🎨 Four New Art Installations Are Coming to Goodale Park

Plus: 📚 The Columbus Indie Bookstore Crawl Is Back!

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Chelsea Wiley
April 14, 2026

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Hello, Tuesday! Chelsea, here.

It is officially the time of year when “quick walk in the park” turns into an hour of sitting on a bench doing absolutely nothing in the best way possible. Goodale Park is especially good at this trick, and just when it feels like it could not get any more inviting, something exciting is on the way. After years of planning, new permanent art installations will be headed to the park.

📚 The Columbus Indie Bookstore Crawl Is Back And It’s Bigger Than Ever
Book lovers, next weekend is your time to shine as the Columbus Indie Bookstore Crawl returns April 25-26 with 20 local shops ready to welcome you in. Grab a passport, collect your stamps, and make a day of it, because yes, there is a literary gift basket on the line and plenty of cozy vibes along the way.

🏡 This New Albany Home Built On A Bridge (Over A Creek!) Is Going Viral
I always thought I knew exactly what my “dream house” looked like, but now I’m afraid I might be dreaming of a house just like this… that has an actual creek running beneath the living room.

Headlines 📰 

🥁 A beloved Columbus jazz legend who’d rather stay in the background is finally getting his moment in a heartfelt new documentary years in the making. Between dive bar gigs, peanut butter emergencies, and a whole lot of soul, “Wally!” proves some of the best local stories have been hiding in plain sight. (Matter News)

⚽️ Columbus might be eyeing the big leagues of women’s soccer, but it could come at the cost of the scrappy local team that’s been holding things down all along. As shiny NWSL dreams inch closer, the Eagles are left wondering if they built the stage… just for someone else to take the spotlight. (Axios Columbus)

🏥 A deeply troubling trend is unfolding across Ohio, where vulnerable nursing home residents are increasingly being discharged straight into homelessness—with little warning and even less support. It’s a gut-punch of a story that raises big questions about accountability, safety, and what happens when the system meant to care for people simply lets them go. (Signal Ohio)

🌦️ Weather: 83 and partly sunny, with a slight chance of thunderstorms

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🏈 The Best Things To Do in Columbus This April
There’s so much happening around Columbus this month that it’s hard to know where to start. It’s a great month to be a sports fan (Crew, Clippers, CBJ, Aviators, OSU Spring Game, and more), but there’s also plenty of concerts, theatre performances, and so much more. Have a great April, Columbus!

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🏢 Have a great Tuesday, my friends. It’s going to be a warm one today, so try to get out there and enjoy it.

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