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Ashtabula, OH
76Events this week
8Free things to do
78New spots
81New stories

● Checked Friday, October 23, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Ashtabula

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 76 events, day by day →

Halloween 5K

Saturday 8:30am · Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Cleveland Bonsai Club Monthly Meeting

Saturday 9:30am · Rockefeller Park Greenhouse · Free

Cleveland XXL TCG Show

Saturday 10am · Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland

LOVE BITES: Vampire + Halloween Booze & Tiny Tattoos

Saturday 10am · Little Birdie Wine Nest

Preschool Story Time

Saturday 10:30am · Cleveland Public Library - Memorial-Nottingham Branch

New in Ashtabula

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

440 Lash and Beauty Studio

Beauty

Brows, lashes, glow: 440 Lash and Beauty Studio in the historic Ashtabula Harbor brings quality, honest, customizable esthetic services to locals who want their lashes, brows, and skin dialed in without the fuss.

440lashandbeautystudio.com ↗

Robot Zero Comics

Hobbies, Books, & Crafts

Your next geek fix: From long boxes to display shelves, Robot Zero Comics keeps Ashtabula readers happily overstocked with Marvel and DC favorites, indie gems, Funko POPs, McFarlane figures, anime statues, and Topps cards.

robot-zero.com ↗

SPIRE Aquatics Center

Entertainment

Serious swim vibes: If your idea of a workout is chasing a perfect split, SPIRE Aquatics Center has two Myrtha pools built with USA Swimming input, configurable 50m or 25y/25m courses, pace clocks, a scoreboard, and underwater video to tune your stroke.

spireacademy.com ↗

Ashtabula’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

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Most read in Ashtabula

The five stories Ashtabula readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Geneva-on-the-Lake Public beach reopens 7 years after erosion wiped it away

    The public beach in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio, has been reopened after a $1.3 million project was completed, seven years after it was destroyed due to erosion.

    Full story at news5cleveland.com ↗

  2. Legislation Announced to Regulate eBikes and Scooters in Ohio

    Ohio Democratic lawmakers are introducing bills that would ban children 13 and younger from operating electric bikes and electric scooters, and require people to wear helmets when riding e-bikes and scooters.

    Full story at columbusunderground.com ↗

  3. Two candidates running for county commissioners’ seat

    Two candidates are running for a seat on the Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners in the Republican incumbent, Casey Kozlowski, and Democrat Jayson T.

    Full story at gazettenews.com ↗

  4. Ohio voters will decide future of libraries with local ballot proposals this November • Ohio Capital Journal

    The November general election will decide the future of some Ohio libraries, with 16 libraries asking for local support, 11 of which will have renewal levies, two with an increase, and three with additional levies.

    Full story at ohiocapitaljournal.com ↗

  5. State Sen. Bill Reineke on passing the 90-day gas tax holiday

    State Sen. Bill Reineke (R-Tiffin) has spoken to In Focus about his role in passing the 90-day gas tax holiday for Ohio drivers.

    Full story at spectrumnews1.com ↗

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