The PINS Mechanical Co. and 16-Bit Bar + Arcade mash-up will make its debut…
Cleveland-based Barrio Tacos opened its first Columbus location in September in Fifth by Northwest…
Addella’s on Oak is a second act of sorts from Angry Baker. The latter closed…
When Tigertree announced last July it would be closing its retail storefront and moving…
On Paper announced late last year that after 20 plus years in the Short…
If you found out that only 8% of designated historic sites represented the history…
Columbus College of Art & Design’s Beeler Gallery has reopened to the public for…
The Harrison West Society has announced a multi-year project to improve the Olentangy Trail…
It has been announced that the Columbus Arts Festival has been canceled for 2021.In…
Keep up with regular news updates regarding Columbus and Ohio's response to COVID-19 here.The NumbersCOVID-19…
A new website launched by the Department of Neighborhoods is centralizing information about the…
Nonprofit library technology and research organization OCLC has been around since the late '60s,…
By Tyler BuchananA Republican lawmaker wants to spare Ohio businesses from facing consequences for violating…
By Marty SchladenThe biggest-ever bipartisan coalition on Thursday announced a renewed effort to repeal the…
After three years in sanctuary, Edith Espinal's application for stay of removal has been…
Last month, Yoga on High was looking for a buyer. They have found one.…
Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins offer a master class in acting in this week's…Commission to Weigh in on Design of Stadium-Adjacent Apartments
February 19, 2021 1:31 pm
Brent Warren
The Pizzuti Companies will present the latest plans for the residential portion of their Confluence Village development to the Downtown Commission next week. The project, which calls for two five-story buildings that together will hold 449 apartments, will get an initial review from the board at its meeting on February 23. In December, the developer […]
Is the City’s Tax Abatement Policy Meeting Affordable Housing Need?
February 17, 2021 4:59 pm Brent Warren
In the summer of 2018, the Columbus City Council passed legislation that would change the way the city used tax abatements to incentivize development projects moving forward. At the time, council members and city officials described the new policy as a way to both encourage the building of more affordable housing and to target the […]
Hundreds of New Units Approved at Busy Commission Meeting
February 13, 2021 12:13 pm Brent Warren
The Pizzuti Companies’ proposal for the Schumacher Place Giant Eagle site wasn’t the only significant project approved by the Development Commission earlier this week. During a five-hour virtual meeting on February 11, the commission signed off on several high-profile developments, sending them on to City Council for final approval. Although the actual start of construction […]
Whittier Street Proposal Moving on to Council
February 12, 2021 3:12 pm Brent Warren
The Pizzuti Companies’ proposal to redevelop the former Whittier Street Giant Eagle will be heading to City Council after receiving a vote of approval from the Development Commission last night. The 3-2 vote from the commission came a month after the same board voted to table the project, and after many months of contentious neighborhood […]
Apartments Proposed for North Fourth Street Site
February 3, 2021 12:34 pm Brent Warren
A five-story apartment building has been proposed for 1020 N. Fourth St., a site currently occupied by the Hyer Hookah Lounge. The proposed building would hold a total of 62 apartments and a 1,200-square-foot commercial space on the ground floor. A parking garage with room for 96 cars would occupy a basement level as well […]
New Group Formed to Take On NIMBYs
January 19, 2021 1:57 pm Brent Warren
A new group has formed to advocate for more housing in urban Columbus. The founders of the organization, called Neighbors for More Neighbors Columbus, are hoping to push back against the Not-In-My-Backyard arguments that tend to dominate most discussions of new development in the city’s established neighborhoods. “We’re here to raise the voice of community […]
Jeffrey Park Office, Parkside on Pearl Both Heading Back to Commission
January 8, 2021 2:23 pm Brent Warren
A new plan for the final phases of the Jeffrey Park development will be heard by the Italian Village Commission this month. In 2019, Thrive Companies proposed building a large parking garage topped by as much as 140,000 square feet of office space – and perhaps several floors of apartments – at the southern end […]
