. 10. People ride their electric bikes along Anthony Wayne Trail in Maumee on Oct. 12. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Wolverine interacts with 5-year-old Maverick Comstock, left, and 7-year-old Orin Thompson through the window as he rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. UT president Dr. James Holloway throws candy to kids during the University of Toledo’s Homecoming Parade in Toledo on Oct. 10. Women shuffle tiles during the Wild For Tiles Toledo Mahjongg Tournament at Temple Shomer Emunim in Sylvania on Oct. 11. Student Hailee Frausto launches her rocket. After weeks of work, science students in Luke McKinley’s eighth grade STEM course launch rockets outside their McTigue Elementary School on Oct. 14 in West Toledo. Zach Lahey, owner of Manhattan's Pub'n Cheer, stands with a Toledo Spirits bacon infused vodka Bloody Mary and a bacon whipped alouette on crostini inside of Manhattan's Pub'n Cheer in Toledo on Oct. 12. BGSU defenders stack up Sacramento State runner Daniel Swinney in a MAC college football game at Doyt Perry Stadium on Oct. 10 in Bowling Green. Danelle Maidlow, a senior at Aerospace and Natural Science Academy of Toledo, tries out welding during the Jill of All Trades event at Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township on Oct. 15. Vice President JD Vance gives a thumbs up to supporters during a GOP midterm rally Oct. 15 at theLevelUp Training Complex in Monroe. Jeff Henry gives his son Ian Lindsay, 8, a ride home from school on Oct.13 on Grant Street in Clyde. Mr. Henry likes to ride his mower on nice days to save on gas money. Former Mayor Carty Finkbeiner greets State Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson during the Great Lakes Renaissance Luncheon on Oct. 12 at the Toledo Country Club. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/doomed-ship-s-last-voyage-subject-of-free-maritime-lecture/stories/20261011041 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/doomed-ship-s-last-voyage-subject-of-free-maritime-lecture/stories/20261011041#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:57:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/16/doomed-ship-s-last-voyage-subject-of-free-maritime-lecture/stories/20261011041 The Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 disappeared in a violent storm on Lake Erie in 1909 and remains a Great Lakes mystery. The National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/ut-professor-celebrates-book-release/stories/20261014106 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/ut-professor-celebrates-book-release/stories/20261014106#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:22:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/ut-professor-celebrates-book-release/stories/20261014106 Editor’s note: This event has been postponed. A new date has not been announced. Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business with the University of Toledo Elizabeth Napier speaks during The Blade's Perspectives series: "Tariffs and Trade in the Modern Age" at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in downtown Toledo in 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/photo-gallery-toledo-swat-team-rappels-as-superheroes-hospital-halloween-event/stories/20261015092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/photo-gallery-toledo-swat-team-rappels-as-superheroes-hospital-halloween-event/stories/20261015092#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:51:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/photo-gallery-toledo-swat-team-rappels-as-superheroes-hospital-halloween-event/stories/20261015092 A Halloween tradition at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital is Paula Grieb’s favorite day of the year. A Toledo Police SWAT team member dressed as the Mandalorian goes by as. He rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Hospital staff members carry matching jellyfish umbrellas during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as the Mandalorian rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Thor rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Two members of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as superheroes go down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Spiderman rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Toledo Police SWAT team members dressed as superheroes go over the edge to rappel during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Ironman interacts with kids through the window as he rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Captain America interacts with kids through the window as he rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Captain America interacts with kids through the window as he rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Kids watch as a Toledo Police SWAT team member dressed as Captain America rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Kids react to a Toledo Police SWAT team member dressed as Captain America during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Wolverine interacts with 5-year-old Maverick Comstock, left, and 7-year-old Orin Thompson through the window as he rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Wolverine interacts with kids through the window as he rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Orin Thompson, 7, gets a high five through the glass from a Toledo Police SWAT team member dressed as Spiderman rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Maverick Comstock, 5, gets a high five through the glass from a Toledo Police SWAT team member dressed as Spiderman rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Maverick Comstock, 5, looks up to see the next superhero during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. Hospital staff members wear costumes during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. From left, Mary Schafer, Tony Schafer and 3-year-old A.J. Schafer watch as Toledo Police SWAT team members rappel down as superheroes during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. People gather outside to watch Toledo Police SWAT team members rappel down as superheroes during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. A member of the Toledo Police SWAT team dressed as Spiderman rappels down during a Halloween superhero event at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Oct. 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/polish-genealogy-workshops-schedules/stories/20261015070 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/polish-genealogy-workshops-schedules/stories/20261015070#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:25:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/15/polish-genealogy-workshops-schedules/stories/20261015070 A genealogical librarian and a Lucas County judge are the featured speakers for upcoming workshops hosted by the Toledo Polish Genealogical Society. Lucas County Probate Judge Jack R. Puffenberger talks with Damian Michael Claude, 7, during his adoption process at a National Adoption Day ceremony at the Lucas County Children Services building in Toledo on Nov. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/14/sylvania-fall-festival-returns-with-parade-pumpkins-and-family-fun/stories/20261014003 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/14/sylvania-fall-festival-returns-with-parade-pumpkins-and-family-fun/stories/20261014003#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/14/sylvania-fall-festival-returns-with-parade-pumpkins-and-family-fun/stories/20261014003 Scarecrows, pumpkins, and plenty of family fun are on tap this weekend at the Sylvania Fall Festival. Thousands of people line the street as they wait for the Dino-Dash to begin during the 37th Annual Sylvania Fall Festival in Sylvania on Oct. 15, 2023. The Sylvania Fall Festival parade begins at 1 p.m. Sunday at Pacesetter Park. The route travels east on Sylvania-Metamora Road, then south on Centennial Road, concluding at Fossil Park. Road closures begin at 12:30 p.m., and parade parking will not be permitted inside Pacesetter Park. Games and activities for kids are part of the Sunday lineup at the Sylvania Fall Festival at Centennial Terrace. The 2026 Sylvania Fall Festival takes place Oct. 17-18 at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania. Families wave to Lourdes University cheerleaders during the 37th Annual Sylvania Fall Festival parade in Sylvania on Oct. 15, 2023. Sylvania Southview’s marching band performs during the 37th Annual Sylvania Fall Festival parade in Sylvania on Oct. 15, 2023. A classic car drives down the street during the 38th Annual Sylvania Fall Festival in downtown Sylvania on Oct. 20, 2024. A clown rides a tricycle during the 38th Annual Sylvania Fall Festival at Downtown Sylvania on Oct. 20, 2024, in Sylvania. Kendra Baroudi of Kabob It At Home played in the 2025 cornhole tournament at the Sylvania Fall Festival. Vendor booths like this one from the 2025 Sylvania Fall Festival will be open Saturday and Sunday at Centennial Terrace. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/14/family/stories/20261014004 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/14/family/stories/20261014004#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:08:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/10/14/family/stories/20261014004 Community organizations offer a variety of family-oriented activities leading up to Halloween.