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If you’ve strolled down Gay Street lately, you’ve probably spotted the above scene, where reconstruction work is underway on the building located at 51 East Gay Street. While it doesn’t look like much at the moment, what you’re going to… [Read More]
The Short North was born as an arts district, grew into an entertainment district, and most recently has been dubbed as a home furnishing district. With over a dozen shops selling furniture, furnishings or some combination of the two, it’s… [Read More]
In this year’s readers survey we added the category of Best Apparel/Fashion store to provide a bit of variety to the local boutiques and stores recognized. The Short North dominated the list with six of the ten stores being found… [Read More]
Black Friday is less than two weeks away, so you’re probably either already planning your shopping strategy, or planning to stay as far away from stores as humanly possible. Either way, there’s plenty of local shopping options that are producing… [Read More]
Your favorite local stores, boutiques and other retail business are all starting to get ready for the busiest time of year: the Holiday shopping season. Several stores are currently hosting sales to clear out what’s left of their summer merchandise… [Read More]
It might sound a little early to already be thinking about holiday shopping, but the Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) is already hard at work to help connect local retailers with new customers. Celebrate Local is the name of… [Read More]
As Yelp Columbus Community Manager, Christina Christian works to connect the community with standout local businesses. One ways she does that is by partnering with those businesses to host events, everything from Run/Walk Club meetups to exclusive parties for the… [Read More]
After spending only a year in Clintonville, Objects for the Home is ready for an upgrade. Their final day at 3284 N. High Street will be Saturday, May 28th, and their new store at 1392 Grandview Avenue will open on… [Read More]
A new collaborative marketing effort was recently launched in the Short North to help make customers more aware of the home decor and furniture businesses that are prevalent through the neighborhood. Dubbed “Home on High”, the effort includes shops such… [Read More]
Just two short years ago, Crimson Design Group relocated into a new Downtown office space next door to El Arepazo in Pearl Alley. They’ve managed to grow their business and have moved their offices upstairs to make more room for… [Read More]
All of the best shopping deals of the Short North are going to be relocated into Downtown tomorrow for a one-day seven-hour clearance sale. Reduction is the semi-annual retail event where a group of local independent boutique shops clear out… [Read More]
Scarlett Kilzer has known for years that she wanted to work in the food industry, but only recently did she merge two trends together to form her new business, Cupcake Yum Yum. As the name implies, the bakery focus is… [Read More]
Shopping at locally owned and independent retailers is something the readership of Columbus Underground is familiar with, and that fact shines through in our line up for Top 10 Stores of 2010. For the second year in a row, Tigertree,… [Read More]
The Short North scores another threepeat this year by being voted up into the number one spot once again for places that locals love to shop. And with good reason too, as the Short North offers a little bit of… [Read More]
Gay Street continues to shine Downtown as another new retail shop opens their doors. Zeroz is the name of a new wallet company, and the space is somewhat unique for the area, as owner Paul Westrick is using it as… [Read More]
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