Dining on East Main

Sidewalk diners enjoy a warm, dry weekend outside Begin Café on East Main Street in Uptown, making the most of a long-awaited break in the rain. (My Final Photo for May 30, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Sidewalk diners enjoy a warm, dry weekend outside Begin Café on East Main Street in Uptown, making the most of a long-awaited break in the rain. (My Final Photo for May 30, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A deer pauses to survey its surroundings in the overgrown grassy field beside Millstone Creek Park, where a crew was at work installing new playground equipment in the popular park. (My Final Photo for May 29, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

The finishing coat of asphalt is laid in the new intersection on Polari Parkway leading to the Chick-fil-A and the empty field where Aldi plans to build a new store. (My Final Photo for May 28, 2026)

One of 250 flags in Westerville. (My Final Photo for May 27, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

One of 250 flag photos in Westerville. (My Final Photo for May 26, 2026)

A blue heron stands at the end of the Hoover Sailing Club dock as members enjoy the deeper waters of the lake, seemingly hoping that fewer people and boats nearby will make it easier to find a quick meal. (My Final Photo for May 25, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)