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On February 14th, 2012, Columbus will turn 200 and our city is really preparing for a terrific celebration! But even before there was a city laid out on the eastern side of the Scioto River, there was Franklinton nestled in… [Read More]
In addition to best art gallery, we’ve asked for your votes this year for the best individual art show. This could include a larger arts festival or a smaller gallery exhibit. At the top of this new list is Urban… [Read More]
Development plans in East Franklinton continue to chug right along at a steady clip. Just three months ago, the information gathering process kickstarted with a public input meeting and a series of interviews with neighborhood stakeholders. “Many of those stakeholders… [Read More]
It’s tough to put a definition on what makes someone a professional artist, but I believe that Heather Wirth embodies that definition with everything that she does. Trained at the Columbus College of Art & Design, Heather’s artwork is executed… [Read More]
Pecha Kucha Columbus will present its next event on Thursday, November 10 at 400 West Rich in Franklinton. Festivities kick off at 7:00 p.m. with local band The Ginger Lees and presentations begin at 7:30. Each speaker will follow the… [Read More]
If Franklinton is considered a hidden gem, then Milo’s Deli & Cafe a gem within a gem. Hidden in plain sight on West Broad Street, this unassuming shop offers little in the way of street presence or curb appeal, but… [Read More]
Franklinton has long been touted as becoming a new hot arts community in Columbus, but may people have trouble imagining the transformation of current vacant buildings and empty warehouses into something of creative and artistic value. Melissa Vogley Woods is… [Read More]
An open meeting will be held soon to gather public input on a new creative community plan for the Franklinton neighborhood. The effort is a collaborative project being put together by The City of Columbus, the Franklinton Development Association, the… [Read More]
All seven members of Columbus City Council voted in favor this evening to rezone the old Cooper Stadium ballpark for the development of the Cooper Park Complex auto racetrack project. This development is one that has been extensively debated and… [Read More]
“Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.” Scratch that. This Saturday, the Franklinton Development Association invites everyone to Go West (West Broad Street, that is) and grow up with the city. Go West is Franklinton’s annual art… [Read More]
The former B&T Metals building in Franklinton is finally being scheduled for demolition. This building has been vacant and crumbling for years, despite previously announced plans to convert the site into a mixed-use residential and arts-focused development. Demolition will kick… [Read More]
Franklinton Gardens – an urban farming project located in the historic west side neighborhood of Franklinton – is currently competing for $50,000 in funding through the Pepsi Refresh Project. Started in 2007 as a lone community garden on a small… [Read More]
The controversial racetrack redevelopment project proposed for the old Cooper Stadium site has just gained another opponent. Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman issued a statement today about his unhappiness with the current state of the project. “While I support the… [Read More]
Over the past few years, Franklinton has frequently been pitched as a neighborhood that could become “the next Short North” through focused efforts on attracting artists and creatives to relocate into affordable spaces to live and work. That process has… [Read More]
The weather will be beautifully fall this weekend. What are your plans? The Columbus Underground Happy Hour is tonight at Z Cucina. Head there after checking out Food Truck-A-Palooza which starts at 4pm. The 13th Taste of Gahanna is also tonight. Ferry… [Read More]
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