Posted on the bulletin board in my office is a 1″x 3.5″ scrap of yellowing paper cut from the Columbus Dispatch five years ago. It’s the job posting for the Director of Marketing position that I accepted in June 2005…. [Read More]
A new wine and beer shop called “The Barrel and Bottle” will be opening in November in the North Market to replace the recently closed Grapes of Mirth. Jen Burton and Collin Castore will be the owners and operators of… [Read More]
Sixteen weekends of summer awesomeness in Columbus. With the approach of Labor Day, this will be our final Mega Summer Weekend! The first Ohio State Buckeyes football game is tonight against Marshall. The Clippers have their final home games tonight… [Read More]
Tonight, marvel at tiny art cars at CSCA Pinewood Derby 5 at the North Market. The fun starts at 6:30pm. Downtown Live Summer Concerts continue with Swagg. Or head to House Wine for a wine tasting. Rivet is hosting a… [Read More]
Happy Weekend! Go to Pecha Kucha tonight to find inspiration from cool people doing cool things. The event is at Junctionview Studios. Downtown Live features The Reaganomics. More live music at Rumba Cafe on Friday and tonight at Ruby Tuesday’s… [Read More]
For years, the North Market has served up quality meats and seafood through merchants including Bluescreek Farm, North Market Poultry and Game and The Fish Guys, but customers haven’t had a good place to buy seasonings, spices and rubs for… [Read More]
Restaurant Week has been going on all week. Have you visited your favorite restaurant? The Wexner Center is having their Peronis on the Plaza party on Thursday evening. Neighborhood Launch is hosting a happy hour open house in the Contemporary… [Read More]
Gardens, Live Music and Wines this weekend! Start your weekend with Mojoflo at the kickoff of the Heritage Concert Series in Mayme Moore Park. The Park is located adjacent to the King Arts Complex in the King Lincoln District. Admission… [Read More]
Special Memorial Day Weekend Edition! For those of you not grilling out to your own tunes, here are some events happening around town. Hit the new Farmer’s Market today at the Wexner Center at 4pm. Later Thursday evening at Barrio… [Read More]
Last weekend was filled with activities – whoever said there was nothing to do in Columbus! So we are starting up a CU series favorite – MEGA SUMMER WEEKENDS! This weekend is also packed with things to do. Available Light… [Read More]
On Sunday, Slow Food Columbus will be honoring two local chefs who have been named as semi-finalists for a James Beard Foundation award: Chef Kent Rigsby of Rigsby’s Kitchen and Chef Magdiale Wolmark of Dragonfly Neo-V. Several of the Slow… [Read More]
“Oh, here we go a-waffling…” As usual, I’m just now getting around to visiting Taste of Belgium, despite it opening months ago in North Market. Taste of Belgium was a great addition to North Market’s already-diverse crowd of food stalls…. [Read More]
The final two weeks of holiday shopping are upon us! That means that if you still have gifts to buy for friends and loved ones, your time is winding down. In order to assist, we’ve reached out to a wide… [Read More]
A lot of people think the growing season ends in the fall, and therefore local eating ends there too. I thought the same thing; but it doesn’t. Last Saturday I walked to the North Market to get my groceries and found… [Read More]
Amy Lozier opened Omega Artisan Baking in the North Market a little over six years ago, and she still remains extremely excited about her business venture. “Once I start talking about bread, it’s hard to get me to stop,” she… [Read More]
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