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Cancer survivors in Toledo can now get free haircuts and styling services from a local beauty school dedicating an entire day to support. Paul Mitchell the School Toledo joins a nationwide movement to help patients feel confident and cared for.
Paul Mitchell School Toledo is hosting its 23rd annual Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day on June 2, offering free haircuts and styling to cancer patients and survivors. What started in Illinois in 2003 has grown into a volunteer movement spanning all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico.
Bank employees spent Teacher Appreciation Week turning two Toledo Day Nursery playgrounds into vibrant outdoor classrooms with gardens and natural learning spaces. The effort supports 550 children and marks the organization's 155th year serving families.
A group of nuns in Toledo, Spain are balancing prayer and pastry-making with an unexpected mission: saving the Spanish giant rabbit from disappearing forever. Their 30-year dedication has made their convent one of the most important breeding centers for a species that once fed families through Spain's darkest times.
Four University of Toledo sports teams just earned perfect 1,000 scores on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate, proving student athletes can dominate both in competition and the classroom. All 16 Rocket varsity programs scored well above national standards.
Patients with chronic joint pain can now skip surgery thanks to a breakthrough treatment at UToledo Health that uses their own blood cells to speed healing. The 30-minute procedure concentrates healing platelets and injects them directly into injured areas.
Sophia Durham spent four years studying how cancer spreads and just earned one of the nation's highest undergraduate research honors. The cell biology major graduates this week with the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship and a clear mission to become a professor who advances scientific discovery.
A Toledo restaurant shut down for three days to treat dozens of employees to an all-expenses-paid Caribbean cruise. For some workers, it was their first time flying, cruising, or even stepping into the ocean.
A Toledo cancer support center just reached a milestone three decades in the making: 3,000 free wigs given to patients facing their toughest battle. The Victory Center's recent fashion show fundraiser brought in $82,000 to keep these lifesaving services running at no cost to families.
Toledo Public Schools is rolling out 12 new electric buses that will do double duty as classrooms on wheels. Students will learn to repair and maintain the fleet while the district saves up to $1 million annually.
A Toledo firefighter just set a new world record at the 2026 Arnold Sports Festival, proving that everyday heroes shine both on and off duty. His achievement adds another victory to Ohio's proud tradition of strength athletes.
When the holiday rush ended, The Standard restaurant in Toledo closed its doors for three days to send every single employee on an all-expenses-paid cruise to the Bahamas. The trip turned coworkers into family.
Toledo just launched a $20 million fund to jumpstart economic development and housing over the next 35 years, and taxpayers won't pay a dime. The Shovel Ready Sites Fund will help employers move quickly while transforming underutilized properties across the city.
Hundreds of skaters took to the ice in frigid single-digit temperatures in East Toledo to raise funds for cancer research through the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation. Even without the Olympic champion himself, the community showed up to honor cancer survivors and support breakthrough research.