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Tourism can sound like a “nice extra” until you see the scoreboard: jobs created, restaurants sustained, hotel nights booked and community events funded without tapping resident wallets. Lindsay and Bruce are joined by Scott Dring, President and CEO of Visit Dublin, to explain how destination marketing quietly powers our quality of life.

We explain the hotel bed tax and how visitor spending helps fund amenities residents love, from signature celebrations to arts and experiences. Scott also connects the dots between tourism and economic development: most people meet a city first as visitors, and that first impression can turn into a future move, a new business, or a long-term investment. Along the way, we look back at what Dublin was like in the early 2000s, then track how Bridge Park and The Dublin Link changed the story completely.

This conversation is so timely too, as Visit Dublin has launched the Where Buckeyes Begin campaign built around Dublin’s uniquely high number of Ohio State student-athletes. Scott shares why youth sports travel stays strong in any economy and what it could mean for hotels, restaurants and Dublin’s national reputation over the next five to ten years.

Visit Dublin's work goes far beyond attracting visitors. It's about helping our community thrive. If you enjoyed today's conversation, subscribe for future episodes, share it with someone who loves Dublin, and leave a review

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A military child can move six to nine times before high school graduation, and every move can quietly erase a piece of learning. Lindsay and Bruce wanted to understand what happens after the boxes are unpacked and the new school year starts, when the curriculum doesn’t match, the gaps pile up, and families are expected to “just adjust.”

We’re joined by Dr. Gretchen McIntosh, CEO of Children of Valor, and Jamie Bando, Director of Valor Tutoring, to talk through a simple, powerful idea: in-person tutoring that moves with the student. Children of Valor is a national nonprofit headquartered in Dublin and they support military-connected students across the country with individualized, one-on-one help. We dig into how military moves create missed building blocks and why having an expert in your corner can change the whole tone of a school partnership.

Jamie also breaks down what makes Valor Tutoring different: starting with a formative assessment, targeting specific standards, and embedding executive functioning skills and financial literacy into every session.

It is a new school year after all, so we had to ask some questions, for any family, about the best and most practical ways to start a new year in the right direction.

If you care about military families, this one will stick with you. Subscribe, share this conversation with a parent or educator, and leave a review so more listeners can find it.

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Deer are part of what makes Dublin beautiful, peaceful and ultimately connect us to the outdoors in myriad ways.  That is, until the herd gets large enough that issues stop being rare and start feeling routine. We sit down with Barbara Ray, Dublin’s Nature Education Coordinator, and Greg Hitzhusen, an Ohio State University expert in human values and wildlife management.  Both help to explain why so many Ohio communities are now talking about deer population control, deer aggression, and the health of local ecosystems.

First, it's important to understand how we got here with deer becoming more habituated to people: increased property damage, deer vehicle collisions, and a growing risk of defensive encounters during fawning season, especially dog walkers. Barbara shares what residents can do immediately from no feeding the animals to deer-resistant gardening and simple hazing. We also clear up a common myth: feeding deer can actively harm them, because corn and other high-starch foods don’t match their natural diet.

Greg zooms out to the broader story of urban deer overpopulation, including why predators and hunting pressure don’t function the same way in suburbs.   We also walk through the hard questions communities ask next: why relocation and sterilization usually fail in open suburban landscapes, and why targeted removal has become a widely used tool.   A tool, in fact, over the course of hundreds of cumulative years in communities across Ohio, has never led to a single human injury.  Not one.  

If you care about humane wildlife management, public safety, and healthy parks, this conversation will give you clearer language, better facts, and practical next steps. Subscribe for more City of Dublin updates and share this with a neighbor to ensure they're informed on this important issue.

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Trying to find the right kind of help can feel harder than the problem you are trying to solve. That's why Lindsay and Bruce brought in Sara Harrison Mills, CEO of Syntero, along with the City of Dublin's Molly Steiner, to talk about how we're making wellness easier to access and simpler to navigate.

We unpack the new Community Wellness Navigator developed through the Dublin Wellness Alliance, including what the navigator can help with: finding doctors and dentists, understanding insurance enrollment, connecting to prescription assistance programs, locating food assistance, and overcoming barriers like transportation. We also share how to reach the navigator, including in-person hours at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, plus phone and email options, so residents have a clear starting point instead of a maze of referrals.

From there, we zoom out to what community wellness really takes: strong partnerships, shared priorities, and support that shows up where people already are. Sara explains how Syntero’s continuum of care spans prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery.  Plus, how an embedded mental health clinician works alongside local police and fire teams to connect individuals and families to services after a call. We also talk candidly about rising stress, anxiety, depression, access to care challenges, and why the shift toward open mental health conversations matters.

We wrap with a rapid-fire round on self-care and the small resets that actually help: from mindful pauses to replacing doomscrolling with learning. If you find this helpful, subscribe, share with a neighbor, and leave a review so more people can find the support they need.

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Trying to find the right kind of help can feel harder than the problem you are trying to solve. That's why Lindsay and Bruce brought in Sara Harrison Mills, CEO of Syntero, along with the City of Dublin's Molly Steiner, to talk about how we're making wellness easier to access and simpler to navigate.

We unpack the new Community Wellness Navigator developed through the Dublin Wellness Alliance, including what the navigator can help with: finding doctors and dentists, understanding insurance enrollment, connecting to prescription assistance programs, locating food assistance, and overcoming barriers like transportation. We also share how to reach the navigator, including in-person hours at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, plus phone and email options, so residents have a clear starting point instead of a maze of referrals.

From there, we zoom out to what community wellness really takes: strong partnerships, shared priorities, and support that shows up where people already are. Sara explains how Syntero’s continuum of care spans prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery.  Plus, how an embedded mental health clinician works alongside local police and fire teams to connect individuals and families to services after a call. We also talk candidly about rising stress, anxiety, depression, access to care challenges, and why the shift toward open mental health conversations matters.

We wrap with a rapid-fire round on self-care and the small resets that actually help: from mindful pauses to replacing doomscrolling with learning. If you find this helpful, subscribe, share with a neighbor, and leave a review so more people can find the support they need.