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More and more tourists are visiting Columbus when the sun's out.

• If only we could just convince them to stay the night.

Dolly Parton never imagined her book giveaway program would amount to much more than helping children in her native Sevier County, Tennessee, learn to read.

• But over the past 27 years, millions of young children across the globe have enjoyed a free "Dolly book" every month.

Central Ohio's first monkeypox (MPV) vaccine clinics have filled every available appointment as demand for the shots continues to outweigh supply.

• Columbus Public Health distributed 850 total shots Thursday and Monday, a spokesperson tells Axios.

The percentage of Ohio children diagnosed with anxiety or depression jumped higher than most other states at the onset of the pandemic, per a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Why it matters: The mental health crisis among children and teens is considered a national emergency by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Columbus has ambitious plans to develop a greener, more livable and vibrant downtown over the coming decades.

Why it matters: Success would help solve the worsening housing crisis, elevate Columbus as a prime destination for tourists and improve the quality of life in an area facing occupancy shortages.

Ope, this can't be right.

Driving the news: Using descriptions from local Airbnb listings, the Washington Post recently ranked the "most Midwestern" states in an effort to better define "America's vaguest region."

Don't touch that dial.

• Amid another heat wave, we recently asked you to weigh in on your standard summer thermostat settings. Thanks for participating in our very unscientific email survey!

Many families are already facing a math problem before the school year begins: how to make dollars stretch as far as they once did.

Driving the news: Ohio's tax-free weekend — when shoppers don't pay state or county sales tax on clothing items ($75 or less) and school supplies ($20 or less) — begins Friday.