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Columbus City Schools are Improving

Columbus City Schools are Improving

21 Walker / September 1, 2009 7:20 pm

There’s an interesting blog post today from Cleve Ricksecker on the “Right Now Downtown” blog titled In Search of a City: Schools That Rock. There, a short summary of the Columbus City Schools (CCS) system is given along with a… [Read More]

How Grandview Yard Could Potentially Fail

How Grandview Yard Could Potentially Fail

44 Walker / August 11, 2009 8:45 am

Last month NRI announced the start of Phase One of the massive Grandview Yard development, which would include a new hotel, gym, offices, and parking deck on the freshly cleared site of the former Big Bear warehouse facilities. Yesterday, the… [Read More]

Hungrywoolf’s Short North Standbys

Hungrywoolf’s Short North Standbys

1 Walker / August 3, 2009 11:00 am

Hungrywoolf’s got a great new post that gives an overview of all of her favorite Short North dining staples. From the blog: “The Short North has great options for eating and drinking at all times of the day and night…. [Read More]

Restaurant Widow’s Top Five Columbus Restaurants

Restaurant Widow’s Top Five Columbus Restaurants

21 Walker / July 26, 2009 11:14 am

On Friday, Lisa the Waitress decided to post up a few quick “best of” lists to highlight some of her favorite places to eat and shop in Columbus. Her lists include “Best Restaurants”, “Best Casual Restaurants”, “Best Bars”, “Best Ethnic… [Read More]

Time to Meet a Few of Our Featured Writers

Time to Meet a Few of Our Featured Writers

3 Walker / July 9, 2009 10:15 am

If you’re a regular reader of Columbus Underground, then you’ve probably noticed some of the same folks contributing great unique local content on a reoccurring basis. Well, now it’s time to find out a little bit more about who these… [Read More]

Comfest Tops When it Comes to Festival Food

Comfest Tops When it Comes to Festival Food

8 Walker / July 1, 2009 4:20 pm

Photo by CMHGourmand There’s a great article that was posted on CMHGourmand on Monday that provides look at the food offerings of Comfest. While food is often a pretty large draw for many of our local summer festivals, one thing… [Read More]

Close to Columbus: LJ’s Coffee Shop in Logan

Close to Columbus: LJ’s Coffee Shop in Logan

2 / June 27, 2009 8:00 am

From Breakfast With Nick: The arts company of which I am a co-founder, Wild Goose Creative, went on our annual retreat to Hocking Hills in southwest Ohio in late March. We use the weekend as a time to get out… [Read More]

New Columbus Mass Transit Blog Launches

New Columbus Mass Transit Blog Launches

3 Walker / June 18, 2009 12:01 pm

A new mass transit blog called CBus Transit just went live yesterday at cbustransit.blogspot.com. Opening topics include the 3-C Rail Corridor linking Columbus to Cleveland and Cincinnati with high-speed trains, and the proposition of new rail transit development to help… [Read More]

Tee Jaye’s Country Place – Breakfast Review

Tee Jaye’s Country Place – Breakfast Review

5 Walker / May 30, 2009 7:55 am

From Breakfast with Nick: Tee Jaye’s Country Place Having lived in Columbus for nearly seven years, I’ve heard about Tee Jaye’s time and again. All the commercials bill Tee Jaye’s as a great family restaurant, with something to please everyone…. [Read More]

North Market Apron Gala Photo Review

North Market Apron Gala Photo Review

2 Walker / May 18, 2009 9:31 am

The 13th Annual North market Apron Gala took place on Saturday night, and was a wonderful mix of sights, smells, and tastes for all in attendance. Columbus Foodie has already got some of her photos uploaded to Flickr, and a… [Read More]

Columbus: The New Midwestern Star

Columbus: The New Midwestern Star

96 Walker / May 17, 2009 7:09 pm

From The Urbanophile: Columbus: The New Midwestern Star By Aaron M. Renn Columbus, Ohio is by far the best performing city in Ohio. In a state that has become a byword for the challenges and pain of de-industrialization, Columbus is… [Read More]

Local Blogger Helping With Ford’s Viral Marketing

Local Blogger Helping With Ford’s Viral Marketing

10 Walker / May 9, 2009 4:28 pm

From 10tv.com: Mom Helping With Car’s Viral Marketing A Columbus woman is one of 100 people who were chosen to drive Ford’s Fiesta automobile for free for six months. Ford selected Alaina Sheer as one of the winners from more… [Read More]

Upper Arlington Citizens Launch OurUA.Org

Upper Arlington Citizens Launch OurUA.Org

1 / April 30, 2009 2:00 pm

I’m thrilled to announce another online project that I’m a part of called OurUA – it is a web community for our physical community. The citizens of Upper Arlington have struggled over recent years to find a way to engage… [Read More]

Tutto Vino Wine Cellar & Bistro

Tutto Vino Wine Cellar & Bistro

0 Walker / April 26, 2009 10:45 am

From My Columbus Ohio Blog: Tutto Vino We went to Tutto Vino in Dublin last month. I’m not sure what I expected but I was surprised to found the wine shop and bistro in a very suburban type shopping plaza…. [Read More]

Dispatch Launches Columbus History Blog

Dispatch Launches Columbus History Blog

11 Walker / April 24, 2009 1:15 pm

Last week the Dispatch launched a new blog on their website titled A Look Back, in which several Dispatch librarians (Amy Disch, Linda Deitch, Susan Stonick and Julie Albert) showcase some interesting historical bits of information and photographs found in… [Read More]