They Grew Up in Dublin. Then Went Pro.

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☘️ Dublin Area Events

☘️ Dublin Got Hit Hard by Saturday’s Storm

☘️ Dublin is Solving Senior Loneliness One Friendship at a Time

☘️ Can You Name All the Pro Athletes That Grew Up Here?

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Local News

If you were home Saturday afternoon, you heard it. A serious round of storms rolled through central Ohio with wind gusts hitting over 60 mph, and Dublin was right in the middle of it. Trees came down near Muirfield Village and hail over an inch in diameter was reported, and the National Weather Service is still looking into whether a brief tornado touched down anywhere in the damage zone.

City crews worked through it all and were out clearing debris overnight. Earlington Parkway at Wings Livery Road, south of Brand, was fully closed in both directions. The southbound lane at Coffman and Tara Hill was shut down for limb removal as well. Most of that should be resolved by the time you read this, but watch for debris on the roads and keep an eye on any traffic signals that may still be out — treat those as a four-way stop.

All things considered, Dublin handled it well. Hopefully your property came through it all okay.

Local News

In 2020, a Dublin Jerome student noticed something. If teens were struggling with isolation during the pandemic, what were seniors going through? That question turned into Dublin's Teen Buddy Program — a city initiative that pairs local teens with older adults based on shared interests, matches them through a careful process of interest forms and hobbies, and lets genuine friendships do the rest.

It works better than anyone expected. The program has served around 200 people since it started, and the matches have an almost uncanny accuracy — coordinators say they were surprised by how much teens and seniors actually have in common once you sit them down with a shared interest. Pottery classes, travel obsessions, art projects, Friendsgiving dinners, Valentine's card making, even a senior prom at Dublin Retirement Village. One pair stayed so close that when the teen headed off to Ohio State, her buddy sent her paintings for the dorm wall and quilts for her bed.

The program just won a statewide ServeOhio Award in April, and other municipalities are already calling Dublin asking how to replicate it. It runs on an academic calendar and is open to any Dublin resident or Dublin City Schools student — teens 15 to 18, matched with older adults who sign up through the city.

The Columbus Dispatch ran a beautiful piece on it today — worth the full read here. And if you or someone you know wants to sign up, Dublin's volunteer coordinator manages the program through the city.

Local News

Did you know that Dublin City Schools has sent athletes to the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, and the Olympics? It's the kind of thing that doesn't get talked about enough around here.

The list is genuinely impressive. Brady Quinn played quarterback in the NFL. Jacy Sheldon plays guard in the WNBA. Abby Steiner is a world champion sprinter. Kent Mercker pitched in the majors and has a World Series ring. Sean Kuraly plays center in the NHL. Chinedum Ndukwe played safety in the NFL. Vince Workman carried the ball in the NFL too.

Seven athletes across six different professional and Olympic-level sports — all out of Dublin schools. And that's just the names I know about.

It's not an accident. Between Darree Fields, Dublin Youth Athletics, and the city's long commitment to parks and recreation, Dublin has always taken sports seriously. The kids playing on those fields on a Saturday morning are following a pretty long line of people who did the same thing.

Know a Dublin athlete I missed? Hit reply — I’d love to build this list out.

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— Nick

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