🚢 A Full-Scale Titanic Hotel Could Dock In Columbus

Plus: 🎃 Taylor SwiftKin Is A 700+ Lbs Pumpkin In Dublin And She's Amazing

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Chelsea Wiley
October 22, 2025

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Sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Center 🖼️
Explore Columbus through a new lens with the For Us by Us Public Art Tour curated by Lance Johnson. This self-guided tour highlights 11 inspiring works across the city, celebrating compassion, empathy, and connection through public art. Discover the pieces that bring our community together and experience art made authentically. For more info, head over to columbusmakesart.com 

Hello, Wednesday! Chelsea here.

If you’ve ever dreamed of dining in Titanic-level luxury, minus, you know, the iceberg, you might want to keep an eye on what’s brewing in Columbus. A new boutique hotel concept called Unsinkable Hotels is setting its sights on the city, and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a fully immersive Titanic-themed hotel experience. Offering ornate staterooms, first-class dining saloons, and maybe even a “Turkish bath” if you’re feeling particularly 1912, we’ve got all the details on this potential new spot below.

🎺 Hear Van Gogh Come To Life Through Music At Capital University
Step into Van Gogh’s world through music. Capital University premieres Jake Runestad’s “Vincent’s Sky” on October 26, pairing live performance with projections of the artist’s iconic paintings. Free and open to the public.

🎃 Taylor SwiftKin Is A 700+ Lbs Pumpkin In Dublin And She's Amazing
One of my favorite things about this time of year is waiting to see which celebrity will be immortalized as a gigantic pumpkin by Paras Pumpkins, aka artist Jeanette Paras every year. Taylor Swiftkin is back, but she’s way, way bigger.

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🤔 Columbus officials are accused of pressuring downtown property owners to move safety and cleaning services from long-running districts to Downtown Columbus Inc., a group tied to Mayor Andrew Ginther. Critics call it a power grab, while the city says it’s about expanding “clean and safe” efforts. (WOSU)

💻 Ohio State is going all in on AI, launching one of the largest university-wide initiatives in the country. Its new “AI Fluency” program will weave artificial intelligence education into every undergraduate curriculum, with an emphasis on ethics, hands-on learning, and responsible use. (Axios Columbus)

🇺🇸 As America nears its 250th anniversary, Ohio is working to preserve the stories of Revolutionary War patriots like Walter Newman of Newark. A Pennsylvania militia soldier who fought from Brandywine to Guilford Court House, Newman later settled in Ohio, but his final resting place remains unmarked, part of a larger effort to honor the thousands of early heroes buried across the state. (Ohio History)

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Columbus is full of surprises, and this fall, one of the spookiest takes on a classic story awaits. Step into In the Land of Oz, a 60-minute immersive horror experience where the Emerald City has fallen, witches and obsessed munchkins roam, and every shadow hides a secret. Will you escape or become part of the legend? For ages 13+, September 26–November 2 at 1165 Dublin Road. Follow the yellow brick road…if you dare. For more info, or to purchase tickets, head over to columbuschildrenstheatre.org

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🖼️ "Essential Ingredients: Cookbooks as History," is part of the current exhibit at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, exploring 200+ years of American culinary history and culture. Want to head down to Lancaster for a visit? Head over to decartsohio.org.

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