Wilmington, Ohio
Your neighborly guide to what's happening in town.
Events, neighborhood news, local spots, and the stories of the people who make this town home.
About this guide
A community guide, written by a neighbor.
Hometown Happenings is a community guide to Wilmington, Ohio, written by a local for locals and newcomers alike. We round up events worth leaving the house for, share neighborhood news, and point you to the spots locals actually go. The idea is simple: a quick visit here should always leave you with somewhere to go and something to do.
Nothing on this site is a paid placement or an advertising list. It is a working, growing guide we refine as we learn what residents find most useful, so tell us what belongs here.
County seat
of Clinton County, Ohio
12,600+
hometown residents
1870
Wilmington College founded
60 min
to Columbus, Cincinnati, or Dayton
Events
What's happening
Seasonal happenings and community traditions, framed so you always know where to look.
Explore events
Things to Do
Spots worth knowing
Coffee shops, lake days, trails, history, and the local favorites we keep going back to.
See the list
Neighborhoods
Around the blocks
The character of Wilmington's streets, from downtown to the tree-lined edges.
Get to know them
News
Notes from town
Longer reads on what makes Wilmington work, for residents and those about to be.
Read the journalThe Blog
Latest from the blog.
Clear, evergreen reads on buying, selling, and making Wilmington home, written in plain English and refreshed with new posts regularly.
Buying a home · 6 min read
A plain-English checklist for first-time home buyers
Selling a home · 4 min read
Five signs it might be time to sell your home
Moving & settling in · 5 min read
How to get to know a town before you move there
Local favorites
A few places we send our friends.
Every community has its anchors: the coffee shop where people linger, the park where families meet, the pocket of history that holds the town's story. Here are a few of Wilmington's, to get you started. We will keep adding as we explore.
Browse the full list"In a town this size, the best event list is still the one a neighbor writes down for you."
The Hometown Happenings promise
Good to know
Common questions, neighborly answers.
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What does Hometown Happenings cover?
It is a community guide to Wilmington, Ohio, rounding up local events, things to do, neighborhood news, and the local spots worth knowing, written by a neighbor for locals and newcomers alike.
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Which neighborhoods does the site cover?
The guide profiles the character of Wilmington's streets, from downtown to the tree-lined edges, and is a running guide to living here: schools, commuting, daily life, and community feel. Individual streets and areas get added over time.
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Who writes the guide?
LeaAnn Taylor, a local Realtor with Glasshouse Realty who has called Wilmington home since 2013 and has been helping clients navigate the local market since 2017.
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Is anything on the site a paid placement?
No. Nothing on this site is a paid placement or an advertising list; it is a working, growing guide refined as residents tell us what they find most useful.
From your neighbor
Hi, I'm LeaAnn. Welcome to our corner of Ohio.
I have called Wilmington home since 2013 and raised my family here, so this guide is personal. It is my way of sharing the town I love: the festivals, the parks, the neighborhoods, and the small moments that make a place feel like home.
By day I help families buy and sell homes in and around Clinton County as a Realtor with Glasshouse Realty. By night, I am here, writing down what's happening next week.
Read my story
LeaAnn by the numbers
9 years
in real estate
225 homes sold
across Wilmington and Clinton County
Real estate, Wilmington style
Buying or selling? Let's talk.
As a Realtor with Glasshouse Realty, I help first-time buyers, growing families, and investors buy and sell homes across Wilmington and Clinton County. Same neighborly care as this guide, same commitment to clear, honest communication, and a local who knows the market street by street.
The Hometown Roundup
A friendly digest, sent occasionally.
One short email with what's coming up around Wilmington: events, new things to try, and notes from the neighborhoods. No noise, no pressure, and you can leave anytime.
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