First Look: Mid City Garage
June 20, 2020 6:51 pm
Walker Evans
New Merion Village restaurant Mid City Garage has softly opened over the past several weeks, testing out recipes, opening up to neighbors and now offering full service dining with social distancing guidelines. You can learn more about the new restaurant at 1179 Jaeger Street (just south of Thurman) in our feature from April, or check […]
First Look: The Pierce
February 24, 2020 2:03 pm
Brent Warren
The developer of Downtown’s newest (and reddest) building has given it a name, and hopes to welcome the first new residents into the project this spring. The Pierce, at 321 E. Capital St., is a 93-unit apartment building with a distinctive exterior. The project is currently pre-leasing, with rents set between $1,300 and $2,000 per […]
First Look: Brioso Roastery & Coffee Bar
December 23, 2019 1:39 pm Walker Evans
After several months of construction (and several years of planning), Brioso has officially moved across the street into The Citizens building at the southwest corner of Gay and High Streets. The new location is smaller, yet more contemporary than the original, sporting bright countertops and tile floors. A merch area greets customers with bags of […]
First Look: The Yardley
November 7, 2019 10:53 am Brent Warren
The first residents of The Yardley apartment complex in Olde Towne East moved in on November 1. The project, which was built on a vacant lot at 122 Parsons Avenue, contains a total of 78 units over a first floor parking garage and a corner commercial space. The apartments range in size from a 500-square-foot […]
First Look: Graduate Columbus
September 5, 2019 2:56 pm Brent Warren
The first guests are scheduled to arrive this weekend at the new Graduate Columbus Hotel in the Short North. Located at 750 N. High St., the hotel’s opening marks the final step in the transformation of the former Bollinger Tower – an 11-story building that held affordable senior housing until it was sold by the […]
First Look: The Nicholas
August 2, 2019 11:34 am Brent Warren
The first residents have moved into the Nicholas, a 230-unit mixed-use development that has filled in one of the last large gaps along High Street Downtown. The building, which occupies the entire west side of High Street between Gay and Long Streets, replaced what for decades was a large surface parking lot. Apartments in the […]
First Look: PatronArt Unveils New Gallery in Idea Foundry
June 20, 2019 10:00 am
Taijuan Moorman
Fine art marketplace and Columbus-based startup PatronArt now has a dedicated space to view local art in real life. Located on the second floor of the Idea Foundry, PatronArt’s L-Gallery brings the company’s virtual mission of art accessibility to the physical world. Currently showing is Forged: The Art of the Idea Foundry, featuring a selection […]
