Good morning, Dublin.

Neal Hauschild and Jeff Ramm are local business owners who help area arts, schools, and annual holiday events; they host the New Albany Symphony Orchestra gala and support New Albany-Plain Local and Gahanna-Jefferson schools.

Suburban arts groups are staging holiday shows this season, including The Best Christmas Pageant Ever running Nov.

6–22 at Little Theatre Off Broadway in Grove City, Murder on the Orient Express Dec. 4–6 and 11–13 at The Theater at Violet Woods in Pickerington, and local Nutcracker performances beginning Dec. 5 at Abbey Theater in Dublin.

An informal Minor Project Review was submitted Oct.

20 for a new single-family home at 0 Franklin St in the Historic Residential District (PID 273-000135, ±0.38-acre), and city planner Rati Singh is the contact for review and feedback.

EnergizeCare opened Lisa’s Place in Dublin this fall to offer weekday respite programming, a caregiver room and a library; it also runs weekend (3.5-hour) respite sessions at the Philip Heit Center and outdoor programs at the Columbus Zoo from April through October.

Several holiday-themed races will take place across November and December in central Ohio, including the Dr. O Memorial Walk and 5K on Sat., Nov.

7 at 7100 Graphics Way in Lewis Center, the SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run on Sun., Nov. 15 at McFerson Commons, and the Jingle Bell Run on Sat., Dec. 5 at COSI/Genoa Park.