🌱East Toledo Hotel For Sale + Wash. Schools 2-Hour Early Release

Brad King
Updated ·4 min read

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Brad King, your host of the Toledo Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very cold. High: 25 Low: 12.

Here are the top five tories today in Toledo:

  1. 27-year-old Devonte Pride failed to show up for his hearing in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas for charges related to alleged theft of several dirt bikes. Pride is accused of meeting sellers through Facebook Marketplace then riding away on the merchandise. Toledo Police report that Pride was hospitalized last year for crashing an ATV after arranging to meet its owner. (13abc Action News)

  2. The Toledo Hemp Center is sponsoring a new clothing drive called "Sock it to the homeless problem" to support those in need of some warmth this chilly Toledo winter. The drive began January 19 and will run through February 2. It is a partnership with local organization "Backpacks For Humans 419." (toledo.com)

  3. A double birthday celebration at All Occasions Banquet Hall on Hill Avenue near Byrne Road was a frigid affair Saturday after the building's furnace failed. The hall instead provided warmth through a variety of space heaters, but the party's host, Tykeysha Harris, said guests were leaving faster than they were arriving. The manager has stated it will not provide a full refund. (13abc Action News)

  4. Washington Local Schools will begin releasing students 2 hours early on Fridays starting Feb. 4. The announcement was made by Superintendent Kadee Anstadt and the change is meant to alleviate the burden placed on educators who are covering for a number of COVID absences. (WTOL)

  5. The Days Inn on Miami Street in East Toledo will go up for auction in February after a troubled past. Frequent calls for drug overdoses, murders, and other crimes have caused neighbors to resent the site. (WTOL)

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Today in Toledo:

  • Toledo Walleye vs. Iowa Heartlanders, Huntington Center (7:15 PM)

  • 'Apartment 3A' by the Village Players, 2740 Upton Ave. (8:00 PM)

  • The Choir of Man at the Valentine Theatre, 425 N. St. Clair (7:30 PM)

  • Wine Tasting at Toledo Zoo Aquarium, 2700 Broadway (7:00 PM)

  • Magic! The Gathering, Checkmate Games & Hobbies, 6725 W. Central Ave. Ste. L (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • A part of Berdan Avenue will be closed through the weekend between Kelly and Upton avenues for sewer repair work. The street will re-open Monday, January 24. (WTOL)

  • Toledo Area Pet Adoption: see the latest animals available for adoption from your friends at Patch and Petfinder. Some animals can be found at the Lucas County Canine Care and Control at 410 South Erie Street. (Toledo Patch)

  • The University of Toledo Sailing Club has been around since 2007, and last year they achieved a great honor by placing third in the first-day regatta at the Kennedy Cup hosted at the U.S. Naval Academy. The club had also won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta in Chicago that year. (Press Release Desk)

  • University Of Toledo: free disposable masks are now available to the UToledo community. The masks will be available for pick up during normal business hours at the Carlson and Mulford libraries, the Student Recreation Center, the Morse Fitness Center, and the Office of the Provost in University Hall. They are also available in each residence hall. (Press Release Desk)

  • Acting Deputy Chief Rod Theis will be promoted to the University of Toledo Chief of Police beginning February 1. Chief Theis began his career in 1998 after graduating from UToledo with both a bachelor's and master's degree, as well as his Certified Law Enforcement Executive through the Ohio Association of Chief of Police. (Press Release Desk)

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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!

This article originally appeared on the Toledo Patch