😍 This Charming Victorian Home in OTE Is Peak Halloween Vibes

Plus: ❤️ Visitors Can Find Peace In A Phone Booth In The Middle Of The Ohio Woods

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Chelsea Wiley
October 27, 2025

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Hello, Monday! Chelsea here.

It’s HalloWeek, Columbus! I just love Halloween and honestly, this city really does it right. If you’re ready to throw yourself into spooky season, I’ve got the perfect way to start the week. Head over to Olde Towne East and take a moment to appreciate the whimsical beauty of this gorgeous Victorian home that’s perfectly decorated for Halloween. I promise, it looks just as incredible in person as it does in all of the pics you see of this place on social media.

🎃 Everything You Need To Know About Trick-Or-Treat In Columbus
Halloween might fall on Friday this year, but in Central Ohio, the candy hunt starts early. Most communities celebrate Trick-or-Treat the Thursday before the holiday. Here’s a quick guide to when and where you can get your spooky season sugar fix around Columbus.

❤️ Visitors Can Find Peace In A Phone Booth In The Middle Of The Ohio Woods
Tucked away in Stark County’s Quail Hollow Park, a simple wooden phone booth offers something extraordinary: a quiet space to speak to those we’ve lost. Inspired by a Japanese tradition born from tragedy, this “wind phone” invites visitors to find healing in the stillness of nature.

Headlines 📰 

🏈 OHSAA has released the first-round playoff schedule for high school football, with several Central Ohio powerhouses set to take the field Friday night. Top seeds like Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, and Bishop Watterson earned first-round byes, while teams such as Upper Arlington, Gahanna Lincoln, and Westerville South will kick off their postseason runs on October 31. (NBC4)

🖼️ The Columbus Museum of Art is debuting Bar Room at The Pizzuti, a working rum bar and art installation by Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan. Inspired by his roots, it turns a gallery into a space for conversation, connection, and creativity. (Columbus Monthly)

🐘 The Columbus Zoo just welcomed its second baby elephant of the year, a first in its nearly 100-year history. The newborn male calf is bonding with his mother, Phoebe, behind the scenes as the zoo celebrates this major conservation milestone. (AP)

☀️ Weather: 63 and sunny

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🖼️ Can you believe that the Margaret M. Walter Wing at the museum is officiall ten years old? It feels like yesterday that they were just breaking ground, and now it’s hard to imagine the museum without this wing!

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- Chelsea