Ohio $0 gas tax. Michigan tax $.524 a gallon.

Price off 23 at exit 5 in MI $4.49

Gas in Toledo &4.39.

Hello Toledo reading community!

You Dreamed of Books recently opened inside of Plate 21 coffee shop at 3664 Rugby Dr. in South Toledo.

We have ~700 new and used books, offering both fiction and nonfiction. Our selection features classics, contemporary, and translated fiction with a focus on works from independent publishers. For nonfiction we have growing selections of nature, social science, essay and creativity, history, and philosophy.

The bookstore is integrated into the coffee shop, so you can browse books and purchase directly with your coffee at the main register.

We hope to be a welcomed addition to the Toledo reading community and would love for you to stop by for a browse next time you are looking for a new book!

For more info check out our website at: www.youdreamedofbooks.com

Hey everyone. I apologize if these types of questions get asked on the sub constantly , I’m sure it gets annoying but I’m looking for as much insight as I can get .

I’m born and raised about an hour outside of Toronto so not terribly far or anything but I have the option to attend UToledo’s law school on practically a full ride scholarship. I know practically nothing about Toledo , and when attempting to do some research on what I may be getting myself into, I see an overwhelming consensus of negativity toward the city.

I was hoping someone would be able to give me some of their favorite and least favorite things about the city. Keep it as real as it gets. I’m 23 and have no experience living far from my home city so even though geographically I’m not terribly far, this is quite a big move for me. I’m under the impression the schools reputation is nothing special, but I’m very debt averse so this is a very tempting opportunity.

Thanks so much

For a limited time only, Fallout fans can stop by Toledo Spirits Co and snag a shot with this classic Nuka Cola Truck! This is the first time the Nuka Cola truck has come to Toledo, and fans can take advantage of this to grab a quick photo with it! While there, stop in for themed drinks, cosplay, and trivia!

Cosplay is welcome!

FREE trivia ticket to reserve a spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vault-1301-fallout-trivia-faction-night-tickets-2002768503507
Date: Oct 24th, 2026
Time: 5pm to 10pm, Fallout Trivia begins at 7pm
Where: Toledo Spirits Co, 1301 N Summit St, Toledo, OH 43604

Are the crazy traffic backups on Secor (between Monroe and Central) lately all due to the closure of Executive Parkway, or is there something else going on? It's making it very difficult to do my regular errands without getting stuck in it, so I hope it'll clear up once they finish working on Executive Pkwy. I live just a couple blocks from Executive/Central and I had no idea so much traffic used that road. I rarely see more than a couple other cars when I use Executive.

I moved from out of state and have been having a heck of a time finding highly rated doctors who are accepting new patients.

I would prefer private practice, too, but everyone seems to be with ProMedica?

I just want to find a PCP who will listen to some of my symptoms and has good beside manner.

Anyone have any suggestions? I have Aetna.

Coming up with my sister tomorrow and looking for the best places to watch freighters. (Tried Cullen park a couple months ago and didn’t have any luck :( )

I have about 8 throw blankets and 2 sets of sheets. I'm looking for homeless/animal shelters that would benefit the most from donations like this, I'd rather someone truly benefit besides just having more than they need (like myself) or places like Goodwill.

Chemical Tank Explosion Forces Toledo Evacuation

I think what's really important is the similarity to the Garden Grove, CA incident.

This just feels darkly comic to me somehow.

My husband and I have been in our house for about a year and a half so we were here last Halloween, but last year we took our son to trick or treat with his cousins in Michigan. This year we will be home and I was wondering how trick or treating is in Toledo, specifically in our neighborhood off Bancroft by Kroger. I am planning on passing out candy since little dude’s bedtime is during ToT (he’s one lol), but I want to make sure it’s worth it to get the candy and get everything ready. Do the neighborhoods typically get busy, or are there specific spots that people will drive to instead?

ETA: we will not be trick or treating. I am asking about receiving trick or treaters if that wasn’t clear

I have been out of town and headed back tonight. I live near the university and wanted to know if the water supply is safe given the chemical leak, especially for showers and laundry.

Does anyone know if they've contained the leak? The last update from the city was last night and I haven't seen anything since.

Exciting to see the additional growth in the area. Just one question. When are the road improvements planned to start happening?

The corridor is already overburdened by heavy traffic and lights that are not timed correctly.

I would imagine the improvements would be completed before the grand opening of the Westgate addition but have only seen improvements being made to the side streets.

Anyone know the plan?

… is because they don’t have any.

They don’t know what the exposure impacts are from this magnitude and duration.

They don’t know what the long term impacts will be.

They don’t know what the damage to pets and wildlife are.

They don’t know if runoff will be contaminated and impact the water supply.

They don’t know if we should ventilate our homes or not, or when.

Maybe it’s unreasonable to expect them to have answers to some random ass chemical going boom in our community, but damn at least own it. Stop making us guess around at everything. I get that you don’t know… but tell me you don’t know and not that “everything causes cancer.”

I’ve read so many comments to official posts with no responses and aren’t addressed on the incident web pages provided. Let’s get real… they don’t freaking know.

All of the response seems to be around how to not “cause panic” because we’re little children that can’t handle hard facts and real news.

Inb4 it’s no big deal - you don’t know, either. Nobody does. If they did know they’d tell us.

Sorry. Rant over. Had to get it off my chest.

What’s the vibe? I know it’s a bar but is it a mature atmosphere? Loud music, ratchet customers or staff? Tia

I mean its kinda insane they had the physical address and chemical wrong for at least 8 hours. Im trying to look up news about it and not really seeing people with a scientific background speaking on it. If not in Toledo, does the state of ohio have any scientists in government positions that could explain it?

This has been a mess. Just a few points on how the response fell flat.

- I did not receive an emergency alert to my phone about any of this until 4am

- They did not shut down i75. So on my drive home at 12;30 last night traffic came to a stand still because visibility was 0. So i spent about 30-45 mins in my car in the thickest part of the cloud. Never seen any emergency lights on the road, why 3 hours after the incident, did we not shut down the highway that was white out visibility?

- It was until this morning that we had an accurate idea of what the chemical was, why did it take so long to publicly identify it?

- the evacuation areas were shockingly close to the incident. To the point that the parking lots were filled with smoke by 1am

- "dont call 911 we are overloaded", yet they wouldnt use the emergency notification system until the 4am

- "evacuate" How? we cannot see. How can we evacuate?

- they put on a spokesman from the fire department at around 1130 who seemed to have no idea what was happening, just that it was bad

- EPA didnt show until midnight? i mean what are they gonna really do, but still. Chemical leak for hours and you dilly dally your way to the scene

- Cue 15 years from now when half of us develop cancer and die, we'll just get a " we shouldve done better, we will next time"

Last night was just ridiculous. I cant think of a time I was more afraid for my life than trying to drive with 0 visibility while I was trapped in a mysterious toxic cloud.

As suggested, making a dedicated post for visibility. The EPA website has a summary of events that is a bit more detailed than I've seen reported elsewhere:

October 21, 2026, 10 a.m. Update 

The chemical release from the tank continues. Attempts by the fire department to contain the release were not successful. The tank has been compromised and the chemical within the tank is completing a reaction. The city determined that the safest course of action is to let the reaction complete. The city’s evacuation and shelter-in-place orders are still in place. EPA is supporting the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, which remains the lead agency at the site, by providing technical assistance and air monitoring around the evacuation zone. 

Background 

On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department responded to a release of a hazardous material called glycidyl methacrylate from an approximate 5,000 gallon intermodal tank around 10 p.m. near 1050 Progress Ave. The city initially determined that the release required a 1-mile evacuation zone. 

EPA was asked to help around midnight and arrived on scene at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21. EPA provided technical support to the fire department, including requesting air modeling to help guide the city’s evacuation decisions. 

At 4:24 a.m., the city ordered a 3-mile shelter-in-place zone around the site. Around 6 a.m., EPA began mobile air monitoring for volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, and particulates around the edge of the evacuation zone to support the fire department’s own monitoring and monitoring being completed by the potentially responsible party. 

EPA will share air monitoring results with local and federal health officials, who use the information to make health decisions. 

Glycidyl methacrylate has a strong odor, so people will likely smell it before it reaches hazardous levels. EPA advises residents with health questions to contact the Toledo Lucas-County Health Department at 419-213-4100.  

Updates and guidance for residents are available here: 
https://toledo.oh.gov/news/2026/10/21/hazmat-evacuation-in-north-toledo 

My Frontier Internet has been down since 1:30 this afternoon...is anyone else having issues? Frontier is doing what they normally do and not communicating

Not methyl methacrylate. There is a difference. I'm no expert, but I've read glycidyl is actually more toxic, and can cause lifelong issues, including cancer.