Workers prepare to bolt into place the neon number 8 atop the marquee at the old State Theater where 8 State Bistro plans to open in November. My Final Photo for Sept. 24, 2015,.

The old State Theater marquee shines bright as electricians work to finish the sign for 8 State Bistro before the last Fourth Friday of the summer. My Final Photo for Sept. 23, 2015.

A runner navigates one of the paths through a filed of goldenrod at Sharon Woods park on the last day of summer. My Final Photo for Sept. 22, 2015.

Red and blue wallpaper covers sections of the wall inside Whit’s Frozen Custard as construction workers continue to covert the building for the store expected to open in a few weeks. My Final Photo for Sept. 21, 2015.

Red and blue wallpaper covers sections of the wall inside Whit’s Frozen Custard as construction workers continue to covert the building for the store expected to open in a few weeks. My Final Photo for Sept. 21, 2015.

Painters work under a nearly clear late summer sky to finish renovation on the cornice of a building on North State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 20, 2015.

A couple walks together at sunset across the footbridge spanning the Highlands Park wetlands. My Final Photo for Sept. 19, 2015.

A mom with her face painted like the comic book character super hero Violet smiles as she pauses while taking her children to to a birthday party in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 18, 2015.

A construction worker puts the finishing touches on a new section of sidewalk at city hall where a brick sidewalk will connect the front of the building with the new expanded and upgraded parking lot. My Final Photo for Sept. 17, 2015.

A welder joins sections of steel pipe for a new natural gas feed to Asterisk Supper Club in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 16, 2015.

An angler prepares his tackle for a day of fishing as the sun rises on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Sept. 14, 2015.

An angler prepares his tackle for a day of fishing as the sun rises on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Sept. 14, 2015.

A road crew works quickly to make repairs on Schrock Rd. after heavy traffic forced steel plates off a section of the roadway where contractors recently laid new underground pipes in the first phase of construction to rebuild and expand the intersection with State Street. My Final Photo for Sept. 14, 2015.

A road crew works quickly to make repairs on Schrock Rd. after heavy traffic forced steel plates off a section of the roadway where contractors recently laid new underground pipes in the first phase of construction to rebuild and expand the intersection with State Street. My Final Photo for Sept. 14, 2015.

A youngster holds on to his Blendon Township police hat as he tosses a ball to drop Westerville Police Chief Joe Morbitzer into the dunk tank at Cops and Kids Day at Hoff Woods park. My Final Photo for Sept. 13, 2015.