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The implementation of the Bicentennial Bikeways Plan continues this spring when construction will start on improvements along Sullivant Avenue and Georgesville Road. “Share the Road” signs will be installed and sharrows (pavement markings indicating that lanes are for both bikes… [Read More]
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]
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]
Throughout Columbus, impressive community gardens are thriving and bringing people together. These numerous gardens are helping build civic pride and beautify neighborhoods. Inspiring people fill the ranks of community gardeners, one such Columbus resident, Peggy Murphy, started the Highland Youth… [Read More]
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 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]
A new safety camera pilot project was announced today by Columbus City Councilmember Andrew Ginther, Columbus Division of Police officials, neighborhood leaders, and Mayor Michael B. Coleman. Over 40 safety cameras will be rolled out as early as next summer… [Read More]
A multi-part development announcement for the west side was just made today, which includes the formulation of an amendment to the Greater Hilltop Plan, the initiation of a Regional Commercial Overlay, and a market study and economic development implementation strategy… [Read More]
The big thing this weekend is COMFEST! Comfest is happening all weekend long, you can catch bands, listen to speakers, buy local goodies, or just hang out and people watch. Just be smart about it. Origins Game Fair is also… [Read More]
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]
(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]
Local blues band Mojo Theory, a semi-finalist in this year’s International Blues Challenge in Nashville, will perform at the 2009 Historic Hilltop Bean Dinner on Saturday, June 27 at Westgate Park. Sponsored by the Hilltop Business Association, the community event… [Read More]
West Side volunteers from three community organizations will present the inaugural Hilltop Home & Garden Tour, featuring the Westgate neighborhood, on Saturday, June 13, from 4 to 8 p.m. The tour will start at the Westgate Masonic Lodge, 2925 West… [Read More]
The following is a discussion about the Westgate Entrepreneurs which originated here. Writes Tigertree: Anyone with any level of interest in opening a retail oriented business near West Gate on Broad please attend the meetings at 9 A.M. at the… [Read More]
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]
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