Good morning, Toledo.

Local shelters report a rise in homelessness today as escalating housing costs force more residents into need, with state data showing nearly 1.2 million Ohioans spending half their pay on housing.

City crews demolished an abandoned home on Camden Street — a site long seen as a nuisance — to clear space for planned community improvements.

Residents can expect further details on the redevelopment soon.

Toledo Pride returns for a three-day community festival starting Friday, Aug.

14 at Promenade Park with live music + drag shows and food + vendor booths, as well as a parade and family events planned through Sunday, Aug. 16 in downtown Toledo.

Window World Penn-Ohio returned from its national convention with the Community Impact Award for its local volunteer work.

Longtime owner Fred Moran received the Legacy Award for 23 years of leadership (recognizing his mentorship and commitment to charitable initiatives).

Muralist Chilly Rodriguez completed his largest solo project for 100 Pieces of Public Art — a work that showcases his passion for painting and adds a vibrant landmark to Toledo's art scene.

Lucas County leaders on Wednesday confirmed that a 150-acre site near the intersection of Waterville Neapolis + Waterville Monclova Roads will be developed for business and not used as a data center.

Due diligence and marketing will begin soon under the county's LC Ready program.

BGSU occupational therapy doctoral students are adapting battery-powered cars to serve as mobility aids for kids with disabilities, with local testing planned later this month.

The project aims to improve accessibility for community families.

UToledo medical student Tara Tekkey received a Fulbright-Fogarty Public Health Fellowship and left for Nepal in late July on a 10-month project studying how air pollution affects pregnancy outcomes (research that may benefit maternal and infant health at home and abroad).

Springfield Township school bus drivers practiced rescue operations with the fire department yesterday in a training session organized by Springfield Local Schools (designed to boost emergency preparedness).

Dan Smith explains how extra oxygen leads to ozone formation and affects our health, while Tiara Gonzalez from Lake Erie West Regional Council shows how car emissions create harmful ground-level ozone.

The My Community Air project will soon install sensors across Toledo to track local air quality.