From The Columbus Experience Blog: The strongest weekend in Columbus: Arnold Sports Festival By Amy Gatto Klein One of the strongest weekends in Columbus is right around the corner. It’s time again for the Arnold Sports Festival , taking place… [Read More]
Ohayocon is an unsettling and tumultuous event. A jar of Goober PB&J, with desperate loneliness replacing the peanut butter, and a cloying, trusting love replacing the Jelly. Ohayocon is the biggest meeting of Anime fans in Ohio. Ohayocon is a… [Read More]
Lines flooded the Greater Columbus Convention Center last night as anxious anime lovers lined up to get a head start at registering for Ohayocon 2009. This 3 day festival attracts anime junkies from all over the country to get a… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Columbus has a smaller budget and fewer hotel rooms than other comparable cities What can it do to compete? BY MARLA MATZER ROSE Columbus competes hard for conventions with cities such as Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Louisville and… [Read More]
The first big summer holiday is upon us, and there’s no shortage of things to do this weekend. If you get burnt out on backyard barbecues and neighborhood parades, then you can always take a break for the 14th Annual… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Pumped on Columbus He can take his event anywhere. Here’s why he doesn’t Monday, February 25, 2008 BY DEAN NARCISO Jim Lorimer was relaxing at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Santa Monica home when he felt compelled to suggest to… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Arnold on track despite damage Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:07 AM BY BILL BUSH The cost to repair the Greater Columbus Convention Center after a burst water main could reach $3 million, an official said yesterday. But… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote After flood, convention center set to reopen Structural integrity not compromised by break of uncharted waterline Thursday, January 10, 2008 BY ROBERT VITALE AND BILL BUSH No one knew that a 1930s-era water main ended directly beneath… [Read More]
WBNS-10TV wrote Water Main Break Prompts Evacuations Jan 09 2008 7:50AM COLUMBUS, Ohio – A water main break beneath the Greater Columbus Convention Center prompted evacuations and the closure of a downtown road Wednesday morning. A 12-inch water main located… [Read More]
Convention-hotel effort gets a lift Project proponents hopeful now that mayor backs idea Marla Matzer Rose THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH There’s renewed hope this week for a new Downtown convention hotel that’s been discussed for several years. The mayor has asked… [Read More]
This massive 7.5 acre parking lot sits on prime real estate between the Convention Center and Ross Labs. This oblong parcel only has one entrance on Nationwide Blvd due to elevated roads along 3rd and 4th streets at it’s east… [Read More]
Move afoot to expand hotel offerings Downtown to attract bigger events Thursday, August 24, 2006 Marla Matzer Rose THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Public officials and others are working to add several hundred hotel rooms that they say Columbus needs to be… [Read More]
Republicans Open Bids On 2008 Convention Site WASHINGTON — More than two dozen cities have been invited to submit bids to explain why they would be the best choice for the 2008 Republican National Convention. The 31 cities were announced… [Read More]
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