Over the past year, the Wexner Center Café has been through a few rounds of musical chairs. Cameron Mitchell closed his “Cams on Campus” cafe there in August of 2010. Taste of Belgium opened a cafe in the space last… [Read More]
With over 55,000 students on the main campus, and over 15,000 faculty members, The Ohio State University is effectively a city located within the city of Columbus. The relationship between OSU and the City of Columbus is one that is… [Read More]
Columbus State Community College is the largest community college in the state of Ohio with over 30,000 enrolled students. To put things in perspective, that’s nearly half the size of The Ohio State University’s 64,000 students. Many of Columbus State’s… [Read More]
The South Campus Gateway has landed another new retail tenant as Pizza Rustica prepares to open next door to Gooeyz on Monday, October 25th. This new store marks the first Ohio location for the Florida-based company. “It is a very… [Read More]
Columbus State Community College recently announced a significant upgrade and expansion to Union Hall, located on their Downtown campus. The $15 million renovation plans call for an additional 17,000 square feet of space. “When the building opened 35 years ago… [Read More]
Maurice Clarett has been through a turbulent ride in the past eight years. He helped the OSU Buckeyes with an unbeaten 2002 championship season, but then was sentenced to prison in 2006 on armed robbery charges, which also included a… [Read More]
This past Thursday, the Columbus Chapter of the Urban Land Institute presented the new “One Ohio State Framework”, which outlines a plan for redeveloping The Ohio State University campus over the next half-century
Next Thursday, The Ohio State University will officially unveil their new master plan that will outline how the OSU main campus will develop over the next 50 years and how it will change in the context of the neighborhood, city… [Read More]
According to an article in today’s Business First, New Jersey-based Southwestern College may be coming soon to Columbus. They’re working on a deal to secure space at 45 N. Fourth Street, located at the corner of Gay & Fourth Streets… [Read More]
The Columbus Downtown High School is wrapping up their first year of operation this Spring, and their new student-run cafe is off to a successful start. Open to the public on Wednesday and Thursday for lunch, the cafe at 364… [Read More]
On Monday, March 29th, The Ohio State University will open their newly built Ohio Union to the public. The 12:00pm opening take place following an 11:00am reception on the Union grounds. A full listing of opening day and upcoming events… [Read More]
Yesterday afternoon, students in OSU’s City and Regional Planning Program presented their “Planning Innovations” class project to a community panel of judges consisting of Mike Brown, Elizabeth Lessner and myself. We were tasked with reviewing video presentations created by 20… [Read More]
On Friday, October 23rd, the local edition of the Nike+ Human Race event will take place on the Ohio State campus at 7:45pm following the student homecoming parade and pep rally events. This marks the second year for this global… [Read More]
The new school year officially starts up at Ohio State today, and there’s plenty of new things to be found on campus for students and non-students alike. One of the largest new facilities on campus this fall is the newly… [Read More]
There’s an interesting blog post today from Cleve Ricksecker on the “Right Now Downtown” blog titled In Search of a City: Schools That Rock. There, a short summary of the Columbus City Schools (CCS) system is given along with a… [Read More]
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