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🌱 Port Of Toledo Business Booming + Santa Spotted In Point Place
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Get on up, Toledo! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right. These are the most important things happening around town today.
First, today's weather:
A bit of rain and sleet. High: 38 Low: 26.
Here are the top stories in Toledo today:
- Detectives are investigating after a man was shot early Friday morning in West Toledo at the 1600 block of Avondale around 4:15 AM. Toledo Police transported the man to a nearby hospital and his condition is unknown. (13abc Action News)
- On Thursday the Neighborhood Health Association held a prayer service for community well-being, as some disturbing statistics have come to light. This year Toledo has broken its homicide record by November, Lucas County ranks 72nd out of Ohio's 88 counties in terms of health outcomes, and there has been a 62% increase in domestic violence fatalities in Ohio as compared to two years ago. (WNWO NBC 24)
- The Port of Toledo is enjoying a robust shipping season, surpassing a 10 million tonnage mark not seen since 2014. The Toledo site is the largest land mass port on the Great Lakes and supports 7,000 jobs and approximately $1 billion in annual impact. New government grants are creating even more jobs, including construction crews, surveyors, and engineers. (13abc Action News)
- Joe Guerrero, gym teacher and basketball coach at Bowsher High School, has organized a fund raiser for a student who lost her mother to an unsolved shooting homicide in November on Vance. Coach Guerrero opened a page on the student's behalf on crowdfunding site GoFundMe that so far has raised $1,000. (WTOL)
- Santa and Mrs. Claus will be touring Toledo's Point Place neighborhood from now until Christmas Eve. Keep a look out for a specially-made holiday float that St. Nick and his better half will be riding on to pass out candy and toys to those who have been good all year. (WTOL)
Today in Toledo:
- Edible Insects - Reynolds Corners Branch Library (2:00 PM)
- Creative Card Making - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (2:00 PM)
- Toledo Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert, The Valentine Theatre (8:00 PM)
- Holiday Tree Climb, Side Cut Metropark (5:30 PM)
- Reggie's Christmas Glow Roll, Toledo Spirits (6:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Click the link to see the latest pets up for adoption in the Toledo area. Give our furry friends a forever home for the Holidays! (Toledo Patch)
- The electric scooters on the University of Toledo campus will be put away for the season, coinciding with finals week. The scooters will return to campus March 2022. (Press Release Desk)
- Wixey Bakery whips up family memories with holiday treats, including cutouts, Russian tea cookies, Polish coffee cakes, and Hungarian nut rolls. Third-generation baker Dennis Wixey expresses his gratitude for the support of the South Toledo staple started by his grandfather 90 years ago. (WNWO NBC 24)
- South Toledo breast cancer survivor Suzy Gibbons learned of her diagnosis in 2018 at the age of 53. Since then, she started "Suzy Talk," a blog focusing on breast cancer awareness and the need for better fashion choices for survivors. (WTOL)
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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!