Good morning, Toledo.

Downtown business district will be closed to vehicles at 7:30 a.m. Monday for the Labor Day Parade as the Toledo Department of Transportation sets the route (drivers should plan alternate paths).

The community event will bring local residents together.

Four Toledo friends born on Sept.

11, 2001 are preparing to celebrate their 25th birthdays on Friday, Sept. 11; one friend, Korey South (born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee), recalls the unique circumstances of her entrance during the historic day.

Toledo Zoo announced this week the Watering Hole Creamery as its new downtown ice cream parlor.

The venture will offer locals a fresh spot to enjoy dessert in a fun setting.

Local entrepreneurs and content creators gathered Saturday to network and grow their brands at a festival designed to spark collaboration.

Alexia Jeziorowski of Jazzy Solutions was among those expanding her opportunities at the event.

Mike Stancati, owner of Hannon’s Block, is set to open a new sports bar + beer garden in downtown Toledo soon.

The venue, just a stone’s throw from his current spot, will offer locals a fresh place to catch games and enjoy drinks.

Three Toledo schools appear on a state list for anomalies in self-reported test scores, state officials said in a report released today.

The Ohio Department of Education is investigating the irregularities to confirm accurate data.

Toledo city council plans to review nearly 150 buildings for local landmark status — a move designed to protect their historic features.

The council will start the designation process soon.

An attorney argues that workers and veterans with past asbestos exposure in northwest Ohio need lifetime exposure records because lung cancer can appear decades later.

He calls for improved recordkeeping to guide medical care and research (including for many in Lucas County).

A former Fulton Elementary site in central Toledo may be converted into affordable senior housing.

A Toledo spokesman said discussions are in early stages and plans will focus on cost efficiency.

Mike Jacobs’ Toledo football team put up a spirited fight in their season opener against East Lansing opponents — a performance that gave local fans reason to feel proud of the Rockets’ heart on the field.

Perrysburg football used a strong passing attack (highlighted by Braden Maxwell’s 71-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Foster) to beat Fremont Ross, with the team scoring in four of its final five drives to secure the win.

The Bowling Green boys cross country team ran a tight pack last fall to finish second in the state and proved themselves as local contenders in high school sports.