Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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Chelsea Wiley
January 10, 2024

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Hello, Wednesday! Chelsea here.

2023 was a big year in Columbus, in a lot of ways. But one of the most highly watched industries was certainly real estate. With housing costs rising, it’s no surprise that we’ve had some fairly expensive homes for sale in Franklin County in recent months. But the most expensive homes sold last year in the county were all multi-million dollar single-family homes and they were mostly concentrated in one particular suburb of Columbus. Any guesses?

Rebecca Yarros Of “Fourth Wing” Fame To Headline The 2024 Carnegie Series At Columbus Library 📚
The Columbus Library has announced this year’s Carnegie Series authors, and it’s a fantastic line-up. The most popular author will likely be Rebecca Yarros, author of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, which have over a million reviews on GoodReads alone. If you haven’t read the books some of these authors will be speaking about, I recommend putting your holds in with the Library now! They’re some of the most popular titles right now.

A Rare Solar Eclipse Will Mesmerize Columbus This April ☀️
We are so lucky to be near the path of totality for this upcoming eclipse. We’re going to have even more coverage as the eclipse approaches, but here’s a bit to whet your appetite! I personally cannot wait for this.

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🥳 Buckeyes, snakes, and spotted salamanders – Oh My! Head over to the Ohio History Center on Sat. January 27th to learn more about the plants and animals that call Ohio home. (Ohio History)

🦖 Embark on a prehistoric adventure at Oakland Nursery in Delaware, where JURASSIC-sized fun awaits! The crew up there has meticulously crafted toothy new friends, creating a thrilling park experience. I already barely need an excuse to go to Oakland and this isn’t going to help! Let me see those dinos! (Instagram)

❤️ Ohio now has its first World Heritage site, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, thanks to the advocacy of Chief Glenna Wallace of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. She was only given two minutes to make an acceptance speech at the ceremony in Saudi Arabia, but she has so much more to say about this subject, which has become a driving passion in her life. (Columbus Monthly)

Weather: 37 and cloudy with a chance of snow showers before 8 a.m.

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Think Outside the Brick: The Creative Art of Lego® is on view now through February. Experience an extraordinary model of Columbus reimagined with familiar landmarks and enchanting new additions that will spark your imagination. Plan your visit today at columbusmuseum.org. 👍

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