Tuesday, February 9 2021

This Local Columbus Chef Will Be Competing On Top Chef ❤️

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Happy Monday! Chelsea here.

I love having things to get excited about and this morning, I'm bringing you some very exciting news. Local chef Avishar Barua, of Service Bar fame, is competing on the upcoming season of Top Chef. It's not surprising at all, because Chef Barua is actually that amazing. We can't wait to cheer him on. 

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Speaking of exciting things...Easton is opening an ice skating rink in Easton Town Square. It's free and fun and I'm personally pretty jazzed to have another outdoor activity to throw into my winter lineup. 

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If you missed your shot to see Hamilton when it was in Columbus before, don't be too sad. The award-winning musical will be back at the Ohio Theatre this fall. We've got the full lineup for the upcoming Broadway in Columbus season and it's going to be great. 

A Matter News analysis of a dashboard meant to show the public the Columbus Division of Police's reform progress revealed that some reforms were falsely reported as complete, raising questions on accuracy.

Headlines 📰 

When Governor DeWine

announced his budget last week, he

to encourage people to move to Ohio. It's unclear if these billboard are connected, but Ohio advertising

, including

. The ads are mostly touting the fact that Ohio has no corporate income tax. (Twitter)

When will

Ohio spend its "

"? (Ohio Capital Journal)

Columbus has been named

the #1 most "Remote-Ready City in the US" by Livability. The rankings were made by looking at "broadband access, local jobs that could be done from home, affordability, a robust regional economy,

". (Livability)

This Facebook group for Columbus black history

has been so interesting to follow. Two examples - this look at artist

 and this look at George Washington Williams, the

. Here is a link to

. (Facebook - Columbus Black History)

Weather:

30 and waking up to snow, with up to 2-4 inches of accumulation possible, then cloudy, with a chance for light snow throughout the day

Coronavirus Updates 💊

1,926 cases

, 134 hospitalizations, and 36 newly reported deaths. This is the first time we have been under 2,000 cases since last October. Trend graphs

. 

Ohio will be holding

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility at 65+ for now, despite the state receiving more doses, partially so that the 2.2 million people in "Group 1B" can have an opportunity for vaccination. People in group 1B include those with health conditions as well as K-12 employees.

. (WOSU)

Nationwide

, vaccinations are getting close to two million per day, and we are now on track to vaccinate 150 million by the end of March, and another 60 million

. (Twitter) 

Our stay-at-home advisory

has ended, for now, and

. (Dispatch)

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Today's Photo 🤳

Downtown with fog and haze

What if Columbus, only Blade Runner? 🐢

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