Archives for "Grove City"

Located six miles south of downtown Columbus, Grove City takes its name from a large stand of trees left by early settlers when the area was being cleared for farms and houses. Today, the city has nearly 32,000 residents and is considered one of Central Ohio’s fastest growing suburbs.

Summer outdoor movies to enjoy under the stars

Summer outdoor movies to enjoy under the stars

4 Anne / May 24, 2013 8:00 am

The weather is nice enough that outdoor movie viewings and get-togethers have returned for 2013. The outdoor movie season starts tonight in Bexley with Madagascar 3. So get your favorite drinks, pop up some popcorn, get out the blankets and… [Read More]

Treat to Try: Capital City Cakes and Sweet Treats’ Éclair

Treat to Try: Capital City Cakes and Sweet Treats’ Éclair

3 Anne / June 2, 2012 8:00 am

Capital City Cakes and Sweet Treats, has been in their new location in Grove City since about January. The space was formerly a Graeter’s Ice Cream. When Graeter’s closed, owners Gary and Sue Baisden decided the time was right for… [Read More]

See More Movies Outside This Summer

See More Movies Outside This Summer

8 Anne / May 31, 2012 8:00 am

Outdoor movie season is starting up again. This Saturday you can see The Muppets at Columbus Commons and UP in Gahanna. Enjoy watching a movie under the stars! Movies in the Park at Columbus Commons There will be a Summer… [Read More]

Impero Grows Coffee Business Through Two Cafes and Wholesaling

Impero Grows Coffee Business Through Two Cafes and Wholesaling

1 Walker / March 22, 2012 7:00 am

Most coffee drinkers have been aware of Impero for the past two years, following the opening of their Short North cafe. But master roaster and business partner Matt Sontag has nearly a decade of roasting experience under his belt. Impero… [Read More]

Rave Cinemas Opens New 14-Screen Movie Theater in Grove City

Rave Cinemas Opens New 14-Screen Movie Theater in Grove City

6 Walker / November 16, 2011 8:00 am

The second Rave movie theater is launching in the Columbus market this Friday with the opening of Rave Grove City 14. This 14-screen theater located just off Stringtown Road comes equipped with digital projection equipment and digital sound in every… [Read More]

Columbus Adding Auto Track, Removing Horse Track

Columbus Adding Auto Track, Removing Horse Track

19 Walker / February 11, 2011 10:15 am

Yesterday, two local racing related projects took two steps forward. Or backward. Depending on which side of these issues you stand upon. Columbus Hollywood Casino developer Penn National Gaming confirmed that they would closing the historic Beulah Park thoroughbred racetrack… [Read More]

Wedgewood Pizza Comes to Columbus

Wedgewood Pizza Comes to Columbus

18 cab124 / January 11, 2011 12:45 pm

For those who haven’t heard, a Wedgewood Pizza shop recently opened in Grove City. Now, I must disclose before even beginning this review that I have a certain bias. I grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, home of Wedgewood Pizza, and… [Read More]

Rave Motion Pictures Expanding to Grove City

Rave Motion Pictures Expanding to Grove City

23 Walker / April 15, 2010 12:15 pm

Stringtown Road continues it’s “Polarisification” with the planned addition of a new 14-screen Rave Motion Pictures movie theater. Rave entered the Central Ohio market four years ago when they opened their 18-screen theater at 1071 Gemini Place near the Polaris… [Read More]

Where All of the Franklin County Trash Ends Up…

Where All of the Franklin County Trash Ends Up…

31 Walker / February 17, 2010 8:30 am

Eight years ago, local artists, musicians and other creatives proposed a “Columbus Needs a Mountain” movement that suggested the idea of constructing a man-made mountain to give our flat region a bit of a geographical facelift. That effort didn’t gain… [Read More]

Beulah Park Adds Electronic Slot Machine Games

Beulah Park Adds Electronic Slot Machine Games

13 Walker / November 12, 2009 10:30 am

Can’t wait for casino gambling in Columbus? Then perhaps you need to take a trip down to Grove City. According to this Dispatch article yesterday, the Beulah Park horse-racing track added 30 “Sweepstakes” video machines last week. Players purchase a… [Read More]

Review: Western Pancake House

Review: Western Pancake House

11 columbusfoodie / August 3, 2009 6:40 pm

As I’ve said previously, we’re always on the prowl for new breakfast joints; places we can go after our Saturday morning farmers market runs, places where we can get off our feet and enjoy a nice meal and each other’s… [Read More]

Netflix Rentals are now in the “Buy Local” Category

Netflix Rentals are now in the “Buy Local” Category

2 / May 13, 2009 8:22 am

From The Dispatch: Grove City meets Hollywood as Netflix brings central distribution center here By Tim Feran With the snap of a movie clapper board, a little bit of Hollywood put down roots in Grove City yesterday. Netflix, the world’s… [Read More]

Ohio Horse Tracks Want to Add Slot Machines

Ohio Horse Tracks Want to Add Slot Machines

5 Walker / March 13, 2009 11:34 am

From The Dispatch: Horse tracks seeking slots without a vote By James Nash Even as out-of-state developers pitch a plan for casinos in Ohio’s four largest cities, the state’s ailing horse tracks are going to the legislature with a proposal… [Read More]

71/665 interchange opens door to Rickenbacker

71/665 interchange opens door to Rickenbacker

4 Walker / January 26, 2009 9:45 am

From The Dispatch: Grove City expects payday in upgrade By Martin Rozenman Grove City’s leaders plan a revamped interchange at I-71 and Rt. 665 like the one Columbus and Dublin built to untangle Sawmill Road at I-270. Called a “single-point… [Read More]

Suburbs are getting Parking Garages and Gateways

Suburbs are getting Parking Garages and Gateways

8 Walker / January 12, 2009 9:00 am

So, what sort of hot topics are the suburban mayors thinking about in 2009? A pair of Dispatch articles yesterday reveals two major items: new parking garages being built into denser projects, and new entry point gateways serving as new… [Read More]