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Wednesday, October 21 2020

Wednesday, October 21 2020

The Latest Renderings For The Quarry Trails Development Are Beautiful 🏢🌳

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Happy Wednesday! Chelsea here.

I'll be honest. There hasn't been as much to be excited about in 2020 as there has in past years. But that doesn't mean that nothing is getting my hopes up. Quarry Trails is probably the development project in Columbus I'm looking forward to most, and now there are some new renderings from the non-park part of the project. This development will include apartments, houses, places to shop and eat, and places to gather. Can we just fast-forward until whenever this project is completed? Because I'm way too excited about it to wait.

Navigator Feature Story:

Progress At Quarry Trails, AKA The Most Anticipated Project In Columbus, Is Moving Right Along

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Navigator Originals ✏️

The Famous Circus House Was Purchased At Auction And Now This Couple Is Fixing It Up

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If any property in Columbus deserves a happy ending, it's the Circus House. The iconic home was up for auction with a myriad of problems, but one couple decided to take the home on and get it back to its former glory. I had heard that the inside of the home had been vandalized, but I was still surprised at how bad of condition it was really in.

Need A Ride To Vote? Here’s How To Get Reliable Transportation To The Polls

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Whether you're voting early or heading out on Election Day, getting a ride to the polls doesn't have to be impossible. From free services like COTA and community organizations to discounted rideshare options, there are a few ways to make sure that you can get to the polls to cast your vote.

Headlines 📰

Technically this is a coronavirus update

, but seems worthy of highlighting here: Columbus City Schools will not be returning to in-person learning until January 15th,

at the soonest

. (WOSU)

Read

the press release from the Columbus City School District announcing the decision

here

. (CCS)

RIP to Kent Beittel

, who ran Open Shelter and was an advocate for the homeless for many decades. I found this

1987 profile of Beittel

to be well worth reading, particularly when considering Columbus in 1987 vs. Columbus in 2020, and what has and hasn't changed. (Columbus Monthly)

Three suggestions

for places to enjoy Hocking Hills this fall

with less crowds

. (Columbus Monthly)

Weather:

74 and mostly cloudy, but a slight chance of showers, mostly in the AM

Coronavirus Updates 💊

2,015 new cases

, 216 new hospitalizations (a

new record

, and also a new high for Ohioans currently hospitalized in total), and 8 new deaths. Trend graph

New Ohio covid-19 data:
-185,639 cases (2,015 new in last 24 hrs)
-17,388 hospitalized (216 new)
-5,083 dead (8 new)
Over the last week, Ohio has averaged more than 2000 cases per day, a massive increase. Record levels hospitalized and currently in-hospital today
— Jake Zuckerman (@jake_zuckerman)
6:08 PM • Oct 20, 2020