This Week In Westerville – May 4-10, 2026

Here’s a day-by-day look at the stories published in The Westerville News over the past week. You’ll find local government, public safety, community updates, and other Westerville news below.

• • • Westerville Has Been Asking for a Steakhouse
      The Two-One inside the Renaissance Hotel opened a restaurant review series by making the case that Westerville’s long-requested steakhouse experience may already exist in a hotel dining room overlooking Guitar Lake.
    • Veteran’s Markers Replaced – Construction Briefs
      Volunteers from the Westerville Historical Society, Sunrise Rotary, and Westerville VFW replaced missing or damaged Civil War veterans’ grave markers at Otterbein Cemetery, while construction updates continued at East of Africa, Walnut Ridge Park, and Millstone Creek Park.
    • New Century Club Marks 125 Years In Westerville – Begin Cafe Liquor Approved – Kohl’s Remains Open
      Westerville’s New Century Club celebrated its 125th anniversary with a mayoral proclamation, a look back at the women’s literary club’s history, and a donation to the Westerville Public Library.
    • City Hall Almost Ready to Open – Council Meeting Summary – Light Ohio Blue in Westerville
      Westerville’s new City Hall prepared to open May 11, while City Council approved updated water-system safeguards, welcomed a new deputy city manager, and heard updates on parks, planning, e-bikes, utilities, and Light Ohio Blue.
    • Westerville To Host What Organizers Call First U.S. Linux Repair Café – Prayer Breakfast Highlights WARM’s Purpose and Success
      Westerville prepared to host what organizers called the first Linux Repair Café in the United States, giving residents a way to extend the life of older laptops, while WARM’s annual Prayer Breakfast highlighted food assistance, school partnerships, volunteers, and growing local need.
    • Proposed Westerville Development Would Bring Hotel, Apartments And Parking Garage Near Uptown
      A proposed redevelopment of the city-owned 64 E. Walnut St. property could bring a Marriott-branded boutique hotel, about 247 apartments, a restaurant, and a 400-space parking garage near Uptown, though the project remains early in the approval process.

​Also included in each week’s Sunday edition is a roundup of news from cities around Westerville, recent obituaries, and a calendar for the upcoming week. Subscribers get this in their email each Sunday evening.

• • Westerville Obituaries
  • This Week Westerville
  • Central Ohio News Briefs

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