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⚓️ This Secret Waterway Helped Build Columbus, Then Disappeared

Plus: ✈️ Unlimited Flights From CMH For $299? Yes, please.

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Chelsea Wiley
September 05, 2025

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Raise a glass! Wine Fest is back at Bridge Park! Sip your way through wines from Ohio and beyond, groove to live music, and explore local vendors, all while supporting North Market Bridge Park. Happening Sept 19–20, with GA and VIP tickets (including tasting tickets, food vouchers, and more) on sale now. Learn more at northmarket.org.

Hello, Friday! Chelsea here.

We did it, guys! We made it through the week and even though it was only four days for some of us, it’s still worth celebrating. There’s so much going on around town this weekend, but before we all start making future plans, I want to take a little moment to appreciate the past. Columbus wouldn’t be what it is today without a forgotten waterway: the canal. It’s so weird to think about any waterway in this city being more than just a scenic spot, but you can tell from old photos just how important the canal system was to the city in it’s early years.

🤘Rambling House Will Close Its Doors Next Month After 11 Years
Rambling House is closing its doors on October 1 after more than a decade of live music and community on Hudson Street. Before then, they’re packing September with shows, inviting everyone to come raise a glass and make a few more memories.

✈️ Frontier Offers Nearly Two Years Of Unlimited Flights From CMH For $299
Frontier’s biggest GoWild! deal has landed in Columbus: $299 for nearly two years of unlimited flights out of CMH. The offer ends today, so if you want to embrace your travel era, now might just be the time!

Headlines 📰 

🌧️ Central Ohio just wrapped up one of its driest Augusts on record, with only 0.61 inches of rain and parched lawns to show for it. Farmers are feeling the late-summer dryness too, as crops dry down quickly and fire risk grows, though experts say wetter conditions could return this winter. (WOSU)

📚 Columbus poets Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith are teaming up for The People’s Project, a new anthology built to spark connection and community. Packed with poems, essays, and art from big voices like Ada Limón and Imani Perry, the book offers bite-sized gems of wisdom for tough times and a reminder that we’re never really alone. (Columbus Monthly)

🚨 Ohio’s new Senate Bill 1 is reshaping campus life, from dorm décor rules to faculty freedoms, and sparking protests as the fall semester begins. Critics warn the law could chill academic freedom and student life in ways Ohio schools will feel for years. (Axios Columbus)

☀️ Weather: 80 and sunny

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Columbus is full of surprises, and this fall, one of the spookiest takes on a classic story awaits. Step into In the Land of Oz, a 60-minute immersive horror experience where the Emerald City has fallen, witches and obsessed munchkins roam, and every shadow hides a secret. Will you escape or become part of the legend? For ages 13+, September 26–November 2 at 1165 Dublin Road. Follow the yellow brick road…if you dare. For more info, or to purchase tickets, head over to columbuschildrenstheatre.org

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🦋 Have a fantastic weekend, Columbus! Don’t forget to stop and enjoy a little nature this weekend. It’s beautiful out there.

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- Chelsea