Most Suburbs Got This Wrong. Dublin Mostly Got it Right.

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☘️ Dublin Area Events

☘️ The Reason Some Dublin Kitchens Feel More Finished

☘️ Most Suburbs Got This Wrong. Dublin Mostly Got it Right.

☘️ It’s Been a Big Week in Dublin

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Community Spotlight

A strong community is built by people supporting each other — local restaurants, small businesses, neighborhood shops, service providers, and the people behind them who help make Dublin feel connected.

That’s why we want to use this newsletter to introduce readers to more of the businesses and local founders that make our community special.

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Business Spotlight

Did you know some of the most beautiful kitchens around Dublin have their cabinets built by hand in small Amish woodshops here in Ohio?

That's what Jessica Miner does with Miner Made. No factory catalogs, no prefab — everything custom, built with solid hardwoods and the kind of joinery you just don't see from the big box guys.

What makes it work is that the kitchens don't look trendy or showroom-perfect. They look like they belong in the house — warm and lived-in, whether it's an older home in Historic Dublin or a newer place out west.

Jessica works directly with homeowners, and a lot of local designers and builders bring her in when they want the cabinetry done right from the start.

If a kitchen or bathroom remodel has been sitting on your list, give her a call and get a free consultation.

Local News

Suburban office parks across the Midwest are struggling — Chicago's suburbs ended 2025 with nearly a third of their office space sitting empty, five straight years of record vacancies. Dublin isn't. Our city has more than 4,300 businesses and 20 corporate headquarters. Something is working here that isn't working most places.

Part of the answer is that Dublin never tried to grow explosively. The city developed steadily and deliberately — prioritizing planning, infrastructure, and quality of life over short-term wins. The result is a place that keeps attracting businesses for the same reason it keeps attracting residents: it's genuinely good to live and work in.

Companies come because the talent is here. Talent comes because the schools, parks, amenities, and community are here. Once that cycle starts moving, it's hard to stop.

The 4,300-plus businesses range from Fortune 500 headquarters to the startup on Blazer Parkway to the restaurant on Bridge Street. Our community behind that number is wide.

It took decades to build something this good. Turns out that was kind of the point.

Local News

It’s been a week. It really has. Between the redistricting vote, senior parades, pool openings, and a fair bit of hard news in between — if you blinked, you probably missed something. Yesterday was quiet by comparison. Good riddance.

If you're still catching up, everything from this week is on our website. And if you're already up to speed — consider this your official permission to put the phone down and enjoy the long weekend.

With the farmers market and a long weekend to wander, there's plenty of reason to get outside. I was born in Sweden, and over there we had a saying: there's no bad weather, only poor choices of clothing.

So maybe bring an umbrella.

Happy Memorial weekend.

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