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Marc Bohan for Christian Dior evening
dress, 1974. Worn by New York
socialite Brooke Astor. On loan from
the Historic Costume & Textiles
Collection at The Ohio State University.

Fourth of July fireworks needn’t be your only source for sparkle and shimmer this holiday weekend. Kleibacker’s Class Act: Storied Designers/Women of Note, on view through July 5 at the Columbus Museum of Art, celebrates women of influence and the elegant, painstakingly-detailed clothing they’ve worn on the world’s stage.

Charles Kleibacker, renowned fashion designer and CMA’s adjunct curator of design, said he hopes visitors realize that “clothing of a special quality – a superb fabric, a superb construction, a garment that is going to last” is art in and of itself.

Among the exhibit’s 43 garments are a two-piece Chanel suit worn by famed editrix and author Helen Gurley Brown; a short, silk chiffon evening dress worn by Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; a Versace dress with metallic thread worn by Farrah Fawcett; and the sample for a pant-and-tunic ensemble by Isabel Toledo that First Lady Michelle Obama wore last year. (Toledo also designed the lemongrass coat and dress Obama wore on Inauguration Day.) [Read More]

In this week’s ColumbusUnderground.com Podcast, we grab coffee with Stu Nicholson, the Public Information Officer for the Ohio Rail Development Commission. Stu provides us with some updates on the current development status of passenger rail service in Ohio, where the new routes could run, what a local station in Columbus could look like, and how the 3C Corridor will benefit the entire state of Ohio.

You can use the player below to listen to the podcast, click here to download an mp3, click here to subscribe via iTunes, or click here to subscribe to the rss feed.

According to a new report from the US Census Bureau, the population of Columbus continued to grow at a rate of just over 1% over the past year, with an additional 8,024 people in the city limits. That brings the total population up to 754,885. Despite the population gains, our southern rival Austin grew at a faster rate and surpassed us in total population taking over the 15th place spot and bumping us down to 16th. [Read More]

Photo by CMHGourmand

There’s a great article that was posted on CMHGourmand on Monday that provides look at the food offerings of Comfest. While food is often a pretty large draw for many of our local summer festivals, one thing that really sticks out about the Comfest lineup is the fact that everything is overwhelmingly local, and few traditional “fair food” items are to be found. Did anyone manage to find a new favorite food vendor at Comfest this year?

Columbus parents, you can finally eject those Raffi and Wiggles CD’s — a new band just landed its interstellar Winnebago ready to rock the planet with cool kids music.

Formed by Ian Hummel, The Shazzbots blend folk, swing, rock, and jazz with lively theatrics reminiscent of Sesame Street and The Electric Company. The galactic ensemble includes Ian as “Captain Captain” on lead vocals and guitar; Mike Heslop as “Scopes” on bass guitar and vocals; Amber Allen as “Debora Nebula” on keyboards and vocals; Steve Frye as “Watts Watson” on drums, percussion, and vocals; and Josh Tully as “Professor Swiss Vanderburton” on lead guitar, vocals, and percussion. Ian formerly spearheaded Poophouse Reilly and the Poophouse Jug Band and Steve used to play drums for ekoostik hookah.  [Read More]

Joe “Smoke” Jackson has always known good barbecue. Growing up in South Carolina, his family has cooked and created barbecue dishes since he was a young child. When he decided to start up his business 14 years ago, he wanted to bring authentic barbecue to his new hometown of Columbus. He built two large Iron Barrel Grills, purchased some ribs, and never looked back. Jackson started out by setting up his grills on the Eastside, cooking for the locals and developing a buzz. Following the encouragement from his new found fans, he attempted to open up a restaurant or two, but the street kept calling him back. [Read More]

The 29th presentation of Red, White and Boom takes place on Friday, July 3rd at 10pm. And if you’re like most people, you’re probably going back and forth this week trying to decide whether or not you want to actually attend the event and deal with the traffic caused by over half a million people descending upon Downtown to witness the largest fireworks show in the Midwest.

Fear not, pyrotechnic aficionados, for we’ve got your solution right here. Below you’ll find our top five tips and tricks that can help you deal with the congestion this year. [Read More]

The 48 Hour Film Project, the first and biggest timed film competition in the world, brings filmmaking teams together to make a movie from scratch — teams write, shoot, edit and score a short film — all in just 48 hours. And it’s coming to Columbus!

Filmmakers compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film goes up against films from around the world. Each completed film is guaranteed a big-screen screening in front of a full audience at the Landmark Gateway Theatre in the South Campus Gateway. [Read More]

Embracing its historic roots as a farm community, the city of Dublin hosts its first-ever community market, formed by members of the Dublin community, local business owners and farmers. The market will officially commence Wednesday, July 1 at 4:30PM at the Dublin Community Church. Markets will continue each succeeding Wednesday until season’s close on October 28th. [Read More]

What started a year ago with rumors of a new Northstar location in Grandview has recently come full circle to reveal that Northstar-owners Kevin and Katy Malhame were opening a new venture called Third and Hollywood. After a quiet soft opening, they were met with a pretty critical eye both from food reviewers who had ventured in, as well as many who had not yet tried the place.

I recently sat down with Kevin to discuss their new restaurant, and give him a chance to share his thoughts on their menu, ingredients, location, and prices. [Read More]