Fine-dining Indian restaurant ROOH is set to open its doors this Thursday, November 14.…
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REBoL is a glitzy-looking project in a glitzy-looking location. Found at Easton II (aka Bridge…
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The Highpoint on Columbus Commons is finally getting the mini-grocer that Robert Weiler Company…
Online service Artkive will open its first pop-up store at Easton Town Center on…
Mary McClendon is a long-time jazz singer who is performing during the King Arts…
David Whitehouse has been part of Shadowbox Live since 1994, taking part in shows…
When artist Laura Alexander came back to Columbus after graduate school, she thought she’d…
Last summer, the City of Columbus and the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) temporarily…
The videos are certainly impressive, and just a little creepy. If you go on…
A six-story building currently under construction at 275 S. Front St. is not being…
Update: The November 20th Democratic Presidential debate viewing party hosted by Columbus Underground at…
Your votes have been cast and results have been tallied and here are the…
Tax abatements, income inequality, affordable housing, jobs, and education – Columbus City Council candidates…
CATCO leans into its core strengths with an invigorating production of Samm-Art Williams’ mythopoetic…
A brand-new show featuring both drag and opera will host drag queen, actor, and…
The Wexner Center for the Arts has cultivated relationships with cutting-edge dance and theatre…2019 Most Endangered Sites
Becky West, Columbus Landmarks & Matthew Leasure, Designing Local Columbus Landmarks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that advocates for historic preservation and new design excellence. The organization publishes annually a list of Most Endangered Sites and actively advocates for reuse, relying on architectural/historical significance and sustainability factors to build the case for preservation. Learn about […]
Main Library Wins 2019 Recchie Design Award
October 18, 2019 9:53 am
Brent Warren
The Main Library is the winner of the 30th James B. Recchie Design Award. Columbus Landmarks announced the winner last night at an event at the Ohio Theatre Galbreath Pavilion. The renovation and expansion of the library, located at 96 S. Grant St. Downtown, was designed by Schooley Caldwell and GUND Partnership. MKSK served as […]
Columbus Partnership to Buy Vacant Downtown Building
October 10, 2019 2:11 pm Brent Warren
The Columbus Partnership plans to buy a prominent downtown building that has been vacant since 2006. The building, at 145 S. Front St., was once the home of the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. As WOSU recently reported, several attempts to renovate the building ran into political and economic headwinds and were abandoned […]
YMCA Plans to ‘Phase Out’ Operations at Downtown Building
October 10, 2019 11:27 am Brent Warren
The YMCA of Central Ohio is planning for a future that does not include a presence at 40 W. Long St., the historic Downtown building that has served as a center of operations for the organization for nearly 100 years. “We are in the process of phasing out of the current building, which will take […]
Opinion: Preservation Efforts Should be Used for Progress, Not NIMBYism
October 8, 2019 12:30 pm
Josh Lapp
Numerous proposals, contentious meetings, and contemptuous rejections characterize the 18-month saga of a proposed development at the corner of Livingston and City Park Avenues on the edge of German Village. Through multiple iterations, the opponents of the hotel have depicted it as “huge” and “alarmingly different” and bemoan further development of the neighborhood remarking that […]
Fortified Hill Earthwork Purchased by Preservation Coalition
September 30, 2019 3:06 pm
Jesse Bethea
It came down to the wire, but Fortified Hill Earthwork has been saved from potential development. A coalition of archeological and historical organizations, as well as community members concerned about the ancient Native site’s preservation, were able to buy all four parcels of land containing the earthworks at a Butler County auction Saturday morning. Fortified […]
Plan Revealed for Historic Neil Avenue School
September 18, 2019 12:00 pm Brent Warren
A local developer has a plan to renovate the former Open Air School in Old North Columbus, one that – to the delight of the neighborhood – does not involve student housing. Located at 2571 Neil Ave., the ornate brick building has sat empty for years. Most recently used as administrative offices for Columbus City […]
