The Redistricting Maps Are Official Now

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I got to sit down with Josh Weprin this week — the guy behind NomaEN, the Kyoto-inspired concept moving into the old Oscar's space on North High Street. We covered it a few weeks back, but honestly the story is a lot more interesting than we knew.

Here's the part I didn't expect. Chef Taishi Noma — the master chef behind the whole thing — is Josh's father-in-law. Chef Taishi's wife will be overseeing hospitality. And the Noma family has called Dublin home for years. So this isn't some restaurant group that picked our neighborhood off a list. It's personal.

The experience itself is going to be something different. Josh was very clear about this — it's not a restaurant, it's a dining experience. More like walking into someone's home than a typical night out. Phones away, quiet and intentional. Japanese culture treated with real respect at the center of everything.

Dublin almost didn't happen either. Josh lives in Upper Arlington and figured Historic Dublin was too far. So he asked around — friends, neighbors — and pretty much everyone said they were already driving to Bridge Park regularly anyway.

It opens late spring or summer of 2027 as a members-only experience. Non-members can still get in, but only as a guest of a member. If you're interested in a membership, NomaEN.Club has the details.

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With the heat wave breaking just in time for the holiday, July 4th morning is shaping up to be a good one to get outside early. The Sherm Sheldon Fishing Derby kicks off at 8 a.m. at Avery Pond, corner of Wynford Drive and Avery Road — no registration, no entry fee, just bring your rod and bait.

And if July 4th puts fishing on your radar, Dublin makes it easy all summer long. The city has 67 stocked ponds, all catch-and-release, and no fishing license is required for any of them. Bluegill, channel catfish, and largemouth bass are the regulars — but the city is upfront that you never know what you might hook into. The Scioto River is an option too, though that one does require a license.

Full fishing info and a pond map here.

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It's finally here. Dublin City Schools finalized its new attendance boundaries this week, after more than a year of meetings, a pause, and a lot of frustrated parents waiting on exactly this.

On the high school side, Muirfield, Tartan Fields, and Shawnee Hills move from Jerome to Coffman. Llewellyn (Farms West, Estates, and Farms South), Shannon Heights, Harden Farms, and everyone south of Bridge Park shift from Coffman to Scioto. If you've got an upperclassman, this doesn't hit right away — only incoming freshmen, starting with the Class of 2031, are required to move. Current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders get a choice: stay at their current school through graduation if the family handles transportation, or switch to the new one.

Elementary and middle school is different — no phase-in, no choice. Whatever the map says is where your kid goes in 2027-28, no matter what grade they're in. The newer developments around Glacier Ridge Metro Park move from Eversole Run to Deer Run. Parts of eastern Jerome Village shift from Depp to Eli Pinney, and Muirfield gets split between Deer Run and Wyandot. Most of the elementary changes trace back to overcrowding at Abraham Depp, which has been running modular classrooms for years.

I know what most of you actually want is to know what this means for your specific address. Here's a tool you can use to check now, until the district confirms it directly by mail.