Elementary, middle, and high schools

• Bexley City Schools | Thursday, Aug. 17
• Columbus City Schools | Wednesday, Aug. 23
• Dublin City Schools | Thursday, Aug. 17
• Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools | Thursday, Aug. 17
• Grandview Heights Schools | Tuesday, Aug. 15
• Olentangy Local Schools | Thursday, Aug. 17
• Upper Arlington City Schools | Wednesday, Aug. 16 (grades 1-6 + 9) and Thursday, Aug. 17 (grades 1-12)
• Westerville City Schools | Tuesday, Aug. 15
• Whitehall City Schools | Thursday, Aug. 17 (grades 1-12) + Thursday, Aug. 24 (kindergarten)
• Worthington Schools | Wednesday, Aug. 16

Colleges and universities

• Capital University | Wednesday, Aug. 23
• Columbus College of Art and Design | Monday, Aug. 28
• Columbus State Community College | Monday, Aug. 28
• Franklin University | Monday, Aug. 14
• Ohio Dominican University | Monday, Aug. 14
• The Ohio State University | Thursday, Aug. 24
• Otterbein University | Monday, Aug. 21

• Make It: Leather Night | Monday, Aug. 7 | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Good Dea Craft School, 4145 N. High St., Clintonville | $75 | Learn how to craft a leather belt or dog collar at this hands-on class in this new DIY art space.

• Lee Kimbrell with Brittany Furlan | Tuesday, Aug. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Columbus Funny Bone, 145 Easton Town Ctr., Easton | $25 | This stand-up show features two viral comedians with millions of followers on social media.

• AEW Dynamite Rampage | Wednesday, Aug. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Arena District | $25-$105 | Watch some of the biggest names in wrestling face off in the ring.

• Local + Live Concert | Thursday, Aug. 10 | 5:30-10 p.m. | Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St., Downtown | Free | Listen to The Fuzz, a tribute band for The Police, and The Deeptones, a funk and soul group.

• Construction has begun on three new nightlife spots in the former Galleria building along S. 3rd Street. According to plans, the space will feature a large beer garden with a patio, a tapas restaurant also with a patio, and a speakeasy within the tapas restaurant. (The Columbus Dispatch)

• Tasi Café, a breakfast and lunch staple in the Short North for 17 years, permanently closed its doors on Friday, Aug. 4. The beloved café took to Instagram to thank the community for years of support, and teased the possibility of opening a new location in the future.

• The Big Ten might as well start looking into a name change, because it’s closer to the Big Twenty now. Oregon + Washington announced they will both leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten. It’s unclear when the two schools will officially join, however, Big Ten presidents are meeting to figure out logistics. (Eleven Warriors)

• Marussia Beverages USA, a Swiss-based company, purchased Watershed Distillery with plans to grow the local brand into a household name. Both Maruissa + Watershed confirmed distillery operations will remain in Columbus. The total price of the deal was not disclosed. (The Columbus Dispatch)

• Last week, a man was safely removed from the cheetah enclosure at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium after falling in. The space was not shared with the animals, and the man received help from local EMS after the fall. Adrienne, the Zoo’s cheetah, was with her handlers at the time of the incident.

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• Pre-1803: Native Americans were the first to live in what is now known as Dublin.
• 1803-1810: Ludwig Sells + his family settle in Historic Dublin and later establish a village.
• 1870-1905: While in Dublin, The Sells family created and managed the largest circus in the world at that time for 35 years.
• 1910-1970: Locals often described Dublin as a “poor farming town” due to vacant and dilapidated buildings.
• 1967-1972: Ashland Chemical Company relocates to Dublin, I-270 connects to the village, and Muirfield Village Golf Course opens.
• 1987: Dublin officially becomes a city thanks to more than a decade of business growth.
• Present: Dublin is home to 50,000+ residents and 4,300+ businesses.