Morning Briefing: 20 Free Christmas Trees, a You’ve Got Mail Remake & Ferris Bueller’s Back

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Good morning, Toledo. It’s 6 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 — your second Morning Briefing of the day — and the city is waking up to free Christmas trees, a rom-com remake, and a 40-year reunion. Here’s your morning.

20 Toledo Families Will Wake Up to a Free Decorated Christmas Tree This Year

20 Toledo Families Will Wake Up to a Free Decorated Christmas Tree This Year

Toledo’s annual Promenade Park Tree Lighting returns Friday, November 20, and this year it comes with a twist: the new Holiday Wish Village will give 20 beautifully decorated Christmas trees to 20 local households. Bring an ornament, enter the raffle, or donate a tree — and downtown glows from 5 to 8 p.m.

You’ve Got Mail Is Getting a Remake — and the Internet Is Already Losing It

You’ve Got Mail Is Getting a Remake — and the Internet Is Already Losing It

Warner Bros. is developing a new take on the 1998 Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan classic, with filmmaker Jason Orley attached to write and direct. No cast, no release date — and the internet has spent the day arguing the whole thing only worked because of dial-up.

Ferris Bueller’s Cast Is Back 40 Years Later — but Ferris Is Nowhere to Be Found

Ferris Bueller’s Cast Is Back 40 Years Later — but Ferris Is Nowhere to Be Found

Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen, and Cindy Pickett have reunited for Home Instead’s “Save Jeanie” holiday campaign, released November 9 and billed as “40 years in the making.” Jeanie finally gets her day off — and Ferris, fittingly, is missing.

Overnight on ToledoBuzz:

Today in Toledo: Thursday, Nov. 12

AI Week wraps up today with a business summit at the University of Toledo — free AI training that could add to your paycheck. And Journey’s farewell tour hits Cleveland tonight — don’t stop believin’ live at Rocket Arena. Looking ahead to Friday: free dental care for veterans, and The Ribbon opens Saturday at Glass City Metropark.

That’s your Thursday morning. The newsroom is back at 7 a.m. with your next update. Good morning, Toledo.

Photo: Aric Lorton / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Toledo skyline.

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