Toledo Pickle will be serving up family-friendly fun as well as investment in the neighborhood [Video]

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A multi-million-dollar development in downtown Toledo is about to serve up a pickleball paradise. Toledo Pickle is also a key component when it comes to the ongoing revitalization of the Vistula neighborhood.

A former city of Toledo maintenance building will be transformed into a family-friendly entertainment oasis by early next year. It’s also a key part of riverfront revitalization in that area.

The building is 40,000 square feet of space that will be packed full of family-friendly entertainment. It’s described as Toledo’s first year-round pickleball destination.

Toledo Pickle is a public-private partnership. Metroparks Toledo owns the land and the building.

“It’s a collaboration. You can’t win or succeed on your own, we have to do it together. We’re building a business with money going back to the Metroparks for sustainability over the long haul,” Brian Epstein, one of the investors on the business side said.

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