Archives for "Highland West"

A section of the Hilltop, Highland West grew in the late 1800s thanks to the National Road (now West Broad Street) and the nearby state psychiatric hospital and school for the developmentally disabled, as doctors and staff who worked at the institutions lived in the neighborhood. Many families fleeing Franklinton after the 1913 flood built homes in Highland West through the 1920s, and the area has experienced a rebirth of sorts in recent years.

West Side Leaders Excited About Casino and Future Green Development

West Side Leaders Excited About Casino and Future Green Development

4 Brent Warren / March 2, 2013 8:00 am

Since opening nearly five months ago, much of the media discussion of the Hollywood Casino in Columbus has centered on the number of people coming through the door and what kind of experience they are having once they do. A… [Read More]

COTA Launches Late Night Bus Service on West Broad Street

COTA Launches Late Night Bus Service on West Broad Street

22 Walker / October 12, 2012 3:25 pm

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) continues to add new service late into the weekend hours with the introduction of a new late night route on West Broad Street. Route number #222 is a new bus line launching tonight that… [Read More]

Highland West Upgrades Broad Street with Neighborhood Banners

Highland West Upgrades Broad Street with Neighborhood Banners

0 Walker / June 19, 2012 10:30 am

West Broad Street is getting a bit more colorful today. The Highland West Neighbors Association (HWNA) announced the installation of light post banners that will be hung today along a 1.3 mile stretch of West Broad between Hague Avenue and… [Read More]

The Scioto Hilltop Connector Bike Bridge Opens to The Public

The Scioto Hilltop Connector Bike Bridge Opens to The Public

21 Walker / August 12, 2011 11:00 pm

The Scioto Hilltop Connector Bridge officially opened up to the public with a ceremony earlier this afternoon. This new bike bridge is a part of the larger Bicentennial Bikeways Plan that is adding 540 miles of bike paths, bike lanes,… [Read More]

Yoga In You Opens in Highland West on March 1

Yoga In You Opens in Highland West on March 1

5 Walker / February 25, 2010 11:30 am

A new yoga studio called Yoga In You will be opening on March 1st at 2658 W. Broad Street in the historic Highland West neighborhood. The grand opening celebration includes free classes on March 1st and 2nd for the first… [Read More]

The Rebirth of The Hilltop Via Highland West

The Rebirth of The Hilltop Via Highland West

9 Walker / January 18, 2010 10:00 am

(Photos by Geoffrey Phillips) If any one urban area has been the center of media attention over the past six months, it would have to be Highland West. This Hilltop neighborhood has been the focus of a variety of issues… [Read More]

Wanted in The Hilltop: Creative, Young Professionals

Wanted in The Hilltop: Creative, Young Professionals

57 Walker / May 4, 2009 8:10 am

Could the Hilltop be hip? Yes, and that’s the image it needs to project to spur an economic turnaround, says Cleve Ricksecker, a veteran of urban revitalization efforts in Columbus. Ricksecker will share his thoughts on the Hilltop’s potential in… [Read More]

Hilltop Offers Affordable Housing Opportunities

Hilltop Offers Affordable Housing Opportunities

6 Walker / May 2, 2009 10:30 am

Press Release: Looking for a housing value? Go West Struggling artists, young families with bills to pay and college graduates with student-loan debt may find homeownership within their reach – if they look to the Hilltop. Homes on the Hill… [Read More]

The Uptown on the Hilltop Parade makes return

The Uptown on the Hilltop Parade makes return

2 Walker / September 29, 2008 1:11 pm

ColumbusMessenger.com wrote The return of a Hilltop tradition by Whitney Wilson Coy September 27, 2008 A long-lost Hilltop tradition will be back with a bang the first weekend in October. The Uptown on the Hilltop Parade was a yearly event… [Read More]