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😍 An Iconic Waterfront Restaurant Is Finally Reopening This Summer

Plus: 💦 The Best Free Water Play Areas In Central Ohio

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Chelsea Wiley
June 27, 2025

Sponsored by Columbus Children’s Theatre 🎭
Grab your “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal” — Junie B. is back and headed to first grade! With laugh-out-loud songs, lovable characters, and just enough school chaos to feel very real, Junie B. Jones: The Musical brings the beloved books to life on stage. Perfect for kids (and nostalgic grown-ups), this hour-long show runs July 24–August 10 at the Riffe Center. Tickets are on sale now, and you can get your’s here!

Hello, Friday! Chelsea here.

Hope you’ve got an appetite, and maybe a summer bucket list in progress, because one of Columbus’ most scenic restaurants is officially making its return. With fresh renovations, sunset views, and some wildly good new menu items, The Boat House at Confluence Park is ready to slide right back into your dinner rotation. We’ve got the deets on making reservations, new menu options, and even a special Red, White, and Boom party.

🏖️ 5 Fun Things To Do On A Weekend Getaway At Put-In-Bay
Feel like escaping to an island without crossing state lines? Put-in-Bay has the beaches, butterflies, caves, and cocktails you need, and it’s only a short drive and a ferry ride away.

💦 Make A Splash: The Best Free Water Play Areas In Central Ohio
Need a fast (and free) way to cool off this summer? Central Ohio is full of public splash pads perfect for last-minute adventures with the kids. Nothing says a successful summer day quite like exhausted, happy kiddos falling asleep on the way home from the splash pad.

Headlines 📰 

🍰 Westerville baker Timbo Sullivan is competing on Food Network’s new show Super Mega Cakes, going head-to-head with celebrity baker Duff Goldman in a larger-than-life cake showdown. Here’s how you can watch. (Columbus Monthly)

🧺 Do you remember the Longaberger Basket building? It’s been closed since 2016, but photographer Mark Soergel had the chance to peek inside, and I have to say, it’s in surprisingly good condition. (NBC4)

📚 Ohio’s latest budget could mean a $25 million cut to public libraries and adds new rules about how materials related to gender and sexuality are displayed. Library advocates are urging folks to contact Governor DeWine before he signs the budget on June 30. (WOSU)

🌦️ Weather: 93 and mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms

Sponsored by the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio 🖖
Boldly go where no exhibition has gone before. Star Trek & Worlds Beyond is beaming into the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, showcasing 150+ iconic props, costumes, and artifacts from the Star Trek universe—and beyond. Don’t miss your chance to see phasers, Starfleet gear, and Uhura’s legendary earpiece up close. On view through Aug 31. Learn more at decartsohio.org.

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☀️ Hope you have a fantastic, safe weekend, Columbus. If you’re headed down to ComFest, don’t forget to wear sunscreen, drink lots of water, and have fun!

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- Chelsea