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• On Monday, the American Numismatic Society held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new location at 1838 Parkwood Ave., the Professional Arts Building across the street from the Toledo Museum of Art. A $25 million renovation is underway for the building, which will act as headquarters for the organization previously based in Manhattan and will feature a Money Museum holding one of the world’s largest money collections. The building is expected to open to the public by December 2028.

• Also on Monday, City of Toledo Chief of Housing and Neighborhood Sustainability Rosalyn Clemens acknowledged that the city should have advertised the Swayne Field pop-up market program better, allowing more area businesses an opportunity to bid for the pilot, which provided $15,000/week for ten weeks to provide a produce stand at the Englewood-area shopping center. Only one business, Al Peake and Sons, submitted a bid after being engaged by the city about it directly over 18 months ago.

• On Tuesday, several county departments expressed their inability to meet a request to cut their budgets by 13% in 2027, citing serious risks to performance. For example, the Toledo Legal Aid Society (public defender’s office) stated that the reduction in personnel would prevent it from meeting state and federal workload and caseload standards. County Commissioners are requesting the cuts in order to avoid a projected $27 million deficit, citing state and federal funding cuts.

• Also on Tuesday, early voting for the November general election began. For information about candidates on the ballot, visit https://toledofreepress.com/toledo-free-press-voters-guide-2026-general-election/

• In further Tuesday news, ProMedica announced a management affiliation agreement with Henry County Hospital which would be finalized by month’s end.

• On Wednesday, the Metroparks Toledo board voted to assist local nonprofit the Black Swamp Conservancy with its effort to acquire Mouse Island, a seven-acre island in Ottawa County once owned by U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes as a summer home, for $3.2 million by way of a grant application for $1.35 million from the Ohio Public Works Commission.

• Also on Wednesday, Toledo Museum of Art Director Adam Levine announced that the museum had received $300,000 from the KeyBank Foundation to assist in its community outreach efforts.

• On Thursday, officials at Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School announced that it would close at the end of December, citing several years of declining enrollment and revenues. First opened in 1961, the high school currently has just 69 students, which the school hopes to transfer to Central Catholic High School.

• Also on Thursday, the Historic Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum held its 150th anniversary celebration. Over 80,000 Toledoans are interred at the cemetery, including several politicians and notable names such as the Libbey, Secor, and Stranhan families. Woodlawn also has more than 2,000 trees from 138 distinct species.

• Toledo Public Schools (TPS) and Washington Local Schools (WLS) have signed a new one-year contract with the Toledo Police Department for school resource officers, under which the school districts will cover half the salary costs. TPS is electing to change the number of offices from six to three and pay approximately $139,000, while WLS will change the number of officers from one to two and pay approximately $94,000.

• Toledo Public Schools (TPS) is seeking to shift more of its bus fleet to using propane instead of diesel, as propane currently costs the district $1.68/gallon compared to closer to $4.68/gallon for diesel. The fleet is currently comprised of 78 propane buses, 58 diesel buses, and 12 electric buses.

• Princeton University’s Eviction Lab has found that eviction filings in Toledo numbered 621 in July, the highest level since they began keeping track of the filings in January 2020. The lab also found that Toledo’s eviction rate in the last year is 11%, higher than the national average, which is between 7-8%.

• The former Hotel Lorraine building at 1117 Jefferson Avenue has been purchased by a new owner, DR Estates LLC, for $200,000. The previous owner, Zoeva Tower LLC, purchased the building for $1.1 million in 2023 but did not update it, eventually undergoing tax foreclosure after failing to pay nearly $100,000 in property taxes.

• Local businessman Nick Eyde will receive the Italian Reputation Award this Saturday (October 10) at a ceremony held in New York City at Carnegie Hall. Eyde, of Geyde Development Co., was the major driver behind the successful effort to bring the Italian Bowl to Toledo in 2023 and 2025.

• EatWell Cafe, located at the Main Branch Library (325 N. Michigan St.), will extend its hours to be open from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The restaurant uses a community supported model, where individuals can pay for their meal with a financial donation or by aiding with the cooking.

• This Sunday (October 11) at 1 p.m., Professor Norman Finkelstein, author of the new book “Gaza’s Gravediggers”, will speak and conduct a book signing event at the Franciscan Center (6832 Convent Blvd. in Sylvania).

• Next Tuesday (October 13) at 2 p.m., Toledo City Council will review a resolution sponsored by five council members (Driscoll, Gadus, Jones, Komives, Kramer) which would ask the Mayor to terminate its contract with Flock and remove all Flock cameras in the city. The resolution is scheduled to be voted on October 20.

• Next Wednesday (October 14) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., At-Large Toledo City Council member Erin Kramer will host an open-ended public meeting for residents to bring up any relevant concerns to her at the Kent Branch Library (3101 Collingwood Blvd.)

• You can receive This Week in Toledo via e-mail by subscribing at https://toledo.substack.com/subscribe. You can also receive updates on Facebook by liking the official page at https://www.facebook.com/thisweekintoledo.

News sources: The Blade, 13ABC, Toledo Free Press