🌱 CCHS Removed From State Tournament + Toledo Police To Be On Live TV

Good morning, neighbors! It's me, Brad King, your host of the Toledo Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out the most important things going on these days in town. Today's issue includes updates on...

• The Central Catholic High School girls basketball team has been removed from the state tournament after coach Ericka Hanes committed a "second recruiting violation within the program."
• The Toledo Police Department will be featured on weekly show Patrol:Live on the Reelz network.
• The Toledo Public Schools' CDL program may begin as early as this fall at a site on Hill Avenue and McTigue Drive near Rogers High School.

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Here are the top five stories in Toledo today:

1. The Central Catholic High School girls basketball team has been removed from the state tournament after coach Ericka Hanes committed a "second recruiting violation within the program." Hanes was suspended indefinitely Tuesday as the team's 20-2 season ended and Napoleon will advance instead. (WTOL)
2. The Toledo Police Department will be featured on the Reelz network's weekly show Patrol:Live. Camera crews will follow TPD officers on Friday, March 3 from 9 PM to 12 AM. (WTOL)
3. The Toledo Public Schools' CDL program may begin as early as this fall at a site on Hill Avenue and McTigue Drive near Rogers High School. The Toledo City Council approved two permits for special use vehicles and a propane storage tank, though more state-level approvals must be obtained. (WTVG)
4. The 'Hotel Royal' on Broadway in Downtown Toledo will be renovated to showcase three 1,200 square foot apartments and owner Erin Claussen's vintage home goods shop Revival Flea. Built in 1895, the building sits near Middlegrounds Metropark and the Amtrak station. (Toledo City Paper)
5. The Indian Creek Zoo in Lambertville was fined $13,500 last year over the poor health of animals and even allowing "one resident animal to escape." The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the fine as a violation of the Animal Welfare Act after a complaint from PETA. (Monroe Evening News)

Today in Toledo:

• McBride Sisters Wine Tasting - Mancy's Italian Grill and Bottle Shop (4:00 PM)
• UT Cannon Lecture Series: "Prisons as Laboratories of Antidemocracy" - UToledo Law Auditorium (12:00 PM)
• 'Significant Other' at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre (2:30 PM)
• 'Electra' by Sophocles at BGSU - Wolfe Center for the Arts (8:00 PM)
• National Margarita Day - Margarita Tasting & Tour - Bellwether at Toledo Spirits (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) briefly closed I-280 near the Maumee River due to ice shedding from the Veterans' Glass City Skyway Wednesday night. (WTVG)
• Veterans Unite meets at Interstate Lanes in Rossford Thursdays at 2 PM after beginning as a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs peer group. (WTOL)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update!

— 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!

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