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Filmmaker Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) teams up once again with indie cinema’s It Girl, Greta Gerwig. Three years ago Gerwig co-starred – and utterly charmed – in Baumbach’s Greenberg. For their newest effort, Frances Ha, the pair… [Read More]
There’s a new face at the helm of Experience Columbus, but it’s also a familiar face. Brian Ross was promoted to the position of President and CEO from within the organization back in January, and has spent the past four… [Read More]
When the name Phil Richardson is mentioned, serious local drinkers and socialites immediately perk up. They want to know what he’s doing, where he is, and how they can get to him. See, Phil Richardson is the man behind several… [Read More]
OSU City and Regional Planning professor Jennifer Evans Cowley, who now also serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Administration in the College of Engineering, has never had a problem keeping busy. Whether teaching, tweeting, presenting at conferences… [Read More]
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) kicked off 2013 with the announcement of new leadership and a renewed focus. The arts organization tapped Tom Katzenmeyer as its new President, who previously worked on a regional study and action plan to… [Read More]
One of the most active ongoing discussions on the Columbus Underground Messageboard is entitled “How Does Your Garden Grow?” It’s become a great place for our readers to share stories of their backyard garden adventures and misadventures. Since Columbus Underground… [Read More]
MS Consultants, an engineering, architecture and planning firm, is celebrating the opening 50 years ago of its first office in Youngstown (they followed that up with a Columbus branch ten years later and now have nine offices in five states)…. [Read More]
About a month ago, I was turned onto Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast thanks to multiple recommendations right over here on the CU Messageboard. Thus far, I’ve only listened to eight episodes out of his massive collection of 360 (and growing)… [Read More]
Falsetto bearing, skin-tight pants wearing, and what Spin Magazine described as a band that doesn’t do anything halfway, The Darkness takes the stage at The Newport tonight with support from Hell or Highwater. After a hiatus due to lead singer, Justin Hawkins’ battle… [Read More]
Cameron Mitchell is a name synonymous with restaurants in Columbus. Over the past twenty years, this restaurateur has successfully opened nearly 70 restaurants across eight states, including over a dozen here in Columbus that include popular destinations such as Cap… [Read More]
Back in August, Paul Astleford announced that he would be retiring from his post as President and CEO of Experience Columbus, our city’s convention and visitor’s bureau. After thirteen years at the helm of the organization, Astleford has seen a… [Read More]
Richard Florida has become a household name in urbanist circles following his coining of the term “creative class” in 2002. His ideas about the creative economies of urban places has changed the way many leaders think about economic development and… [Read More]
A year and a half ago, Rick Harrison Wolfe rolled into Columbus inside a black mobile food truck, ready to sell gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches to people who didn’t even know they even wanted them yet. The Cheesy Truck proved… [Read More]
It’s been awhile since our last chat with a comedian. Zachariah Baird has been making people laugh (or groan) in Columbus for, well probably the entire ten years he’s lived here. You can catch Zack three to four times a… [Read More]
In January of 2012, Curtis Stitt was named the new CEO at the Central Ohio Transit Authority. After six months on the job, we had the opportunity to sit down and discuss the current state of public transit services in… [Read More]
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