Toledo Free Press

03/09/2025

Did you catch our segment on WTOL 11's Good Day this morning? Give it a watch and join us for tomorrow's viewing party of The Paper at the Blarney! Free admission. No registration required.

Peacock's 'The Paper' is about a Toledo newspaper struggling to keep afloat. It's creating a lot of buzz, and Toledo Free Press is hosting a watch party Thursday.

02/09/2025

27/08/2025

Lawmakers who support this technology, and the vendors themselves, say it’s a cost-effective way to cut down on drug flow into the prison and any ongoing crimes involving current inmates. But critics say it’s an invasion of privacy of both inmates and those in contact with them, leaving their data at risk of leaks or misuse by the vendors.

The new state budget includes $1 million for AI software to record hundreds of thousands of calls made by incarcerated in state facilities.

26/08/2025

Mark your calendars for this exciting display of the talented artists we have here in Toledo! Visual artists, writers, filmmakers, and performance artists are among some of the participants in this revival of Artomatic 419.

https://theartscommission.org/events/artomatic-419

(Sponsored Post)

22/08/2025

The Neighborhood Health Association (NHA) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of its new mobile health unit. It will travel throughout Lucas County offering medical and dental screenings to our communities. ❤️

20/08/2025

We are over halfway to our goal of $1,500 for the month of August! Sending a special thank you to Carol, R.J., Donald, Rebecca, Brenda, Annie, Beverly, Dolores, Ken, Danny, Jen, and Kara for donating this month. We appreciate your generosity! ❤

If you'd like to donate, here is a link to our page: https://toledofreepress.com/support/

The Toledo Lucas County Public Library is requesting statements of qualifications pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 9.33, et seq., from firms to provide construction manager at risk services for its Holland Branch Project. Questions may be directed to, and Requests for Qualifications may be obta...

19/08/2025

Memories from Toledo Pride this weekend! Did you attend? Share your memories with us in the comments🏳️‍🌈

13/08/2025

The Toledo Free Press has a membership with the Press Club of Toledo, which is currently gearing up for its annual Touchstone Awards. Anyone can purchase tickets to the event (or sponsor it), providing funding for the Club's programs and scholarship money for emerging journalists! Follow the Club on Facebook for more details.

📣 We’re proud to share that the 2025 Touchstone Awards are supported in part by WTOL 11—helping us celebrate the best in local journalism and community leadership.

You can join them! ✨
Become a Touchstone Sponsor and enjoy perks like event tickets, recognition, and the satisfaction of supporting future journalists.

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12/08/2025

Only 2 days left to enter our current contest! We have four copies of Fastball's latest album available for the winners. Click the link below to enter:

08/08/2025

"On any given day, downtown Toledo buzzes with sports fans, office workers, and residents going about their lives. But behind the energy and excitement lies a quieter frustration… $55 fines for parking violations that begin with a 25-cent misstep. For those who live, work, or rely on state services downtown, the dreaded yellow ticket on the windshield has become a unfortunate part of life. Now, a new state law aims to curb some of these penalties."

TFP contributor Nate Light takes a deep dive on parking fines in this article. Check it out!

Do Toledo parking fines violate the 8th amendment, burden low-income residents, and contribute to cycles of poverty?