City Council Debates Improvements + Return Of Rib Off + Local Art

Good Day Glass City!

Welcome to today's edition of the Toledo Patch daily - the quickest way to get caught up on the biggest news and events happening in the Glass City.

I'm Brad King, a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and proud graduate of the University of Toledo (Go Rockets!). It's an exciting time to be a Toledoan, with revitalization happening all over the city, you never know what great happenings are just on the horizon! This is your source for local news, politics, art, and entertainment.

In today's daily, we are looking at downtown revitalization plans, including energy-efficient city buildings and massive local art projects to beautify our town. We're also exploring the return of the much heralded Northwest Ohio Rib Off - keep scrolling to see what bands are playing this year!

Today's Weather

The weather will be a high of 76 degrees with scattered showers throughout the day. The rain will be heaviest around 2 PM. There's also a chance of isolated thunderstorms, so grab an umbrella!

Here are the top five stories in Toledo today:

1. Toledo City Council is exploring options to make city-owned buildings more energy efficient. The plan to convert the buildings, such as the Toledo Municipal Court, will cost about 46 millions dollars. However, the projected savings is reported to be 77 million dollars. (13 ABC)
2. The ADM silos along the Maumee River in downtown Toledo are to be turned into community art. A series of murals, dubbed the Glass City River Walk, will reportedly be the largest mural in the entire country once completed. The special cement coating paint also means the art won't fade for several years. (13 ABC)
3. A lawsuit has been filed against the City of Toledo and the Toledo Police Department for injuries the 23 plaintiffs say they incurred at peaceful protests last year following the murder of George Floyd. A civil rights lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Toledo, naming the city as well as several police officers as defendants. (WTOL)
4. The famous Northwest Ohio Rib Off will return this year for its 37th anniversary after taking a year off during last year's quarantine. The event will feature live music from Kansas, Chase Rice, and Satisfaction from July 30 through August 1. Tickets go on sale Friday at the Stranahan Theater box office and Tireman locations throughout the city. (13 ABC)
5. The Nasby Building in downtown Toledo is set to receive renovations. The agreement, initially reached in 2017, was between the city of Toledo and Nasby LLC and is meant to revitalize the vacant former bus station at the corner of Madison and Erie street. Toledo City Council are confident this could lead to other revitalized buildings, such as the famous Spitzer building acquired last year by the Lucas County Land Bank. (Toledo Blade)

Today in Toledo

• Rare and Wondrous: Birds in Art and Culture 1620-1820, Toledo Museum of Art, (museum hours 11 AM - 5 PM)
• Believe Center Carnival - carnival rides, games, performances, contests, raffles, youth boxing. 1 Aurora Gonzalez Dr. (5 PM)
• Most Blessed Sacrament SummerFest, 4255 Bellevue Rd. (9 AM - 5 PM)
• Picnic Lunch Cruise on the Sandpiper (11 AM - 1 PM)

Toledo Patch Notebook

• Toledo's Jonathan Carlyle won the one million dollar prize in Ohio's Vax-A-Million drawing (13 ABC)
• Toledo Zoo welcomes tiger cubs, two young giraffes (Toledo Blade)
• City of Toledo and EPA investigating a junkyard fire near Detroit avenue late Tuesday night (WTOL)

So now you're all up to date with the goings-on in the great Glass City. Tune in tomorrow for more updates on the news and entertainment that you need to know!

-Brad

About me: I grew up just outside Toledo, back when the Mudhens were in Maumee. I studied at UT and witnessed firsthand as downtown Toledo became THE place to be, and find new reasons to love this city everyday. I'm thrilled to report on all the good news, good eats, and good music this city has to offer.