🌱 Want to hear Cary Elwes’ Princess Bride secrets in New Albany?

Greetings New Albany! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to hear Cary Elwes’ Princess Bride secrets in New Albany?
• How did New Albany wrestlers stack up at the Roughneck Duals?
• How Meta’s New Albany data hub will be kept powered up

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around New Albany? Post it to New Albany photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

From our Partner
Today's New Albany Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. Everyone deserves to be connected. That's why T-Mobile and UScellular have joined forces to connect people from big cities to small towns and everywhere in between. UScellular is now a part of T-Mobile. Find out more at T-Mobile.com/Better-Together.
Find a T-Mobile store near New Albany.

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 29.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 52 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Princess Bride' star Cary Elwes to share tales from on and off set (thisweeknews.com) — New Albany residents can catch “Princess Bride” star Cary Elwes live at the McCoy Center for the Arts on Feb. 28, with a film screening followed by his behind-the-scenes stories. Tickets, including limited VIP packages, are available now, with an eight-ticket limit per household, making this a notable local night out for movie fans.
   

• Stevens eclipses 100 wins as Panthers compete at Roughneck Duals (recordherald.com) — New Albany’s wrestling team is highlighted as one of several squads facing Miami Trace at the Roughneck Duals in Findlay, where a Miami Trace senior earned his 100th career win. The detailed results show how New Albany fared in each weight class against the Panthers, offering local fans a clear look at individual match outcomes.
   

• Filings reveal details of plant that will power Meta data center (toledoblade.com subscription) — Meta’s New Albany data center will be powered by natural-gas plants built by Will-Power, which is now planning a separate 350-megawatt facility in northwest Ohio. The new Bowling Green plant, pending state siting approval, would use 21 gas turbines plus large battery storage to meet surging AI-related power needs and lessen reliance on the regional grid.
   

📸 Around New Albany

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

📣 New Albany Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• MSE Girls BB @ GMS West
  Middle School East , 350 N Stygler Rd , Gahanna
  5:30 pm
• MSE Boys BB vs GMS West
  Middle School East , 730 Clotts Rd , Gahanna
  5:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Columbus City , 3700 S. Hight St. , Columbus
  6:00 pm
• City Council Agenda & Voting Meeting
  Whitehall, OH Calendar , 360 S. Yearling Road , Whitehall
  6:30 pm
• 2527987 - Varsity Boy's Basketball Westerville South High School vs Westerville North High School
  Westerville South High School ()
  7:30 pm
• After School Snack
  1402 Brice Rd , Reynoldsburg
  9:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Blood Drive
  Reynoldsburg, OH Calendar , 1470 Davidson Dr , Reynoldsburg
  12:00 pm
• SkateZone 71 Skating Party
  SkateZone 71 , 4900 Evanswood Dr , Columbus
  5:00 pm
• Wrestling Dual vs Pick Lakeview
  Middle School East , 730 Clotts Rd , Gahanna
  5:30 pm
• Wrestling Dual @ Reynoldsburg Waggoner
  Middle School West , 360 S Waggoner Rd , Reynoldsburg
  5:30 pm
• Columbus, OH Chapter
  The Bullet Ranch , 12425 Broad St SW , Pataskala
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost Dog (Ruby, Golden Retriever)
  Sharing for owner. Please reshare. Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog! Ruby was LOST on December 13, 2025 in Columbus, OH 43211… (Nextdoor Kitzmiller)
• Lost Cat ( Dini) Westerville
  Sharing for owner. Please reshare Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat! Dini was LOST on December 9, 2025 in Westerville, OH 43081… (Nextdoor Kitzmiller)

• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in New Albany. Apply here.
• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Engineering And Planning Coordinator in New Albany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Albany here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gahanna

• Closings, Delays: Check to see if your school is open Monday (myfox28columbus.com)
• Central Ohio restaurants are serving diners on Christmas Eve (dispatch.com)
• Eastland-Fairfield Inducts Bill McGowan into Hall of Fame (circlevilleherald.com)

Westerville

• Frigid temperatures bring winter fun to Columbus sledding hills (abc6onyourside.com)
• Westerville, Ohio Seeks Visionary Chief Building Official to Spearhead Urban Growth and Development (hoodline.com)

Ok New Albany! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Send it to us!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook