Afternoon Briefing: Sylvania’s 8-Vote Shocker, Taylor Swift’s Knicks Feud & Amy Winehouse’s Chart Comeback

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Happy Friday, Toledo! Here is your afternoon briefing — the three stories everyone is talking about today, from a nail-biter in Sylvania to the pop charts, all in one place.

Sylvania’s 8-Vote Shocker

Sylvania’s Issue 14, the immigration measure that divided the suburb, failed by just eight votes in Tuesday’s election — one of the closest local ballot questions of the Nov. 3 vote — and a recount is likely. City council, the mayor, and the police chief all opposed the measure, but a petition drive forced it onto the ballot anyway. Read the full story: Sylvania’s Immigration Measure Failed by Just 8 Votes — and a Recount Is Coming

Taylor Swift’s Knicks Feud

Knicks guard Tyler Kolek called Taylor Swift the team’s “fakest” celebrity fan on a livestream — and Swifties are already coming for him. And here is the Cleveland hook: Travis Kelce wore a Cavs cap on the couple’s May 23 date night, so Ohio fans have a front-row seat to this one. Read the full story: Knicks Player Calls Taylor Swift the Team’s ‘Fakest’ Celebrity Fan — and Swifties Are Already Coming for Him

Amy Winehouse’s Chart Comeback

Twenty years on, Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” is back on the Billboard charts, landing four top-10 chart positions on 16,000 units, with sales up 185%. Two decades after it dropped, the album is finding a whole new audience — and reminding the rest of us why it never really left. Read the full story: Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” Just Stormed Back Onto the Billboard Charts — 20 Years After It Dropped

That’s your Friday afternoon — have a good weekend, Toledo, and we’ll be back with more as the evening develops.

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