The original Banana Bean location on Whittier Avenue has had their windows papered up and business closed recently, with a bit of a secretive air as to what was going on inside. Today, Angie Caskey, one of the owners of the Banana Bean Cafe, along with her son and husband are relaunching the space with the soft opening of Skillet, a new restaurant concept they’re describing as “Rustic Urban Food”. Their full menu isn’t available online yet, but they have mentioned that their soft opening includes offerings such as a Grilled Jerk Pork Burger (topped with Honeycrisp Apple Slaw and Double Smoked Cherrywood Bacon, served on a Grilled Brioche Roll) and a Black Bean Ravioli (served with Duck Confit with Roasted Corn, Poblanos, Spanish Manchego, and Smoked Paprika Cream).

The location will only be open for lunch from 11am to 3pm Tue-Sun during the first two weeks before expanding for dinner and brunch starting October 20th. We’ll post up a link to the menu once it is made available.

Breakfast From The Liquor Cabinet. There isn’t much new that could surprise me when it comes to breakfast and I would probably eat 99.9% of what is placed in front of me. You see breakfast in my eye is just that good and a trip to Columbus’ Brewery District Banana Bean Cafe at 340 Greenlawn Avenue last weekend proved it.

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Kossuth Green is the name of a new two-townhome development planned at 488 E. Kossuth Street (at the corner of Kossuth & Washington) in Schumacher Place.

From their website: “With consideration to property assessment, building orientation, and the density factor, Kossuth Green focuses on sustainable design- which is our direction in the future of the built environment. Using the minimal building footprint for residential dwelling, and maintaining green space with alley-accessible parking and rooftop terrace, Kossuth Green hopes to earn the highest LEED score for homes and continue this standard in upcoming projects.”

More detail on the project can be found at KossuthGreen.Blogspot.com.

This Week News wrote Council approves South Side amendment

Thursday, February 14, 2008

DAVID J. CROSS

Columbus City Council unanimously voted Monday to amend the city’s South Side Plan (84 page PDF) to include the remaining portion of Merion Village and Schumacher Place.

The initial plan, completed in 2002, included the southern part of Merion Village. With council’s vote, the remainder of Merion Village and Schumacher Place were brought into the fold, and as such can benefit from future plans for the South Side.

The original plan ended at Nursery Lane, said Bob Leighty, Merion Village Association president. Council member Maryellen O’Shaughnessy said the plan acts as a road map for the future of the area.

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This Week News wrote Amended South Side plan ready for review

Thursday, November 1, 2007

SUE HAGAN

Merion Village and Schumacher Place residents can peek into the possible future of their neighborhoods during presentations of the Amended South Side plan tonight and next week.

They will hear about a lot of ideas in the areas of zoning and development, transportation and open space, based on input they have provided to city planners over the past year.

City planners will present a draft of the 59-page amendment tonight (Nov. 1) at 6:30 p.m., at the Parsons Avenue Library, 845 Parsons Ave.

Neighbors also can hear about the plan at the Merion Village Association meeting, 1330 S. Fourth St., on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.

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Merion Village, Schumacher working on development plan

Thursday, February 22, 2007

By SUE HAGAN

ThisWeek Staff Writer

Schumacher Place and Merion Village have a lot going for them, residents say, including charm, walkability, historic buildings and a diverse population.

Residents hope that an amendment to the city of Columbus’s South Side Plan will set a course for future development.

Residents have come up with dozens of ideas already. Some of the large-scale ideas include mixing residential with commercial uses along Parsons Avenue and High Street, developing codes for Parsons and Livingston avenues and creating an area commission.

Other ideas include streetscape designs, improving street lighting, providing housing for seniors, developing small “pocket” parks, getting the city to extend the line for its proposed trolley down to Thurman Avenue rather than Frankfort Street, adding a police substation and adapting Barrett Middle School and Beck Elementary for new community uses.

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