TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now)- Toledo City Council has approved special use permits for
the city to renovate and reopen Fire Station 3, and to build a new Fire Station
12 at Blair Park, both in north Toledo.

Council has earmarked $4.8 million for both projects.
Station 3 at Erie and Bush will receive a new bay for housing fire engines, as
well as rehab work to the historic portion of the fire house. Station 12 will
be a completely new facility.

Chief Luis Santiago says the goal is providing better
coverage for people in north Toledo and improving the fire service overall.

TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – Unemployment in Lucas County fell again in April, hitting 7.8 percent. That number is down from the 8.5 percent reported in March, and the 8.0 percent reported in April of 2012.

TOLEDO, OH (Press Release) - The UpTown Association’s recently announced signature park project has been officially named UpTown Green.

“The new name embodies what the sustainable park project is all about,” said Julie Champa, Executive Director of The UpTown Association. “The name was selected by the Association’s Board of Directors because of the two-fold meaning of the word “green,” first as an open park space and second as a national movement in sustainability.”