🌱 How will Gahanna’s new engineering director change your daily commute?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Gahanna’s new engineering director change your daily commute?
• Which Gahanna Lincoln athletes are headed to the state track meet?

Also on today's calendar: The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Columbus, OH (June 2026) and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The City's new Director of Engineering looks forward to making everyday life better for residents (cityscenecolumbus.com) — Gahanna has hired Hossein Naraghi as its new Director of Engineering, overseeing streets, sidewalks, waterlines, sewers, and traffic systems that shape your daily routines. With decades of transportation and safety experience, he plans to prioritize data-driven repairs, coordinate closely with contractors, and minimize construction disruptions while tackling projects like the Taylor Road waterline replacement.
   

• Which central Ohio high school track athletes advanced to state? (dispatch.com) — Gahanna Lincoln’s boys and girls track teams dominated their Division I regional meets, sending a large group of Lions to the state championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium June 4–7. Local runners, hurdlers, jumpers, and relay squads from Gahanna are highlighted among dozens of central Ohio qualifiers, so you can track which hometown athletes are competing for state titles.
   

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📸 Around Gahanna

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gahanna

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 6

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Columbus, OH (June 2026) →
  Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds, 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

• Charter Review Commission Meeting →
  Gahanna, OH Calendar, 200 S Hamilton Rd, Gahanna
  6:30 pm
• GJPS Board Workshop
  Gahanna-Jefferson City Clark Hall, Gahanna-Jefferson Public School District: Main Office
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 6

• Gahanna Bananas Baseball Game →
  Gahanna, OH Calendar Gahanna, OH 43230
  12:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Gahanna, OH Calendar, 200 S Hamilton Rd, Gahanna
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 2

• 2563023 - Westerville Safety City →
  Robert Frost Elementary ROBERT FROST Cafeteria, Multipurpose Room, ROBERT FROST Classroom 28, ROBERT FROST Classroom 2 Kindergarten, ROBERT FROST Classroom 2nd 27, ROBERT FROST Classroom First 33, ROBERT FROST Classroom Fir
  8:00 am
• Davidson Baseball →
  Davidson High School 5100 Davidson Road Hilliard, OH 43026
  8:00 am
• Story Time: Tales for Toddlers
  Grandview Heights Public Library Grandview Heights - Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• BHS Girls Basketball Youth Camp →
  Bradley High School 2800 Walker Road Hilliard, OH 43026
  4:30 pm
• Softball Banquet →
  Darby High School 4200 Leppert Road Hilliard, OH 43026
  5:00 pm
• Civil Service Commission Meeting →
  Grandview Heights Calendar, 1525 Goodale Boulevard, Grandview Heights
  5:15 pm
• Athletic Wildcat U →
  Davidson High School 5100 Davidson Road Hilliard, OH 43026
  6:00 pm
• Columbus Board of Education Meeting
  Fairwood Elementary School 3700 S. High Street, Room 825
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

New Albany

• Petition to update Ohio's ‘Son of Sam' law draws hundreds of thousands of signatures (nbc4i.com)
• Keep students sharp by combating ‘summer slide' (columbusjewishnews.com)

Columbus

• How to Get Involved in Columbus Pride Celebrations This June (columbusmonthly.com)
• M&M Wintergreens partners with Oasis Forage Products on forage kit (greenhousemag.com)
• Leveraging Research, Education, and Communication for Better LGBTQIA+ Care (the-hospitalist.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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