ColumbusING is a local opinion blog that focuses on all sorts of topics including news, arts, food, and local communities. www.ColumbusING.com
Posts from ‘March, 2007’
Neighborhood “Block Watch” Blogs
The modern concept of a “Neighborhood Watch” or “Block Watch” has been in application for nearly 50 years. These programs are sometimes essential to deterring crime and keeping areas safe. Can a blog be used as a means to keep neighborhood residents updated with each other? Some people seem to think so. Below is an [...]
Some Buzz About Brain Drain in Columbus
One of the local issues being addressed in the news a lot lately (and stirring up some buzz on local blogs) is the “Brain Drain Initiative”. City leaders want to our young and talented demographic from moving away after graduating college, and they’ve hired a consulting company to figure this problem out. Recently polls and [...]
New Resource: Restaurant Widow
Restaurant Widow is a food blog run by a local waitress named Lisa. Her blog covers information on local restaurants, the local industry, personal recipes, and her own opinions on a variety of food-related topics. Lisa recently added an FAQ-type post to her blog to address a few common questions she’s received. Her answers fall [...]
New Resource: Columbus is Okay
“Columbus is Okay” is a personal blog by a local artist who wants to showcase some of the things she enjoys about Columbus, and also some of the things she doesn’t enjoy. This blog includes plenty of high-resolution photos around town. columbusisokay.blogspot.com
Drive and Passion on a Local Level
Paul Bonneville made a very long and interesting post on Columbus RetroMetro on Friday, mainly as some background clarification information to accompany a write up he received in The Other Paper this past week. If you read through his background and the history of Columbus RetroMetro, you’ll see that Paul has a great passion for [...]
New Resource: High Street Art
High Street Art is a local blog that focuses on art and architecture along the main High Street artery that runs through many urban neighborhoods in Columbus. This resource features many high-resolution photo updates of various locations. highstreetart.blogspot.com
New Resource: Short North Insider
The Short North Insider is a local blog focusing on the commercial developments in the Short North neighborhood located along High Street just north of downtown Columbus. This blog offers regular updates based on both news and rumors regarding these businesses as they open, close, or change. theshortnorthinsider.blogspot.com
Columbus Speaks Out Against Consolidation
Below is an excerpt from an article that ran on StopBigMedia.com last week, which covers the recent meeting here in Columbus regarding media ownership rules. This is an ongoing discussion that’s been around for some time, and it’s interesting to hear how it pertains to us on a more local level. The media is changing [...]
AOL/Weblogs, Inc. Shuts Down Blogging Ohio
We’re a little behind the times on this one, as we haven’t checked in on Blogging Ohio in awhile, but AOL (parent company of Weblogs, Inc.) decided to shut down their Ohio-themed blog at the end of January. If you’re unfamiliar with Weblogs, Inc., it’s a network of nearly 100 blogs that was independently founded [...]