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More than 130 artists filled the streets around Northam Park for the 60th Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival on Monday, Sept. 7, topping the 120 the city had announced ahead of the event.
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Upper Arlington will host a free 90-minute QPR suicide prevention training at the Bob Crane Community Center on Monday, Sept. 21, teaching residents how to recognize warning signs and connect someone in crisis with help.
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The Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation's 12th Annual Chocolate Walk will send ticketholders on a walking tour of 26 participating businesses on Oct. 8, with $25 tickets benefiting the library foundation.
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COTA launches Line 30 on Monday, Sept. 7, giving Upper Arlington riders a direct bus link to OSU and downtown Columbus every 30 minutes, while Line 32 shortens to start at Kingsdale.
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The Upper Arlington Community Foundation again served as a beneficiary of the OhioHealth Grandview Yard Half & Quarter Marathon and Purple Heart 5K on Aug. 23, with registration fees and donations supporting the nonprofit's local programs.
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Upper Arlington's 79% homeownership rate exceeds Ohio's roughly 70% state average as the BIA Parade of Homes prepares to open free tours across central Ohio from Sept. 17 through Sept. 27.
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The Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation will host its next Flights with Friends wine tasting at Vinoteca Grandview on Monday, Sept. 21, continuing a rotating fundraiser series that has visited nine other local businesses.
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Upper Arlington's Porch Party program is accepting registrations through Sept. 30, offering free hosting kits to residents who sign up to hold a neighborhood gathering by Oct. 15.
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COTA hosts a public open house Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Bob Crane Community Center in Upper Arlington, giving residents a final chance to ask questions about the new Line 30 Hilliard-OSU route and the Line 1 split and Dublin extension before both launch Sept. 7.
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Upper Arlington's Labor Day Arts Festival celebrates its 60th year on Sept. 7 at Northam Park with more than 120 juried artists, four main-stage acts, street performers, hands-on art activities and free shuttle service from Wellington School.
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The UA CARES Helpdesk offers free, walk-in help for older adults and caregivers at Bob Crane Community Center on Sept. 2, connecting residents to food assistance, mental health services and home safety resources in the wake of the Aug. 11 storms.
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Lou Berliner Sports Park in Upper Arlington has largely reopened after the Aug. 11 derecho, with repairs nearly complete and scheduled events and tournaments continuing as planned despite a partial closure still in effect.
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