Next week, a collaborative team of districts and neighborhoods located along High Street will be unveiling a new “High Five” marketing and outreach campaign. The new High Five moniker is intended to propel the destinations and experiences found in German Village, Downtown, The Arena District, The Short North and the University District to a new national level.
“High Five is an amazing grassroots collaboration between districts and destinations,” said John Angelo of Destination Marketing. “It could have tremendous benefits for the vibrancy and development of the urban High Street corridor. We are extremely excited to share the concept with Columbus… and to take the story regionally and nationally.”
The official launch event takes place on Wednesday, February 24th at 3PM at the Arena Grand. More information will be coming soon at ColumbusHighFive.com.
The Dave Matthews Band will be performing on June 22nd at Huntington Park as a part of their national tour this summer. This marks one of the first big non-baseball events at the new venue. According to The Beat Blog the 10,000 seat ballpark can be expanded to accommodate 18,000 for a live music event with additional on-field seating.
Tickets for the DMB show go on sale to the general public on February 26th via Ticketmaster.
With the economic recession being fully realized in late 2008, many expected 2009 to be a slow year in terms of urban development. Several projects had been delayed or canceled due to financing issues, but many others were able to continue with seemingly little difficulty. It’s been said that cities that continue to develop during recessions will come out ahead when the economy turns back around. Judging by the number of projects either under construction or in development, it would seem that Columbus is well posed to thrive in the near future.
Below is a rundown of the urban development projects that were completed, under construction, or announced in 2009. [Read More]
In this week’s podcast we sit down with Jon Myers and Chuck Hootman, founders of Casino-Free Columbus, the local grassroots effort to halt the development of the casino in the Arena District. Jon & Chuck tell us about how this movement came about, why the casino is not a good fit for our community, what types of development we need to be striving for instead and ways for others to get involved. More information can be found on their twitter profile @casinofreecolo and their Facebook page - “CasinoFreColumbus“.
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.
Back in May there was a bit of a hullabaloo about how the Columbus Blue Jackets could solve their economic issues, which included the idea of having Franklin County purchase Nationwide Arena.
Today, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce released a report that provides their analysis on the situation with the Blue Jackets, and provides nearly 20 different options on how the team can be retained and economic development of the Arena District increased. [Read More]
An article in today’s Dispatch is reporting that some city officials are considering a 50% rate hike to parking meters throughout Downtown, the Short North, the Arena District, German Village and other urban neighborhoods. The increase is estimated to bring in an additional $1.5 million in revenue. This news comes just three weeks after parking meter restrictions were lifted in order to make Downtown on-street parking more convenient for businesses.
NBC4 is reporting that the proposed Arena District Casino would be branded as a “Hollywood Casino”, similar to its Indiana counterpart. In the article, a representative says that renderings won’t be made available before election day, but states that the casino will be a single-story structure with an attached parking garage, and will include a performance stage and dining options.
Last summer, Nationwide Realty Investors announced plans for a new apartment building and grocery store development on the northwest side of the Arena District, at the corner of Vine & Neil. The grocery store was dropped from the plans earlier this year, but as of today, the apartments are still moving forward.
The new project is called the “Flats on Vine” and will contain 232 apartment units housed in two 3-story buildings at the southeast corner of Neil Avenue and Vine Street. Amenities include a swimming pool and fitness center for tenants. [Read More]
Baseballparks.com just announced the winner of their 10th annual “Ballpark of the Year” award, and the honor is going to Huntington Park. That’s right… Huntington Park is better than any other new major league ballpark. The new home of the Columbus Clippers was praised highly for the Downtown location, stadium design, and plethora of fan amenities.
The award will be presented in a ceremony prior to the Clippers’ home game Sunday, September 6th. A full review of the new stadium can be read here at BaseballParks.com.
MSI may not be a “household name” type of company, but they’ve helped to design many Columbus amenities that are widely recognized as some of the best things our city has to offer. Their projects include the Arena District, the Short North Streetscaping improvements, Huntington Park, Grandview Yard, The Scioto Mile and the Gay Street Streetscape just to name a few. In this week’s ColumbusUnderground.com Podcast, we’re sitting down at the MSI offices with Senior Associate Jeff Pongonis, Director of Planning Chris Herrmann, and Urban and Regional Planner Andrew Overbeck to discuss a wide variety of ongoing projects, as well as what the future of Columbus looks like through a designer’s eyes.
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.
Next week, a collaborative team of districts and neighborhoods located along High Street will be unveiling a new “High Five” marketing and outreach campaign. The new High Five moniker is intended to propel the destinations and experiences found in German Village, Downtown, The Arena District, The Short North and the University District to a new national level.
The Dave Matthews Band will be performing on June 22nd at Huntington Park as a part of their national tour this summer. This marks one of the first big non-baseball events at the new venue. According to 
With the economic recession being fully realized in late 2008, many expected 2009 to be a slow year in terms of urban development. Several projects had been delayed or canceled due to financing issues, but many others were able to continue with seemingly little difficulty. It’s been said that cities that continue to develop during recessions will come out ahead when the economy turns back around. Judging by the number of projects either under construction or in development, it would seem that Columbus is well posed to thrive in the near future.
In this week’s podcast we sit down with Jon Myers and Chuck Hootman, founders of Casino-Free Columbus, the local grassroots effort to halt the development of the casino in the Arena District. Jon & Chuck tell us about how this movement came about, why the casino is not a good fit for our community, what types of development we need to be striving for instead and ways for others to get involved. More information can be found on their twitter profile 
Back in May there was a bit of a 
An article in today’s Dispatch is reporting that some city officials are considering a 50% rate hike to parking meters throughout Downtown, the Short North, the Arena District, German Village and other urban neighborhoods. The increase is estimated to bring in an additional $1.5 million in revenue. This news comes just three weeks after parking meter restrictions were 
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Last summer, Nationwide Realty Investors announced plans for a new apartment building and grocery store 
Baseballparks.com just announced the winner of their 10th annual “Ballpark of the Year” award, and the honor is going to Huntington Park. That’s right… Huntington Park is better than any other new major league ballpark. The new home of the Columbus Clippers was praised highly for the Downtown location, stadium design, and plethora of fan amenities.
