Caution tape temporarily marks off a section of sidewalk in front of Meza and Whit’s where workers installed scaffolding to begin work repairing bricks on the facade of the building. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2018.

A bicyclist rides in the morning fog downhill along Cooper Road between to Braun Farm property and the Otterbein hay fields. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2018.

Volunteers gather coats and blankets in front of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church as donations for delivery to a charity in Kentucky for distribution at Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 16, 2018.

Family and friends gather at the grave of Dingus Banks as it received the first wreath placement during Wreaths Across America t Otterbein Cemetery Saturday. My Final Photo for Dec. 15, 2018.

A shepherd takes time to check his smartphone while tending his flock in the living Nativity at the Church of the Messiah on North State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 14, 2018.

A technician sprays yellow paint marking the location of underground gas lines as the city prepares to request bids to upgrade State Street from Walnut to Home. My Final Photo for Dec. 13, 2018.

Contractors clear Alkire Run of debris preparing it for the addition of heavy stones as part of the creek bed reinforcement and remediation. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2018.

A Metro Parks worker clears leaves from a section of Sharon Woods with a large blower pulled behind a tractor. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2018.

A steelworker bends beneath a steel beam to attach it to post at the DHL building construction site. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2018.

A Rudolph Run 5K runner smiles as she grabs her choice of cookie from trays offered to runners near the completion of the race before the Christmas parade. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2018.

An electrician secures power and computer feed cables for new traffic signals at Cleveland and Schrock. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2018.

Steam rises from dirt from a 25-foot-deep hole dug by a backhoe operator working with a surveying and drilling crew on land along Cooper Road and Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2018.

A surveyor measures elevations and locations along Cleveland Avenue near Cooper Road as part of a survey of land including Otterbein’s hay fields and the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Dec. 6, 2018.

A restoration crew attaches reinforced plastic sheeting to scaffolding above Graeter’s as a weather shield as they begin the process of repairing a section of the building after an earlier upgrade revealed problems requiring additional work before installing a new facade. My Final Photo for Dec. 5, 2018.

A pipeline crew buries recently laid underground lines from a new city water pump on Cleveland Ave. between the community center and Alum Creek. My Final Photo for Dec. 4, 2018.