Comments on: CU Podcast #19: City Hop Highlights Urban Living

By: Walker

Walker — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:44:11 +0000

Tour shows livelier Downtown
Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:33 AM
BY STEVEN BUSHONG
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Don and Barb Roman are soon-to-be empty-nesters from Hilliard. But yesterday, they were checking out lofts, condos and apartments in Downtown Columbus during the annual City Hop tour.

“We’ve been coming Downtown more and more, and we thought we should just live here,” said Mr. Roman, 46. “Ten years ago, there wasn’t as much going on.”

Dwellers of suburbia, the couple couldn’t have imagined saying that before Mayor Michael B. Coleman launched an initiative to build 10,000 units Downtown by 2012. With more residents to serve, more restaurants now are open at night. The Clippers and Blue Jackets add to Downtown life.

By: Walker

Walker — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:28:12 +0000

Hrm. Capital Style Magazine thinks that children are not welcome to live downtown. LINK

By: Walker

Walker — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:27:20 +0000

Annual City Hop allows taste of Downtown life Monday, June 8, 2009 3:01 AM This year's affair kicks off Friday evening with a series of progressive parties hosted by residents of several buildings on Saturday's tour. On Saturday, participants can visit 20 units in nine buildings, ranging from the Ohio Loft, a 160-year-old former furniture building on E. Main Street, to the yet-to-open Annex at River South condominiums and apartments on S. Front Street. READ MORE

By: Walker

Walker — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:22:57 +0000

Haha! Well, if you think she’s a character in this one, just wait until I post up the “director’s cut” of this podcast! :D

By: natedemars

natedemars — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:27:50 +0000

Donna Carstens sure is a character. You should see if she’ll co-host with you each week.