Sports and recreation fans in the Polaris area will soon have one more reason to cheer.

According to a press release, FieldhouseUSA, a community-based facility specializing in sports leagues, events, tournaments, and adventure, will replace the former Sears department store at Polaris Fashion Place.

FieldhouseUSA, which currently operates three locations in Texas, offers year-round play in team sports such as basketball, volleyball, pickleball, and futsal (an indoor variation of soccer). The facilities also offer programs like performance training, fitness, adventure exhibits, sports camps, birthday parties, boot camps, cheerleading, club volleyball, corporate events, dodgeball, lock-ins, skill training, taekwondo, tumble, martial arts, and more.

“We are pleased to bring this incredible opportunity to Polaris Fashion Place, as well as the neighboring communities," FieldhouseUSA Principal and CEO Gary L. Oliver said via a statement. "Residents will enjoy an exceptional multi-purpose indoor sports adventure experience and all of the amenities and privileges of a state-of the-art facility."

No opening date for the Polaris location of FieldhouseUSA has been announced at this time. 614NOW will update this story with new information as it becomes available.

Cincinnati is lending some of its cool to Columbus to help beef up the craft beer scene in an up-and-coming community.

Taft’s Brewing Company will bring its award-winning beer, New Haven-style pizza, and flare for entertainment to Franklinton next month. Taft’s Brewpourium will occupy a sizable indoor and outdoor space at Gravity, a developing community of apartments, offices, retailers, and more along Broad Street.

The grand opening is tentatively scheduled for November 15 according to Taft's Marketing Director Erin Weinert.

Plans for the Columbus location call for a game room and a stage for music and comedy nights.

“We love that Franklinton is an up-and-coming area. And we love the neighborhood’s arts culture, which really fits the roots of our brand,” said Taft’s Managing Partner David Kassling. “Columbus, like Cincinnati, has a great population of beer drinkers, and they’ve shown us in our bar and grocery business that there’s a demand for our beer. It’s truly an honor for our whole team to have the opportunity to take the leap to another great Ohio city."

Taft's is known best for its coal-fired, thin crust pizza that’s crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, plus hand-crafted Ohio-brewed beers like Gavel Banger IPA and Nellie’s Key Lime Caribbean Ale.

Based in Cincinnati, Taft’s Brewing Company operates a three-story brewery and restaurant in a renovated church in the Over-The-Rhine district called Taft's Ale House and Taft's Brewpourium in Spring Grove Village. The brewery’s namesake comes from the 27th president of the United States, William Howard Taft, who hailed from Cincinnati.

To learn more about Taft’s Brewporium, click here.

October 31 is going to roll around no matter what you do, but don't you think it would be more festive if you spent time indulging in the season's offerings? This week alone, Columbus is playing host to eight Halloween events to get you prepared for the spookiest of holidays.

Whether you're putting an "eek" in your week or a "boo" in your booze, celebrate fall with any or all of these fun events!

Wednesday 10/23 The Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow

Your new favorite fall tradition awaits! Westerville Parks and Recreation will bring five nights of fall whimsy to Heritage Park October 23-27 for The Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow!

The park, also home to Everal Barn, will transform into an autumn wonderland featuring a quarter-mile wooded trail aglow with thousands of carved pumpkins.

The family-friendly fun doesn’t stop there; outside the trail you’ll find:

• Gourd painting (to take home) and other crafts
• Festive games (pumpkin bowling and much more!)
• Music and entertainment
• Live professional pumpkin carving
• A straw maze
• Food trucks

You are also invited to bring your own carved pumpkins to contribute to a Community Jack-o-Lantern garden on site.

Visit www.westerville.org/pumpkinglow for more details.