The Columbus College of Art & Design 2012 Senior Fashion Show kicks off at 8:45 p.m. Friday at the Design Studios on Broad, at 390 E. Broad St. General admission doors open at 8 p.m. Fifty-four designs by 15 graduating… [Read More]
Local shoe designer Michael Stosky will be showcasing his high-end footwear line, Velieris & Co., Friday at the Sugardaddy’s Sumptuous Sweeties shop at 11 E. Gay St. During Taste in Style, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 6… [Read More]
Julia’s Story has a new home in the Short North. Lauren Woodrow originally opened the children’s bookstore in Bexley in 2002. Eventually, she relocated it to Canal Winchester, so she could work closer to home, but ended up shuttering the… [Read More]
Attention urban gardeners: there’s a new shop in the Short North just for you. Flora Home & Garden, at 988 N. High St. next to The Lamp Shade, offers an eclectic mix of merchandise designed to meet your every horticultural… [Read More]
Monica Warren’s creative nature was making her restless at her corporate job, so in 2009 she enrolled in a jewelry making class at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center. The experience awakened a passion for making unique earrings, necklaces, and bracelets…. [Read More]
Upon learning Jason Sudy started city planning firm Side Street Planning and co-founded improv troupe Fake Bacon, I was intrigued− mainly because I couldn’t find a common thread between the two. Then he mentioned the central tenet of improv: “yes, and…”… [Read More]
From housewares and home décor to specialty food and skin care products, Bink Davies has you covered. Located at 668 N. High St., the bitch-slapped, modern day general store (the owner’s words, not mine) prides itself on carrying top industry,… [Read More]
Four years ago, Matt Baker, Tony Cook, Sean Hagerty, and brothers Carson and Garret Wassmuth came up with an idea for a website where Columbus tourists could learn about the best events, bars, and restaurants the city has to offer…. [Read More]
Lexie Gantzer describes her style as put together and I totally agree. As someone who has seen every ensemble Due Amici’s private events manager has worn to work over the last year-and-a-half (Columbus Underground and The Metropreneur share offices with… [Read More]
As many of you know, in May I’m running the Capital City Half Marathon for the first time. My 60-day training program is underway and after getting some sage advice from the race’s coach, Aimee Price, I decided to purchase new… [Read More]
Wholly Craft opened in 2005 next to the space it currently occupies at 3169 N. High St. in Clintonville. Back then, the shop’s owner, Olivera Bratich, knew several people who were making unique items but didn’t have a place to… [Read More]
I’m running the Capital City Half Marathon on May 5. Two lovely ladies on the race’s communications team asked me to participate. I heard the phrase “champagne toast at the finish line” and I was in. Actually, I run a few… [Read More]
LBD is an acronym for Little Black Dress, but two local ladies are also hoping it becomes shorthand for one of the most stylish parties in Columbus. LBD kicks off at 11 p.m. Fri. Feb. 24 at Basil, located at… [Read More]
Meredith Piccin named her jewelry line, Honey Rose & K Modage Baubles, after her maternal grandmother Honey Rosenkranz. It’s a fitting tribute, considering Rosenkranz studied fashion design and worked in retail for many years. And it was Rosenkranz’s extensive vintage… [Read More]
One local boutique is combining commerce with a cause. FernBird, at 3337 N. High St. in Clintonville, carries a variety of merchandise −from clothing and jewelry to art and home décor− and it has promised to donate 10 percent of… [Read More]
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