Friday, January 8 2021

These Tiny Houses In Hocking Hills Are The Perfect Weekend Getaway 🏡❤️

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Happy Friday! Chelsea here.

Does anyone else feel like a weekend away, secluded in the beauty of Hocking Hills sounds pretty great right about now? These adorable tiny homes are just waiting for you to come down, chill out, and relax in one of Ohio's most beautiful landscapes. Hocking Hills is stunning year-round, so don't feel like you have to wait for spring to plan your trip. 

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I'm a sucker for good news these days and this definitely qualifies. I love to hear about local businesses getting the help they deserve! 

Five Republican members of Congress from Ohio voted Wednesday evening to reject the Electoral College certification mere hours after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. We'd all do well to remember their names. 

Headlines 📰 

Columbus Monthly is doing a deep dive

on bakeries this month, and here are two highlights:

This suggests the Columbus housing shortage

is a difficult problem partially because developers allegedly can't build new housing locally

. (Columbus Monthly)

A little bit

of Christmas leftovers for you - Curious Cbus:

(WOSU)

Governor DeWine said Thursday

that "

Trump’s refusal to accept his defeat without credible evidence of fraud and his remarks before the Capitol was assaulted “started a fire that threatens to burn down our democracy” and encouraged the mob’s actions.

" (Dispatch)

Weather:

35 and cloudy

Coronavirus Updates 💊

10,251 cases

, 365 hospitalizations, 94 newly reported deaths. All numbers are higher than the rolling 21-day average, and the last three weeks have been brutal so that is saying something Trend graphs

.

4,051 American deaths

were reported from COVID-19 on Thursday, the worst day we've experienced

. (CNN)

Governor DeWine is attaching conditions

to vaccinations for school personnel. Schools will have to agree to go back to hybrid learning or full time in-person school to

. (Governor DeWine Twitter)

More

on those plans

. (Dispatch)

Today's Photo 🤳

Just a few more days until the Buckeyes play for the national championship. If you need a pick me up (who doesn't?) heading into the weekend, check out this absurdly well done

from the Ohio State football video department. 🏈🏈

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