Archives for "state of the city"

Columbus Idea Foundry Excited About Move to Franklinton

Columbus Idea Foundry Excited About Move to Franklinton

4 Brent Warren / February 22, 2013 12:45 pm

Last night in his State of the City address, Mayor Coleman announced that the Columbus Idea Foundry would be moving to East Franklinton. Today we can confirm that the specific destination is 421 W. State Street, a building the Franklinton… [Read More]

State of the City 2013: Plan for Schools, Improving Recycling and Franklinton News

State of the City 2013: Plan for Schools, Improving Recycling and Franklinton News

16 Brent Warren / February 21, 2013 6:15 pm

In his 14th State of the City address, Mayor Coleman looked backed on the city’s Bicentennial year and ticked off a list of accolades and accomplishments; 3,300 new jobs, a drop in both violent and property crimes, recognition by national… [Read More]

Philanthropy Friday: A Poem of Inspiration

Philanthropy Friday: A Poem of Inspiration

2 Nick George, The Columbus Foundation / March 2, 2012 8:00 am

Barbara Fant, an extremely talented and community-minded Columbus artist, was commissioned by The Columbus Foundation to create a spoken-word piece to celebrate and reflect on Columbus’ Bicentennial. The piece, Today Beginning Again– “For Columbus,” premiered at the Foundation on February… [Read More]

State of the City 2012: South Side Renewal, Fighting Blight, and Swagger

State of the City 2012: South Side Renewal, Fighting Blight, and Swagger

10 Walker / February 29, 2012 6:15 pm

The annual State of the City Address provides citizens with an update on what has been accomplished over the course of the past year, and sets the tone for projects that will be focused upon for the upcoming year. Tonight’s… [Read More]

Earl W. Smith’s State of the City 2011

Earl W. Smith’s State of the City 2011

22 Walker / March 1, 2011 9:40 am

Last week, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman delivered the annual State of the City Address (which you can read about HERE) which focused on safety, jobs and new housing opportunities. The following day, GOP Mayoral Candidate Earl W. Smith released… [Read More]

State of the City: Focus on Housing, Jobs, Safety

State of the City: Focus on Housing, Jobs, Safety

13 Melanie McIntyre / February 23, 2011 7:15 pm

Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman delivered his twelfth State of the City address tonight from the second floor gallery at COSI, located downtown at 333 W. Broad St. In his opening remarks, Coleman emphasized Columbus’s ingenuity, calling it “a city that is on… [Read More]

Coleman Delivers 2010 State of the City Address

18 Walker / February 24, 2010 6:15 pm

Mayor Michael B. Coleman delivers his 11th State of the City Address tonight at the historic Lincoln Theatre. The address is primarily focused on job creation, reform and keeping promises made to the public. Specific developments and projects include the… [Read More]

Mayor Coleman’s State of the City Address 2009

Mayor Coleman’s State of the City Address 2009

37 Walker / February 26, 2009 5:45 pm

Mayor Michael Coleman will deliver the 2009 State of the City address at 6pm this evening at the newly renovated East High School on East Broad Street. If you can’t make it to be there in person, you can also… [Read More]

Full text of the 2007 State of the City address

Full text of the 2007 State of the City address

9 Walker / February 22, 2007 10:01 pm

For anyone who missed out on the State of the City address this evening, the Dispatch has the whole thing posted up. I’m sure we’ll news stories from every publication in town summarizing it tomorrow morning, but for now here’s… [Read More]

State of the City 2006 Tonight: Focus on Revitalization

State of the City 2006 Tonight: Focus on Revitalization

3 Walker / February 23, 2006 4:34 pm

Mayor Coleman will be delivering his “State of the City” address tonight, and it’s being reported that one of the main issues he’ll be discussing is the cleanup of abandoned properties. He’ll be leading an initiative to clean up the… [Read More]