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]
Downtown’s most popular retail street continues to evolve as one business opens and another closes. A new nail salon, appropriately named “Nail Styling Salon” located at 37 E. Gay Street has turned on the open sign in the front window… [Read More]
The Bread Basket Family Bakery has closed their doors at the Creekside Plaza, the company announced yesterday on Facebook: “Thank you Gahanna for six great years. We made a very difficult decision to close our Gahanna location this weekend. Thank… [Read More]
The recent closure of Denise’s Ice Cream left a dessert-shaped hole in the Clintonville dining scene, but thankfully that absence didn’t last long. The owners of Mozart’s Bakery & Piano Cafe (located just up the street) are launching the Vienna… [Read More]
Get ready to strike those matches, because the Short North is about to smell a whole lot cooler. Local candlemaker The Candle Lab, which crafts natural soy candles in more than 100 uniquely piquant fragrances, will open a fourth Columbus… [Read More]
The Hills Market just officially launched their online store “Hills on the Go” to provide an easy way for shoppers to place online grocery orders with the option of home delivery service. “Customers from throughout Central Ohio have asked us… [Read More]
After spending only a year in Clintonville, Objects for the Home is ready for an upgrade. Their final day at 3284 N. High Street will be Saturday, May 28th, and their new store at 1392 Grandview Avenue will open on… [Read More]
A new collaborative marketing effort was recently launched in the Short North to help make customers more aware of the home decor and furniture businesses that are prevalent through the neighborhood. Dubbed “Home on High”, the effort includes shops such… [Read More]
The Short North has recently become a hub for Pop-up Retailers, and Gallery Hop naturally lends itself well to the format of one-day sales. Greg Turner, founder of Fringe Outfitters, is looking to capitalize on the pop-up trend as he… [Read More]
All of the best shopping deals of the Short North are going to be relocated into Downtown tomorrow for a one-day seven-hour clearance sale. Reduction is the semi-annual retail event where a group of local independent boutique shops clear out… [Read More]
Scarlett Kilzer has known for years that she wanted to work in the food industry, but only recently did she merge two trends together to form her new business, Cupcake Yum Yum. As the name implies, the bakery focus is… [Read More]
Shopping at locally owned and independent retailers is something the readership of Columbus Underground is familiar with, and that fact shines through in our line up for Top 10 Stores of 2010. For the second year in a row, Tigertree,… [Read More]
The Short North scores another threepeat this year by being voted up into the number one spot once again for places that locals love to shop. And with good reason too, as the Short North offers a little bit of… [Read More]
Yosick’s Artisan Chocolates opened their doors at 539 South Fifth Street just three years ago, and have just announced that they will be closing them for good this Christmas Eve. “We’ll be fully stocked through Christmas,” said owner Kristy Yosick…. [Read More]
The Short North will be gaining its second furniture store in the past two months as “Inside” hosts their grand opening this weekend during the Holiday Hop. Partners David M. Berg, Julie Butler and Paige Langdale are opening the new… [Read More]
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