Archives for "Be My Neighbor"

Interested in buying a home in a specific Columbus neighborhood? Well, there’s no better advice to seek than that of a current resident. “Be My Neighbor” is a guest-contributed series of articles where residents tell us why they live in the neighborhood that they do, and homes currently for sale are highlighted for those interested in house hunting. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Be My Neighbor – Franklinton Edition

Be My Neighbor – Franklinton Edition

11 Bruce Warner / September 18, 2012 2:30 pm

I arrived in Franklinton in 1958 when I married Jan, an original Franklintonian. We didn’t have two cents to rub together and her parents. who lived on Avondale Avenue, took us in. I was trying to attend OSU and working… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor: Woodland Park Edition

Be My Neighbor: Woodland Park Edition

1 Jeff Lafever / July 26, 2012 8:00 am

Thirteen years ago after 4 years of renting in Olde Towne East, we began our first home search. We wanted a property we could put a bit of our stamp on, and with the high ceilings, large rooms, and the… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor: 5XNW Edition

Be My Neighbor: 5XNW Edition

10 Angie Meeker / December 16, 2011 11:30 am

Tucked between Grandview Heights and Upper Arlington, is a slice of Columbus called Fifth by Northwest. We lovingly call it 5xNW. You may never have heard of us – most people assume our neighborhood is part of Grandview. The truth… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor – Colonial Hills Edition

Be My Neighbor – Colonial Hills Edition

7 Donnie Austin / November 9, 2011 3:30 pm

I’ve been a resident of Colonial Hills in Worthington for almost eight years. It’s a neighborhood that I’d call a hidden treasure, located on the south edge where Worthington meets Clintonville and flanked by the Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian-inspired Rush… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor: Harrison West Edition

Be My Neighbor: Harrison West Edition

15 Mary Martineau / September 6, 2011 8:00 am

After 11 (lovely) years of home ownership in Old North Columbus, my husband and I decided that we really wanted to move back to the Short North. After all, we’d lived there as renters for 5 years before getting married,… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor: Westgate Edition

Be My Neighbor: Westgate Edition

15 Josh Quinn / July 15, 2011 8:00 am

After an exhausting search, my wife and I purchased our first home in Westgate; a neighborhood on the city’s west side. In the three years since, we have put in a new kitchen, removed the carpet in favor of the… [Read More]