Wednesday, February 3 2021

Lost Mansions Of Columbus: The Clinton DeWeese Firestone Mansion 🏡

Columbus Makes Art April Sunami

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Happy Wednesday! Chelsea here.

I don't think it's a secret that I have a little bit of an obsession with old houses and buildings. I live in a historic neighborhood in a house that's over 100 years old, so I have a daily reminder of how things were built back in the day. But my cozy little Merion Village home pales in comparison to the former palatial mansions downtown. Today, we're taking a look at the Clinton DeWeese Firestone Mansion, which was pretty freaking impressive. We really have to stop tearing down cool stuff in this city. This is the first of a series, so if you have a favorite forgotten mansion, hit reply send it our way. 

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Okay, everyone, it's time to celebrate one of the best National Days ever: National Carrot Cake Day. Words cannot express my deep love of carrot cake and I love that this day comes in February. Get cozy and curl up with a good book and a slice of carrot cake from one of these delicious eateries. 

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Next-gen body cameras are coming in 2021, but until then, here’s a closer look at how the current body cameras at the Columbus Division of Police are meant to function.

Headlines 📰 

We refuse to recognize

the imposter Punxsutawney Phil. In this house we stan Buckeye Chuck, and according to Chuck

r. (Marion Star)

This house on Gilbert Ave

. near Children's Hospital feels like an early glimpse of what the Columbus housing market

. (Facebook)

Columbus City Council

has passed a law requiring Columbus police to activate their body cameras on every call and to provide first aid if a person

. (WOSU)

PSA:

get prepared to hunker down. Late weekend and early next week is looking a little rough, with some snow forecast for Sunday and brutal wind chills temps in store

. (NWS)

The new

Columbus Blue Jackets "reverse retro" jerseys

. (Twitter)

Weather:

29 and sunny

Coronavirus Updates 💊

3,657 cases

, 221 hospitalizations, 106 newly reported deaths. Trend graphs

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Foodbanks

Across

 

Central Ohio See New Clientele

(WOSU)

From now through Valentine's Day, Wanderlust and Columbus Navigator will be teaming up to share love stories on our social media and in our newsletters.  If you are a couple that met during travels, or who are from two different parts of the world, or you are just two wanderlusts who love to travel together, then we’d love to hear from you. You can capture your story in video or prose form and submit it via email to [email protected]. Videos must be 15-60 seconds long and can be shot on your phone or other device. Prose can be in story, poetry, lyrics form; must be between 25-150 words. Please include an image that represents your story. More details right here. ❤️❤️

Today's Photo 🤳

This week is all about the snow - this beautiful shot is from Highbanks Metro Park. 🌲❄️

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- Chelsea