Morning Briefing: 24 Miles for the Game Ball, Cash Money in Cleveland & Your Saturday in Toledo
Good morning, Toledo — it’s Saturday, Nov. 14, and the city is up early. Student veterans are already on the road, Santa is headed downtown, and tonight the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts its newest class. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend.
24 miles, one game ball
Before sunrise, student veterans from the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University stepped off from BGSU on the fourth annual “Ruck the Ball” march — 24 miles to Toledo’s Veterans’ Plaza, carrying the game ball for Friday’s Battle of I-75 at the Glass Bowl. The march raises awareness of the high rate of suicide among U.S. military veterans. Read the full story: 24 Miles, One Game Ball: Student Veterans March From BGSU to Toledo Today
Cash Money & No Limit take Cleveland Sunday
Two of the labels that built late-’90s and 2000s hip-hop share one stage tomorrow night: Master P, Birdman, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh and more bring the Cash Money & No Limit Tour to Cleveland’s Rocket Arena at 7 p.m. Sunday — a two-hour drive for Toledo fans chasing a nostalgia night. Read the full story: Two Hip-Hop Empires, One Stage: Cash Money & No Limit Tour Hits Cleveland Sunday
Today in Toledo
Santa’s coming downtown: the 39th annual Blade Holiday Parade steps off at 10 a.m. this morning. Here’s what to know before you go
And tonight in Detroit, Bayley headlines WWE NXT’s Holiday Live Tour stop at the Fox Theatre. She ditched Cleveland last night — but she’s back for Detroit tonight
Overnight, in case you missed it
Ottawa Hills are state champions — the Green Bears topped Chippewa 2-1 for the Division V girls soccer crown. Read the full story
Flights are moving again after the FAA grounded every flight in America — but the mess isn’t over. Read the full story
And a tanker “lost control” and capsized a cruise ship in New Orleans — 32 hurt, all 197 aboard accounted for. Read the full story
That’s your Saturday morning. Get out, cheer on the marchers if you see them on the route, and have a great weekend, Toledo.
Downtown Toledo’s skyline from across the Maumee River, via Wikimedia Commons.
