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Image Optical Is on the Move

Image Optical Is on the Move

0 Melanie McIntyre / June 1, 2013 10:15 am

Image Optical’s Short North location is moving− but not very far. The office and showroom will move from its current home at 846 N. High St. to 607 N. High St. (which was most recently occupied by Brigade) on June… [Read More]

Shop Talk: Big Fun Toy Store

Shop Talk: Big Fun Toy Store

10 Melanie McIntyre / May 21, 2013 8:00 am

If you’re feeling a little down, you might want to swing by Big Fun Toy Store, which opens its doors May 31. Occupying the 1,200-square-foot former Europia space at 672 N. High St., Big Fun is reentering the Columbus market after leaving… [Read More]

Tickets to CCAD’s 2013 Senior Fashion Show still available

Tickets to CCAD’s 2013 Senior Fashion Show still available

1 Melanie McIntyre / May 8, 2013 1:20 pm

For the first time ever, the students participating in the Columbus College of Art & Design Senior Fashion Show got to do whatever they wanted. Not bound by a predetermined theme for this year’s show, they were free to use anything… [Read More]

The Buzz: Egyptian Mummy Undergoes CT Scan

The Buzz: Egyptian Mummy Undergoes CT Scan

1 Melanie McIntyre / April 29, 2013 8:00 am

It’s not every day that a mummy undergoes a CT scan, but that’s just what happened recently at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The institution’s new Flash CT scanner is helping archaeologists and Egyptologists learn more about the… [Read More]

Shop Talk: Cottage Street

Shop Talk: Cottage Street

1 Melanie McIntyre / April 18, 2013 9:30 am

For years John and Sue Konieczko repurposed and made furniture by hand for their home, and eventually began selling the fruits of their labor at various shops. Then in June 2011, they opened a shop of their own: Cottage Street…. [Read More]

Shop Talk: Girls in White Dresses

Shop Talk: Girls in White Dresses

0 Melanie McIntyre / April 15, 2013 2:00 pm

Girls in White Dresses is a clever name for a bridal boutique, no? Located at 274 Marconi Blvd., Ste 110, the independent 1,300-square-foot shop aims to fill a niche by offering stylish, quality wedding dresses that aren’t likely to bankrupt… [Read More]

Shop Talk: Trove Warehouse

Shop Talk: Trove Warehouse

5 Melanie McIntyre / April 12, 2013 8:00 am

You never know what you’re going to find when you pop into Trove Warehouse, but you can bet your bottom dollar that whatever it is will be unique. Located at 2325 Wood Ave., Trove carries a variety of furniture and… [Read More]

Food and Fashion: Couture Cuisine at Explorer’s Club

Food and Fashion: Couture Cuisine at Explorer’s Club

0 Melanie McIntyre / March 29, 2013 8:00 am

Tickets are now on sale for a unique new event merging food and fashion. The brainchild of Explorer’s Club Executive Chef Dan Varga, Couture Cuisine is a six-course dinner with dishes inspired by the work of six local fashion designers:… [Read More]

C. Wonder coming to the Midwest via Easton Town Center

C. Wonder coming to the Midwest via Easton Town Center

1 Melanie McIntyre / March 22, 2013 11:15 am

Preppy womenswear brand C. Wonder will open its first store in the Midwest at Easton Town Center in June. The 3,000-square-foot store will carry women’s clothing, footwear, jewelry and accessories, housewares and home décor, and personal electronics. “Easton Town Center… [Read More]

New Stores and Expansion Planned for Easton Town Center in 2013

New Stores and Expansion Planned for Easton Town Center in 2013

2 Melanie McIntyre / March 8, 2013 2:00 pm

Easton’s growth continues with the addition of six new stores, the family-friendly Fenlon Square, and a nearby development that will add more than a half million square feet of retail space. In February, lifestyle brand Kate Spade opened a 2,200-square-foot store… [Read More]

Shop Talk: On Paper

Shop Talk: On Paper

0 Melanie McIntyre / March 1, 2013 8:00 am

Lots of Short North shops have come and gone, but On Paper has been a neighborhood fixture for almost 16 years. Located at 737 N. High St., the 1,500-square-foot store has just about anything a stationery enthusiast could want: specialty… [Read More]

ECDI Competing to Win $150,000

ECDI Competing to Win $150,000

0 Melanie McIntyre / February 21, 2013 11:20 am

In an effort to help job-creating nonprofits raise money and awareness, and put Americans back to work, The Huffington Post, McKinsey & Co. and The Skoll Foundation are sponsoring the first-ever JobRaising Challenge. More than 200 nonprofits from 31 states… [Read More]

Change for Charity Continues to Benefit Local Nonprofits

Change for Charity Continues to Benefit Local Nonprofits

2 Melanie McIntyre / February 17, 2013 8:00 am

Each year, Easton Town Center donates a portion of proceeds from its Change for Charity parking meter program to six Central Ohio nonprofits. In the program’s 14-year existence, more than $1 million has been raised for more than 50 organizations…. [Read More]

The Buzz: Kids Interview Bands

The Buzz: Kids Interview Bands

1 Melanie McIntyre / January 30, 2013 4:15 pm

If the success of their website is any indication, Connie and Olivia might be one of the most dynamic reporting duos since Woodward and Bernstein. The former’s journalistic endeavors began in 2012, when Olivia’s dad, Chip Midnight, was slated to… [Read More]

Shop Talk: Zodiac

Shop Talk: Zodiac

0 Melanie McIntyre / January 15, 2013 10:00 am

Zodiac opened at 69 Mill St. in Gahanna on June 20, 2008 or, more precisely, the summer solstice. Zodiac’s owner and chief astrology officer Jennifer Lopez (no, not that Jennifer Lopez) didn’t tell me whether this was a coincidence or… [Read More]