🌳 Meet Ohio’s New 3,000-Acre Nature Preserve

Plus: 🍣 An All-You-Can-Eat Revolving Sushi Bar Is Coming

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Chelsea Wiley
September 22, 2025

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, Fall! Chelsea here.

Well folks, we've officially said goodbye to summer. Which, to be honest, I'm not really sad about. I adore fall in Ohio. It’s the perfect season to get outside, explore our hills and forests, and to soak up the changing scenery. From pumpkin patches to hidden trails, there’s no shortage of spots to wander and wonder. One of the most exciting new places to explore? A sprawling, newly protected forest in southeastern Ohio that’s just been set aside as Joy Valley Nature Preserve. With its quiet streams, towering hardwoods, and peaceful trails, it's the perfect place to connect with nature in a truly special way.

🍣 An All-You-Can-Eat Revolving Sushi Bar Is Coming To Columbus
Columbus is getting a new all-you-can-eat revolving sushi lounge on Bethel Road. Visitors can expect endless rolls, ramen, hibachi, and a seriously glamorus setup. Raise your hand if you can’t wait for this spot to open! 🙋‍♀️

😍 The Most Magical Covered Bridges In Ohio You Need To Visit Right Now
Ohio’s covered bridges are charming year-round, but when framed by peak fall colors, they just might be the season’s most underrated showstoppers.

Headlines 📰 

🤩 Ohio’s Octagon Earthworks, a 2,000-year-old UNESCO site, has finally shed its golf course past and is being restored as a public park. (WOSU)

🏡 Karla Rothan’s Victorian Village home blends history and heart. Built in 1875, it retains original details like stained glass and fireplaces while showcasing a full renovation that honors the legacy of her late spouse, Linda Schuler. (Columbus Monthly)

🕹️ Level One in Worthington is pressing “start” on a new chapter. Under new owner John Reemtsen, the barcade is leaning fully into its games-first identity, with fresh arcade and pinball machines, theme nights, tournaments, and a renovated space that celebrates its decade-long legacy. (Axios Columbus)

🌧️ Weather: 84 with showers and thunderstorms likely

Sponsored by CCT 🎭
Spice up your child’s first theatre adventure with Dragons Love Tacos, a hilarious and high-energy 30-minute live performance tailored for the youngest audience members! Based on the bestselling book by Adam Rubin, this zany adaptation invites little ones into a world full of dragons, tacos, silly surprises! With colorful visuals, playful characters, and interactive fun, this production is a blast. For more info about this weekend’s performance, head over to columbuschildrenstheatre.org

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