The City of Columbus will be celebrating its 199th Birthday in 2011, and the Columbus Historical Society is throwing a party on February 18th. This party includes the recognition of several “Sullivant Gift Award” winners, who are individuals and organizations… [Read More]
The City of Columbus is looking for recommendations for up to 10 new bike shelter facilities and wants your input! These will be located in the public right-of-way within Columbus city limits, but outside of the Capital Crossroads SID boundary… [Read More]
Nearly two years ago, it was announced that the former Downtown police headquarters located next to City Hall would be undergoing a makeover that included the development of new greenspace that would take the place of an existing flat parking… [Read More]
April 1st is known officially as “Census Day” but you still have 8 more days to send in your form and avoid the door-to-door visits that start on May 1st. The 2010 census is important for Central Ohio because it… [Read More]
From 10TV.com: Columbus Could Soon Offer Domestic Partner Benefits Wednesday, February 3, 2010 City leaders are pushing to extend health benefits to domestic partners. The city was one of the first, but now one of the last employers in central… [Read More]
As announced last week, the City of Columbus will be celebrating its 198th Birthday in 2010, and the Columbus Historical Society is throwing a party on February 18th. This party includes the recognition of several “Sullivant Gift Award” winners, who… [Read More]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) held a special announcement event this morning in Franklinton where it was revealed that Columbus will receive $23.2 Million this year to assist neighborhoods with vacant housing in their efforts for… [Read More]
(Image from GoogleMaps) The info below is from the Columbus City Council Highlights Bulletin. Finally, we’re seeing some movement on the Kimball Midwest property located across from the White Castle Headquarters on Goodale Street: “Encouraging Brownfield Redevelopment in Columbus: Brownfield… [Read More]
On Thursday, February 18th, the Columbus Historical Society will be hosting a cocktail party to celebrate the 198th birthday of the City of Columbus. The event begins at 5:30pm and will be held in the historic T&OC Railroad Station building… [Read More]
For the second year in a row, Mayor Michael B. Coleman has topped our “Best Civic Leader” category in our annual reader’s poll. This result shows a strong showing of support for our city’s mayor despite a turbulent year filled… [Read More]
After a massive wave of public outcry regarding the ongoing 50% rate hike to parking meters throughout the urban neighborhoods of Columbus, the city is trying to make amends. 720 new smart meter heads will start to be rolled out… [Read More]
Over 160 Downtown parking meters will soon be losing their rush hour parking restrictions, which means that parking in front of businesses in the 7-9am and 4-6pm time slots just got a whole lot easier. In a statement released this… [Read More]
The polls closed at 7:30 tonight and the results have been tallied. The Columbus Income Tax issue has passed by a narrow margin of 46,048 votes for the tax increase (51.7%) to 42,998 votes against the tax increase (48.3%). The… [Read More]
If you live within Columbus city limits and haven’t already voted absentee or early, then today is the day for you to head over to your polling location and cast your ballot in the special election. All polls are open… [Read More]
According to a new report from the US Census Bureau, the population of Columbus continued to grow at a rate of just over 1% over the past year, with an additional 8,024 people in the city limits. That brings the… [Read More]
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