🥧 Pumpkin desserts

• Porter’s Coffee House and Bakery’s Pumpkin Cake Crumble Cheesecake — This seasonal dessert comes highly recommended from our reader Jennifer S. + she pairs it with the Cinderella Pumpkin Latte.
• Patty Cake Bakery’s Pumpkin Whoopie Pie + Pumpkin Walnut Muffin — The whoopie pie has a whole grain exterior and a spice filling + the muffin is dubbed their “healthiest” muffin made with pumpkin cake.

🍺 Pumpkin alcohol

• Nocterra Brewing Co.'s Pumpkin Spiced Ale — This pumpkin beer is made with butternut squash, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.
• Lincoln Social’s Pumpkin Spiced Espresso Martini — The rooftop bar’s traditional espresso martini is revamped for fall with pumpkin purée, vanilla simple syrup, and fall spices — thanks for the tip from our reader, Hannah S.

🍦 Pumpkin ice cream

• Simply Rolled Ice Cream’s Pumpkin Pie Roll — This seasonal treat has a vanilla ice cream base with a slice of pumpkin pie mixed in + a sprinkle cinnamon on top.
• Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream’s Pumpkin Cake Roll — The pumpkin ice cream base is mixed with spiced sweet cream cheese and cake.

☕ Pumpkin lattes

• The Roosevelt’s Pumpkin Latte — Other seasonal drinks include the Cinnamon Roll Cappuccino, Chaider, and S’mortado.
• Bottoms Up Coffee’s Pumpkin Spice Rainy Day — The classic Rainy Day drink, which has a cotton candy cloud, has pumpkin spice added to the house blend.

• Columbus Clippers vs. Indianapolis | Mon., Sept. 26 | 6:15 p.m. | Huntington Park | $8+ | Hot dogs are 10 cents a piece for the remaining four home games. ⚾
• North Indian Dinner | Mon., Sept. 26 | 6-8 p.m. | Mitchell Hall, 250 Cleveland Ave. | $80 | Learn to make naan, jeera rice, chana masala, and chicken tikka masala. 🍽️

• Widow Jane Whiskey Tasting | Tues., Sept. 27 | 7-9 p.m. | Beeline - Easton Town Center, 3989 Merchants Row | $25 | Sample three varieties of Widow Jane whiskey and enjoy a complimentary cocktail. 🍸
• Paint Your Pet | Tues., Sept. 27 | 2-4 p.m. | Terra Gallery, 36B N. High St. | $50 | A canvas is provided to paint guided portrait of your pet. 🎨

• Worthington Bourbon Tasting | Wed., Sept. 28 | 6-9 p.m. | Worthington Tavern, 671 High St. | $20 | Sample five bourbons with the full food menu available. 🥃

• Kane Brown, Dustin Lynch + LoCash | Thurs. March 23, 2023 | 7 p.m. | Nationwide Arena*

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• Columbus Brewing Company shared their plans for a new 13,000-sqft taproom and restaurant near East Market. The space will have a 18 taps and a patio with fire pits. The official grand opening date has yet to be announced. 🍻 (614now)

• A $275 million mixed-use development called Alton Place is headed to Hilliard, and construction has officially begun. The development will have single-family housing, three miles of walking and bike paths, shops, and restaurants. 🏘️ (Columbus Business First)

• Dublin’s North Market Bridge Park expects to be back at full occupancy with tenants by the end of 2022 since three original vendors have closed. North Market Downtown is at full occupancy, but will receive some internal upgrades in areas like the ceiling and LED lighting. (Columbus Business First)

• The Columbus Library tweeted that if every Columbus resident got a library card this month, they would rename the main branch to Flavortown HQ. Guy Fieri responded to the tweet and said let’s make it happen, Columbus. Are we going to make it happen for Guy? 📚
• The male giraffe calf at the Columbus Zoo, who was born almost a month ago, now weighs 179 pounds. Guests can have the chance to view the calf every morning at 9:30 a.m. when visiting the Feeding Yard in our Heart of Africa region. 🦒

• Congratulations to Will Brennan, who was called up from the Columbus Clippers to the Cleveland Guardians for his MLB debut. Will went 2-4 in his first game with the Guardians on Thurs., Sept. 22, giving him his first MLB hit and RBI. ⚾
• LeBron James continues to show his support for Ohio State Athletics. Before Saturday’s football game, LeBron gifted OSU football players personalized Beats Studio3 wireless headphones. The headphones had the Buckeyes’ red and white helmet stripe + Buckeye leaves on either side. (The Columbus Dispatch)

• Do you do any volunteering in Columbus? Whether you like to work with kids, animals, or help the environment, we’d like to hear how you give back. Let us know.

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