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Columbus is regularly recognized as a gay mecca by various national media outlets. In 2011, we were named a Top Gay Travel Destination by NewNowNext.com, and ranked #1 as the “Up and Coming” location by GayCities.com. While we assume that… [Read More]
OpenTable just announced their annual Top 100 restaurants in the United States, and Columbus’ own Refectory Restaurant & Bistro made the final cut for 2011. The winners are selected by diners at OpenTable.com, and The Refectory was the only Central… [Read More]
Another week, another Forbes list. This one ranks US cities on high-tech job growth using both short term and long term metrics. Seattle topped the list, but Columbus took a strong third place following Baltimore. Job growth in Columbus was… [Read More]
Columbus was named earlier this month as The NewNowNext Destination of 2011, beating out global competition including Istanbul and St. Petersburg. Columbus was cited as a great place to visit due to both the college town aesthetic from OSU as… [Read More]
The Intelligent Community Forum produces an annual listing of the top 21 smart communities in the world, and Columbus Region has appeared on the list for the first time (Dublin, Ohio has been on the list twice prior) alongside other… [Read More]
If you live in Columbus, then chances are pretty good that you already consider German Village to be a great neighborhood. Today, the American Planning Association (APA) confirms what we already knew with the designation of German Village as one… [Read More]
Lydia Loveless is on a path to rising fame and will be performing with her band at the Rumba Café tonight for the hometown record release of Indestructible Machine. She’s been making music since the age of 14 when she… [Read More]
The US News & World Report publishes an annual list of the nation’s best colleges, and The Ohio State University has climbed in their 2012 edition into 17th place on the list of public schools. It’s also ranked as the… [Read More]
USA Today, along with the help of KaBOOM!, a national playground non-profit, recently compiled a list of the country’s best cities for children’s playgrounds. Columbus ranked #2 on the list, topped only by San Francisco. Our city has a total… [Read More]
National Geographic recently named their Top 10 best fall trip locations around the world, and Columbus was picked alongside the Emerald Coast in Florida and the Lavaux Vineyard Terraces in Switzerland. When it comes to specific destinations worth visiting, the… [Read More]
Creative Cities International recently release their Vitality Index report that measures and evaluates both qualitative factors and quantitative factors to produce a sort of “quality of life” scale. A description from the report says: “It brings to life a city’s… [Read More]
Bloomberg Businessweek recently featured an article about the findings of a Brookings Institution report that compiled a list of US Metro Areas that have already seen economic rebounding to near-prerecession levels. Some of the criteria examined in the report include… [Read More]
Yahoo Finance just compiled a new list of US Cities based on the strength of local job markets and affordable housing and Columbus turned up at #4 on the list. The article goes on to praise our city’s arts community,… [Read More]
Somehow we missed it, but back in January, Columbus was named “Up-and-Coming GayCity of 2011″ by GayCities.com in their annual reader survey. Little else was said about our city at the time, but more recently, the recognition was reignited at… [Read More]
Joel Kotkin at NewGeography.com just posted up an article yesterday about the new “Boom Towns” in the US. These are the cities that are positioned to grow and prosper over the course of the next 10 years. The regional rankings… [Read More]
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