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42 events this week across Northwest Ohio
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2:00 PM · West Toledo Branch Library
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7:00 PM · Third Street Cigar
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7:30 PM · Toledo Spirits Company
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8:00 PM · Lucille's Jazz Lounge
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7:15 PM · Huntington Center
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8:00 PM · Toledo Center for Live Arts
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Families attended the opening of Ottawa Hills schools' new inclusive playspace, Charley’s Playground, at Ottawa Hills Elementary on Wednesday.
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Source brief · The Blade: Local ·
NOAA-backed funding will remove log jams and install structures that reduce erosion, slow stormwater and improve fish habitat along Swan Creek.
Source brief · University of Toledo + UTMC ·The discussion is Monday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Phoenicia Cuisine.
Source brief · University of Toledo + UTMC ·
Government
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.
Government
Sylvania Schools will see new revenue after a tax proposal passed. Meanwhile, Maumee Schools must prepare for $3-4 million in cuts and reductions
The annual event is scheduled Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Thompson Student Union Auditorium.
Veterans can find free meals, haircuts, dental care and shopping discounts at participating businesses this Veterans Day.
Source brief · WTOL 11 (CBS) ·Andrew Shively was shot and killed on 13th Street in Toledo on Dec. 26, 2025.
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz can break the 6-6 tie on whether the resolution should be removed from committee.
Toledo’s worst-case budget scenario would involve about 73 layoffs, roughly half of them in the police and fire departments, after voters rejected Issue 16, a temporary income tax for police, fire and neighborhood safety.
A 10-year-old sustained several injuries after being hit by a pickup while crossing a North Toledo street, police said.
An internal investigation is underway against Deputy Chief Danny Brown-Martinez.
Voter participation, or voter turnout, is calculated by the percentage of voters who cast a ballot out of the total number of registered voters.
Health
The child was allegedly struck by a pickup driven by a 70-year-old man, according to Toledo police.
Health
The tabletop drill on Oct. 29 tested UTMC’s response to a large influx of critically wounded patients.
Education
Lelah Coleman interned at Fortress of the Bear, a sanctuary for orphaned brown and black bears.
Education
Maumee and Springfield schools are bracing for major budget cuts after voters rejected proposed income taxes Tuesday, while voters in Toledo and Sylvania approved additional funding for their school districts. In October, Springfield Superintendent Matt Geha told members of the board of education
Business
The bakery will still fulfill orders through Christmas, with Thanksgiving and Christmas pre-orders to be posted in the near future.
Business
Tech & innovation
Rocket Motorsports and the new Electric Vehicle Club highlighted student engagement in electric vehicles, robotics and autonomous systems at the North American debut of the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit.
Tech & innovation
Organizers of an international mobility innovation conference in Toledo are lauding the city’s potential for global transportation technology development.
Outdoors
The Lake Erie Center's Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, a professor of ecology, and Dr. William Hintz, an associate professor of ecology, discuss factors that may affect how a freshwater ecosystem would respond to an inflow of saltwater.
Outdoors
Krystal Duran, better known as PlantswithKrystal to her millions of followers on YouTube and Instagram, will be the Toledo Zoo’s guest for a special edition of its Wild Reads book club.
Arts & culture
Kelleigh Bossa says she has already experimented with about a dozen signs, creating artwork with friends.
Arts & culture
Due by Friday, Nov. 13, submissions can include a favorite spot or memory or a person who made a difference.
Things to do
A new center in downtown Toledo aims to give nonprofits access to the knowledge and support they need to strengthen their organizations.
Things to do
The University of Toledo will host Yale law professor Asli U. Bali for the annual Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture.
Regional news
The Lucas County Coroner has ruled in the following deaths:
Regional news
Sandusky County is hosting one last history and flashlight tour this season of a former jail on Fremont’s Croghan Street that held inmates less than 40 years ago.
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Innovation
Rocket Motorsports and the new Electric Vehicle Club highlighted student engagement in electric vehicles, robotics and autonomous systems at the North American debut of the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit.
Source: University of Toledo + UTMC ·
Innovation
Organizers of an international mobility innovation conference in Toledo are lauding the city’s potential for global transportation technology development.
Source: The Blade: Local ·
Innovation
The University of Toledo College of Law's Legal Institute of the Great Lakes will present the live webinar from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 13.
Source: University of Toledo + UTMC ·
