Blue Turtle Tea and Spice owner Alex Maddox, second from left, celebrates with friends and family a champagne toast for the grand reopening of her store on East College Saturday morning. My Final Photo for February 8, 2025.

A Girl Scout quickly slips a portion of a Thin Mint cookie into her mouth during a short break from selling the iconic cookies in front of Graeter’s in Uptown Westerville Friday. My Final Photo for February 7, 2025.

Heavy clouds move across Uptown Westerville at dusk, signaling the arrival of cold temperatures for the next week. My Final Photo for February 6, 2025.

A bundle of hoses hangs from a wooden post and holder at one of the intersections in the Westerville community garden, where a couple of future farmers have already begun to prepare their plots for Spring planting. My Final Photo for February 5, 2025.

One of eight does grazing in the woods at Heritage Park looks over the neighborly split rail fence to inspect the intentions of an interloping photographer disturbing their meal Tuesday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 4, 2025.