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New Website Provides Local Resources for Single Parents

New Website Provides Local Resources for Single Parents

0 Walker / January 26, 2012 4:50 pm

The internet is full of all types of information, but there are always challenges in finding very specific types of information that are organized for a very tailored audience. Kelly Taylor experienced this first hand when trying to find local… [Read More]

New Children’s Book The Gift of the Ladybug to be Released Saturday

New Children’s Book The Gift of the Ladybug to be Released Saturday

1 Anne / January 23, 2012 1:00 pm

When life takes you on very unexpected paths, it is sometimes helpful to step away from your situation and look at it in a new light. Carole and Troy Amber were told their baby boy TJ was diagnosed with a… [Read More]

Grand Illumination Festival Takes Place Downtown on Friday

Grand Illumination Festival Takes Place Downtown on Friday

3 Walker / November 30, 2011 9:15 am

Thanks to the magic of daylight saving time, it currently starts getting dark around 4pm. But Downtown is going to be getting a whole lot brighter at night as over 180,000 holidays lights come on this Friday evening for the… [Read More]

Columbus Ranked as 2nd Best Playground City in US

Columbus Ranked as 2nd Best Playground City in US

2 Walker / September 6, 2011 2:30 pm

USA Today, along with the help of KaBOOM!, a national playground non-profit, recently compiled a list of the country’s best cities for children’s playgrounds. Columbus ranked #2 on the list, topped only by San Francisco. Our city has a total… [Read More]

Karen Kasich Donates $95,000 to Local Matters

Karen Kasich Donates $95,000 to Local Matters

19 Walker / February 22, 2011 4:30 pm

First Lady Karen Kasich made a significant contribution toward battling childhood obesity in Central Ohio today. A donation of $95,000 of Kasich’s leftover inaugural funds was made to local non-profit Local Matters to provide funding for their Food Matters Program,… [Read More]

Columbus Zoo Breaks Attendance Record in 2010

1 Walker / January 12, 2011 3:00 pm

The Columbus Zoo finished tallying up their attendance sheets yesterday and it sounds like 2010 was another record turnout. A grand total of 2,374,125 guests visited over the past year. The much anticipated Polar Frontier exhibit opened this past May… [Read More]

Philanthropy Friday: COSI

Philanthropy Friday: COSI

0 columbus imPRessions / January 7, 2011 8:15 am

“I would like to thank you for funding my fourth grade class’s trip to COSI. I appreciate it and I am grateful because it was educational.” Most people might not realize that COSI is an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that… [Read More]

Children’s Theatre Review: The Dinosaur Musical

1 Submitted News / October 17, 2010 2:30 pm

Let me begin by saying that my organization has an agreement with the Columbus Children’s Theatre to photograph the remainder of their productions for the 2010 – 2011 season, so we are affiliated according to the FCC. That said and… [Read More]

Bloom! Music and Movement Centre Opens

Bloom! Music and Movement Centre Opens

3 Walker / September 10, 2010 12:30 pm

Bloom! Music and Movement Centre opened its doors for business this month. The main focus of the centre is to help children appreciate music and become musical. Bloom! will offer Music Together® classes for children 0 – 5, Music Together®… [Read More]

New Modern Play Space Firefly Play Café Opens

New Modern Play Space Firefly Play Café Opens

17 Walker / July 5, 2010 11:00 am

Firefly Play Café opened its doors today and it couldn’t have been too soon for many moms and dads out there. Owners Karen Reider and Chrissy Kilroe have brought a community café designed for caregivers and children to Columbus. This… [Read More]

Philanthropy Friday: Childhood League Center

Philanthropy Friday: Childhood League Center

1 columbus imPRessions / April 2, 2010 8:20 am

What started out as a nursery for infants and children during World War II, today has grown into a licensed, accredited early education and intervention program. The Childhood League Center began in 1945 with its first nursery in the Sullivant… [Read More]

Phoenix Theatre Presents Titanic – One Night Only

1 Walker / March 27, 2010 12:00 pm

Tonight, The Phoenix Theatre for Children will be presenting Titanic: A Concert Version of the Musical for one night only at the Lincoln Theatre with live accompaniment provided by ProMusica. Phoenix Artistic Director Steven C. Anderson has adapted this version… [Read More]

Local Matters Impacts Children Through Food

Local Matters Impacts Children Through Food

13 Walker / March 16, 2010 9:30 am

Local Matters is a Columbus-based non-profit organization designed to help the community learn about food, and not just how to eat it, but how food can impact lives. Their mission is to teach people good practices with food that will… [Read More]

Nothing Says “I Love You” Like Hand Grenade Soap

12 Walker / January 24, 2010 1:00 pm

“Now, that’s da bomb!” is the phrase Megan and Rob Green frequently hear about their Stinkybomb Soap products, and it is very fitting – their top selling soap is in the shape of a hand grenade. They also create soaps… [Read More]

Red Rover Reopening & Fam-Oh-Rama Kids Fest

Red Rover Reopening & Fam-Oh-Rama Kids Fest

4 Alexandra Kelley Fox / January 21, 2010 8:30 am

Columbus is quickly becoming a hotbed of kids’ self-expression. Perhaps we can attribute that to our city’s spunky art-and-music loving parents who dress individually, think compassionately, and inspire their children to do the same. Red Rover is owned by one… [Read More]