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A new public pocket park was unveiled yesterday evening at a location that you might not expect to find a park. Tucked away at the end of a commercial office parking lot, adjacent to the Polaris Fashion Place mall, the… [Read More]
The Grand Opening of the new Scioto Mile park was held this evening. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, visitors relaxed in the new Bicentennial Park to live music while children (and a few adults) splashed in the fountains. The new Milestone… [Read More]
The Grand Opening of the new Scioto Mile park was held this evening with watershows, music, children’s activities, free food, entertainment and more. Thousands of residents, visitors, families and office workers descended upon the new Downtown recreational space to take… [Read More]
After more than four years in the works, the Scioto Mile riverfront redevelopment project is coming to a close. The grand opening celebration for the new park will be held next weekend, with the main event taking place on Thursday,… [Read More]
Columbus Commons celebrated its grand opening this weekend with a full itinerary of events. The party continues today with a free performance of Back to the Garden by Shadowbox Live, starting at 8pm. Below are some photos from the grand… [Read More]
The new Columbus Commons park opens Downtown today, and celebratory festivities are planned to continue all weekend long. Tonight’s event is music focused with local bands performing from 4pm to 11pm. Friday will feature blues musicians from 5pm to 10pm,… [Read More]
The best “Hidden Gem” is a new category in our “Best of” series, and it’s a bit of an awkward one. The Top 10 of these best kept secrets was compiled by popular vote. So technically, the more popular they… [Read More]
An article in today’s Dispatch (“City has spent more than $100 million on Downtown projects along the Scioto since 1999″ – LINK) provides some financial detail on the various riverfront projects that have taken place over the past decade. Unsurprisingly,… [Read More]
Victorian Village’s front yard is about to get a makeover. City Council approved $182,000 in funds on Monday night for a facelift for the entrance to Goodale Park at the corner of Goodale Street and Park Street. This will be… [Read More]
In this week’s podcast we grab a coffee with John Ross, a reporter for The Alive, who focuses many of his weekly articles on the great outdoors in Central Ohio. John shares with us his thoughts on avoiding hibernation this… [Read More]
An article in today’s Dispatch is reporting that a proposal from Franklin County commissioners would provide a $3 million investment towards the demolition of City Center and development of the Columbus Commons project, but would also set aside six acres… [Read More]
The demolition of the City Center mall is officially underway, and the new Columbus Commons project is moving forward. The skywalk over Rich Street connecting the former mall to the parking garage has already come down, and much of the… [Read More]
On Tuesday, Capital South will be presenting a revised plan for the Columbus Commons development at the former City Center site to the Downtown Commission. The new plans provide more detail on what the nine-acre greenspace will look like, which… [Read More]
(Photo from SciotoMile.com) There’s still a long way to go until the June 2011 completion date of the Scioto Mile project, but a lot of the progress is already starting to shape up. The most noticeable update is the reopening… [Read More]
The Friends of the Scioto River has developed the first rain garden in a City park on the West Side, in Westgate Park. Planning began in 2008, as part of improvements around the shelter house on Wicklow Drive. The City… [Read More]
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