Thursday, November 11 2020

DeWine Strengthens Mask Mandate, Considering Reclosing Restaurants, Bars, And Gyms

November 12, 2020

Easton Holiday Season

Sponsored by Easton Town Center. For over 20 years, Easton has brought families and friends together to celebrate the magic of the holidays. While things may look differently this year, we hope you’ll visit and experience an enchanted holiday season at Easton. Easton's number one priority is keeping guests and workers safe. 

Check out this link to learn more safety measures and more on what they have planned for the holidays this year. ❄️🎄

Happy Thursday! Chelsea here.

Every time I have to deliver news about COVID-19, I can't help but feel bad. I know that everyone is tired. I know that we're all missing our friends and families and routines. But unfortunately, the best defense we have against the coronavirus remains the same: wear a mask, wash your hands frequently, and maintain at least 6 feet of distance from other people. Gov. DeWine has made some changes to the mask mandate and has warned that if we do not turn the numbers around, we could be headed towards at least a partial shut down. Stay safe and let's get those case numbers down, Columbus! 

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It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... would you be my neighbor? If you move to Merion Village, you totally would be! I am so proud to live in a diverse, fun area and if you've been wondering what life is like down here south of German Village, please feel free to hit reply. I'm happy to fill you in on all the best spots around the neighborhood. 

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Columbus has changed a lot over the years. Take a look back at the city through the decades, starting back in the 1950s. 

Headlines 📰 

One of my favorite things this year

has been the Twitter feed of famous author and Columbus transplant Saeed Jones, so it's probably not surprising that I really recommend this new profile of Jones,

. (Columbus Monthly)

This could also go in the coronavirus section

, but it also feels like a big headline for the day: Ohio State's game this weekend with Maryland  has been canceled because of

. (Eleven Warriors)

For the parents especially

, but really for anyone - the National Weather service is holding webinars tomorrow on winter weather, which will include info on measuring snow at your location for reporting to the National Weather Service, a fun civic engagement activity to do with kids

. (National Weather Service - Wilmington)

Two Cy Young awards

for best pitcher are awarded every year in baseball, one in the National League and one in the American League. This year both go to Ohio pitchers, with Reds' pitcher Trevor Bauer

and Indians' pitcher Shane Bieber

. (ESPN)

Weather:

54 with some fog in the AM, then sunny

Coronavirus Updates 💊

5,874 new cases

, 253 new hospitalizations, and 76 newly reported deaths. The trend graph for cases

- the recent spike is kind of blowing out the scale. 

The hospitalization

trend graph is

.

The CDC

now says that masks protect both the wearer

. (CNN)

A new study

says there is a sweet spot for capacity when it comes to keeping restaurants open

. (Nature)

Today's Photo 🤳

I still manage to find myself surprised every single night at 5:00 PM when the sun starts going down. And can someone tell me why 6:00 PM in the fall makes me the same level of sleepy as 3:00 AM in the summer? 🌒

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