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If you’ve strolled down Gay Street lately, you’ve probably spotted the above scene, where reconstruction work is underway on the building located at 51 East Gay Street. While it doesn’t look like much at the moment, what you’re going to… [Read More]
The Short North was born as an arts district, grew into an entertainment district, and most recently has been dubbed as a home furnishing district. With over a dozen shops selling furniture, furnishings or some combination of the two, it’s… [Read More]
There’s nothing like a week of 50-degree temperatures in February to get you excited about Gallery Hop. Unfortunately it looks like we might get some rain this evening, but don’t let that stop you from venturing out. There’s quite a… [Read More]
Five Columbus-area Blockbuster locations are scheduled to close their doors for good. Information obtained from a Blockbuster representative that wishes to remain anonymous stated that the affected Columbus locations are on Georgesville Rd, Cemetery Rd., and E. Broad St. In addition to the… [Read More]
The first Gallery Hop of the year is sometimes a slow one, as it has to closely follow the holiday shopping season and the first weekend after those crazy New Years parties, but the warm weather today is sure to… [Read More]
In the past we’ve asked you about your favorite places to shop, and this year we’ve divided it out to include separate categories such as fashion, food, home decor and specialty shopping. Our idea of a “specialty” store is one that doesn’t have… [Read More]
In this year’s readers survey we added the category of Best Apparel/Fashion store to provide a bit of variety to the local boutiques and stores recognized. The Short North dominated the list with six of the ten stores being found… [Read More]
The long vacant lot at the northeast corner of High Street and Fifth Avenue will finally see some development. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced yesterday that they have purchased the plot of land at 1230 North High Street and will… [Read More]
A new pop-up retail space sprang up today at 34 North High Street in Downtown Columbus. The Big Game Gallery will be operational through the holiday season, selling paintings from local artists for as low as $25. According to gallery… [Read More]
Black Friday is less than two weeks away, so you’re probably either already planning your shopping strategy, or planning to stay as far away from stores as humanly possible. Either way, there’s plenty of local shopping options that are producing… [Read More]
The November Gallery Hop marks the final edition prior to the end-of-the-year Holiday Hop, and it looks like we’re going to be blessed with some halfway warm weather to boot. As always, there’s plenty of great art exhibitions, parties, events,… [Read More]
Your favorite local stores, boutiques and other retail business are all starting to get ready for the busiest time of year: the Holiday shopping season. Several stores are currently hosting sales to clear out what’s left of their summer merchandise… [Read More]
If you see smoke coming out of the side of the building located at 79 Parsons Avenue, don’t call the fire department. A new coffee roastery called Upper Cup Coffee recently opened there, just two doors down from Portico (another… [Read More]
Hard to believe it’s already October, but it tonight’s Gallery Hop has plenty in store to make it worthwhile. There’s quite a few great art exhibitions (several of which are highlighted below) in addition to all of the usual bar… [Read More]
It might sound a little early to already be thinking about holiday shopping, but the Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) is already hard at work to help connect local retailers with new customers. Celebrate Local is the name of… [Read More]
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