Wednesday, March 10 2021

🌳 Shale Hollow Park Is A Magical Place To Connect With Nature

Neighborhood Launch

Virtual Tour and more info at Neighborhood Launch: We invite you to walk through to experience The Mews II this Sunday 1pm - 3pm at 93 N. 6th St. between Long & Gay St.! More details right here: NeighborhoodLaunch.com 🏡🏡

Happy Wednesday! Chelsea here.

I know we're getting spoiled by this Spring-like weather, but I can't help it. I've got the itch to explore and I found the perfect place to check out: Shale Hollow Park. The park is full of amazing places to explore and it allows for a more "off the path" park experience. There's a great natural play area for kids and plenty of interesting things for adults to explore, including some pretty incredible rock formations called concretions. I can't wait until it's warm enough to do a little splashing around in the creek. 

Navigator Feature Story: 

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Navigator Originals ✏️

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I love summer, I love patios, and I love bourbon, so I think it's safe to say that I'm pretty excited about this place. I was sad to see Balboa close but I'm excited that the owners are trying something new in the space. The bar has got a great patio and it would be a shame for it not to be hosting people for summer cocktails. 

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I was a massive fan of Nickelodeon as a kid, and it makes me so happy to know that something that was truly so joyful for 90s kids was born right here in Columbus. Don't say we never did anything nice for anyone! 

Headlines 📰 

ML “Red” Trabue Nature Reserve

is a pretty little park in Dublin that includes a cabin built in 1865. Here's a

. (Cbus4Kids)

You probably know

there is a current federal eviction moratorium, but that moratorium has only halted Franklin County evictions in

. Franklin County has

, and one of the worst in the entire country. (Alive)

Is North Linden

now the best neighborhood to buy a starter home

? (All Columbus Data)

Weather:

66 and increasingly cloudy

Coronavirus Updates 💊

1,893 cases, 132 hospitalizations, and 160 newly reported deaths.

Large caveat that death data is a mess for reporting at this point. One day last week saw more than

and reporting in general has become inconsistent. Trend graphs

.

A user at the Columbus subreddit

took the time to call each central Ohio Wal-Mart and ask about being

. These lists allow those not currently eligible to receive the vaccine if doses would otherwise go to waste. Here are the results of

. (Columbus Reddit)

Central Ohio schools

are increasingly returning to in-person learning but it's a bumpy road. Olentangy was forced to close several buildings on Monday

. Anecdotally, I have heard from people on sub lists that many days they are receiving double digit calls from local districts requesting them to sub. (WOSU)

Today's Photo 🤳

I consider spring and fall to be sunset seasons. (At least, for spring, when it's not raining.) This shot from some central Ohio railroad tracks is all the proof we need. The time change coming this weekend will make evening sunsets even more convenient. 🌤

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- Chelsea