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Any landlord with rental units who still thinks that the city of Toledo’s lead safety ordinance is going to go away should erase that vain hope from their mind. After years of delay, the deadlines are upon us. In fact, the deadline for the first phase of enforcement passed Wednesday. Read more Blade editorials The...

Churchgoers for 125 years have celebrated Christmas under the patronage of St. Michael the Archangel. This past holiday was the last ever to be celebrated by the North Toledo Catholic parish. Multiple parishioners described the feeling of last week’s Christmas Eve service as sad. “There’s nothing that can be done,”...

It took years of auditions and a lifetime of watching with her grandmother for Tequila Smith to finally stand beside the wheel she grew up cheering. “Every time I was over there, at seven o’clock, we put on Wheel of Fortune , and that was something that we would do as I became an adult. That was our thing,” Mrs....

Toledo’s Whiskey & The Wolf is the kind of place friends swear to keep secret, then accidentally rave about to everyone they know. From towering smash burgers to slow-roasted prime beef sandwiches and whiskey cocktails that make weekdays feel like weekends, this spot charms locals who crave bold flavors, fair prices,...

Wood County Jail has been awarded $200,000 to provide addiction treatment for inmates. The grant, from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office, will allow the jail to hire a full-time addiction-services coordinator or contract with a company that provides such services to treat opioid and other addictions, helping...

SWANTON, Ohio (WTVG) - The Swanton Police Department and Swanton Fire Department are investigating a suspicious odor at Swan Creek Crossing Apartments. According to a social media post from the police department, Munson Road between Dodge and Garfield is closed while crews investigate. Residents are urged to avoid...

A Toledo man was killed after crossing a marked railroad track early Saturday morning. Alandre Moore, 36, of the 1800 block of Christian Avenue, was southbound on Detroit Avenue, approaching a train crossing at the 4000 block of Detroit that was not marked with flashing lights. The crossing was, however, marked with...

TOLEDO, Ohio — New laws took effect across Michigan and Ohio as 2026 began, bringing changes to gas taxes, marijuana regulations and classroom policies. Michigan eliminated its 6% sales tax on gasoline and raised the per-gallon gas tax from 31 cents to 52 cents. The tax revenue will fund future road projects.

OHIO — A driver was killed early Thursday morning after a vehicle was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in north Toledo, according to a major traffic accident report from the Toledo Police Department. Police said the crash occurred around 2:54 a.m. on Jan. 3 in the 4000 block of North Detroit Avenue. […] The...

It’s been another 365 days of good food here in Toledo. Let’s run through what’s happened in the culinary scene both locally and nationally in 2025. Open and closed This year was full of new restaurants coming to town, like the Warehouse District welcoming Sabira in early May and Papa Kato’s Karaage in early June,...