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IHOP Car Fight + Former Mayors Speak Out + Overdose Awareness
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Happy Thursday, people of Toledo! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.
First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 58.
Here are the top stories in Toledo today:
- Toledo Fire & Rescue responded to a fight at the IHOP located at Talmadge and Wenwood in West Toledo Wednesday morning. Around 2 AM, a man got behind the wheel of a car and attempted to strike other patrons, eventually ramming into the restaurant's front door. (13abc Action News)
- A memorial event celebrating International Overdose Awareness Day was held at Glass City Metropark in East Toledo. The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department offered Narcan (an anti-overdose drug) training and distribution to attendees. (WTOL)
- Two former Mayors of Toledo, Donna Owens and Mike Bell, spoke at Savage Park recently about the rise in violence in the city. Owens criticized incumbent mayoral candidate Wade Kapszukiewicz for allocating $613,000 for city park signs instead of Toledo families. (WNWO NBC 24)
- A collaboration between Monroe Street United Methodist Church and Lowe's has resulted in two "tiny homes" being built in West Toledo at the corner of Bluff Street and Rosedale Avenue. The environmentally-friendly homes are part of a program to combat poverty and homelessness and will require residents to pay monthly rent and perform community service. (13abc Action News)
- Springfield Local Schools are the latest Northwest Ohio school system to mandate masks for all students, staff, and visitors regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. The district's numbers are higher than around this time last fall and the mandate will last a minimum of 30 days. (WNWO NBC 24)
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Today in Toledo
- 2021 Solheim Cup, Inverness Club (9 AM)
- Picnic Lunch Cruise on the Sandpiper (11 AM)
- Ortiz For Toledo City Council Fundraiser @ Ottawa Tavern (5 PM)
- Jazz in the Garden, Toledo Botanical Garden (6:30 PM)
- Movie in the Park: 'The Croods' at Wilson Park (7:30 PM)
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- Solheim Cup events begin around Toledo (WNWO NBC 24)
- Two former Toledo Mayors, Donna Owens and Mike Bell, are endorsing candidate Jan Scotland for the office. Scotland has been a Toledo City Councilperson and business owner but admittedly has little history in politics. (13abc Action News)
- 2021 Dining Guide Awards: Good Eats in the Glass City (Toledo City Paper)
- Labor Day 2021: Celebrating Labor in Northwest Ohio (Toledo City Paper)
- TARTA to continue free service through remainder of 2021 (WNWO NBC 24)
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— Brad King
About me: I have been a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and University of Toledo grad (Go Rockets!). I'm old enough to remember when the Mud Hens were still playing in Maumee. The Glass City has seen some amazing revitalization and I am so excited to share every update with you!
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