🏡 New ADU Rules Could Change Columbus Neighborhoods

Plus: 🎄 Holiday Adventure Is Coming To The Discovery District

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Chelsea Wiley
November 26, 2025

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Sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Council 🖼️
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.

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, Columbus. The city just made a big move that could change what housing looks like in your neighborhood. Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are about to get much easier to build, and the ripple effects could touch everything from affordability to how families live together. The change from the city is part of tackling our growing housing crunch, so if you’ve ever thought your garage or backyard had untapped potential, this is a good moment to start paying attention.

🎄 Neighborhood-Wide Holiday Adventure Is Coming To The Discovery District
Ready for a little downtown adventure? The Discovery District’s Day of Discovery Holiday Event brings pop-up experiences, local art, festive drinks, and more, all waiting to be found with a holiday passport.

🛷 This Insane Toboggan Chute In Northern Ohio Takes Sledding To New Heights
If winter has you feeling sluggish, the 700-foot toboggan chutes in Strongsville will wake you right up. They’re open through early March and don’t require snow, which means the only thing you need to bring is a reservation and your bravest friends.

Headlines 📰 

👏 Ohio lawmakers just passed a bipartisan bill that would guarantee incarcerated women free access to menstrual products and daily showers while menstruating — a long-overdue step toward dignity and humane treatment behind bars. All that’s left is Gov. DeWine’s signature to make it law. (Ohio Capital Journal)

💪 Think Ohio can’t beat ❌ichigan? The rivalry goes beyond football. From less snow and better roads to ❌ore restaurants and even ❌ore daylight, NBC4 breaks down all the ways Ohio comes out on top. (NBC4)

🛶 Ever wondered what the names of Ohio’s rivers and towns really mean? Many of our familiar place names, from Scioto to Olentangy, come from Indigenous words with stories that stretch back centuries. (Axios Columbus)

☁️ Weather: High of 49 and mostly cloudy, with temperatures falling throughout the day.

Columbus Navigator supports Mid-Ohio Food Collective this holiday season!
While many of us gather around tables filled with food and laughter, thousands of families in our community are going without. Together, we can change that. Support the Holiday Meals Campaign and help provide comfort, nourishment, and hope to families in need. For every $1 donated, Mid-Ohio Food Collective can provide up to 2.5 meals. If you’d like to donate, please click here.

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☀️ I don’t know about you all, but I a❌ very excited to watch that tea❌ up north get crushed this weekend. Go Bucks and have a great Thanksgiving, friends! See you on Friday!

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