Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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The Columbus Foundation is seeking input on Columbus’ #1s for 2010.
Awards, rankings, and votes that have placed Columbus at the top of National lists – not limited to nonprofit organizations, but including businesses, events, or places.
We have much to be proud of in Columbus, and would hate to overlook any awards as we ‘Celebrate Our Community’. Thank you for helping us to remember and celebrate such #1 awards.
Please post them below if you know of any. Thanks!
groundrules
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man, maybe this should go in pet peeves thread, but the obsession people around here seemingly have with where Columbus falls on someone-er-rather's Top 20 list is irksome. Who gives a shit if some chump blog in Madison listed us as the #7 most social-media savvy city or some shit? gah. barf. rant over.
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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wife swapping? really? nationally?
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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Nitsud Regnifloh wrote >>
wife swapping? really? nationally?
Yeah, there was an article in the paper in June of 2008. We picked up the paper when we were first moving here. Westerville was the wife swapping capital of the nation.
Or maybe it was 'swinging' capital. I forget and I'm not about to start googling that at work.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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groundrules wrote >>
man, maybe this should go in pet peeves thread, but the obsession people around here seemingly have with where Columbus falls on someone-er-rather's Top 20 list is irksome. Who gives a shit if some chump blog in Madison listed us as the #7 most social-media savvy city or some shit? gah. barf. rant over.
I don't know if I'd call it an "obsession", but it's always nice to be recognized for doing something well, right?
I do try to take most of these lists with a grain of salt though (especially Forbes), as their criteria for creating the lists is usually pretty non-scientific and they're really just done as a way to draw attention and eyeballs to their publications.
That being said, I'm pretty proud that our Library, Zoo, Science Center and University get consistently ranked as the best in the nation. Aren't you? Or would that mean we're both obsessed?
Core_Models
Columbus
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Number 1 sized city without passenger rail.
ChrisSunami
King-Lincoln District
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World Capital of Somali Filmmaking.
Walker wrote >>
I'm pretty proud that our Library, Zoo, Science Center and University get consistently ranked as the best in the nation.
I guess you already know about those! :)
I compiled a list like this a while back, but it's several years old now. We were Forbes Magazines' #1 Up and Coming Technology City in 2008.
We're also the #1 Philosophy Meetup city, as in having been the first.
And of course, Indie Arts Capital etc., etc.
rus
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Tenzo wrote >>
Nitsud Regnifloh wrote >>
wife swapping? really? nationally?Yeah, there was an article in the paper in June of 2008. We picked up the paper when we were first moving here. Westerville was the wife swapping capital of the nation.
Or maybe it was 'swinging' capital. I forget and I'm not about to start googling that at work.
"But, but, but... it's research!"
groundrules
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Walker wrote >>
That being said, I'm pretty proud that our Library, Zoo, Science Center and University get consistently ranked as the best in the nation. Aren't you? Or would that mean we're both obsessed?
I'm proud of our zoo and library in their own right. I get no pride out of knowing that they made a list somewhere. The value of those rankings i guess is both dependent on the variable being ranked (tech city? so what. gets us nothing) and more importantly my level of respect for the ranker.
melikecheese
Merion Village
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joev
Merion Village
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Walker wrote >>
groundrules wrote >>
man, maybe this should go in pet peeves thread, but the obsession people around here seemingly have with where Columbus falls on someone-er-rather's Top 20 list is irksome. Who gives a shit if some chump blog in Madison listed us as the #7 most social-media savvy city or some shit? gah. barf. rant over.I don't know if I'd call it an "obsession", but it's always nice to be recognized for doing something well, right?
I do try to take most of these lists with a grain of salt though (especially Forbes), as their criteria for creating the lists is usually pretty non-scientific and they're really just done as a way to draw attention and eyeballs to their publications.
That being said, I'm pretty proud that our Library, Zoo, Science Center and University get consistently ranked as the best in the nation. Aren't you? Or would that mean we're both obsessed?
What university are you talking about?
gk
columbus, ohio
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Walker wrote >>
joev wrote >>
What university are you talking about?OSU - Certain programs and aspects get high rankings in addition to it being the largest in the nation. Wasn't referring to it being #1 overall in terms of education.
Perhaps you could list those OSU programs and aspects that are ranked #1 for the Columbus Foundation since that is the information being sought.
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