ColumbusING.com posted up news last night that Junctionview Studios is being bought by Nationwide Realty Investments. If you’re not familiar with the building, it houses around 60 artists studios including the workplace of the Couchfire Collective group and is home to many events include the monster Agora shows. I think most everyone saw this coming, [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2007’
Columbus is Officially the Indie Art Capital of the World
Dear IAC, On Monday December 10 at the 5:00 PM city council meeting, Council member Maryellen O’Shaughnessy will introduce a resolution declaring Columbus the Independent Art Capital of the World. Please join us for this historic moment. What: Resolution of Columbus City Council declaring Columbus the Independent Art Capital of the World When: City Council [...]
Jeni’s Ice Creams in the New York Times
I wanted to give a quick shoutout to everyone’s favorite Columbus Ice Cream shop… Jeni’s! They were featured in the New York Times yesterday, and as usual, they’re a shining star when it comes to Columbus businesses. Plus, I just had the chance to meet Jeni, her husband Charly and their new baby Greta last [...]
Yeah But…It Could Never Happen Here – Part I
There’s a great post on XINGColumbus talking about the warm reception for the new Charlotte Light Rail line that just opened up. Eric went into some detail comparing populations, demographics, and densities between Charlotte and Columbus, and there’s quite a bit that we have in common. Is it possible that Columbus could have a similar [...]
My friend JimL2
Ok, I just had to repost this from ColumbusUnderground.com. JimL2 constantly cracks me up with things like this, and his fine scathing writing as well as his wonderful use of the marquee html tag have made my day on many occassions in the past year. I’m proud to call him my friend. But don’t tell [...]
Ben Marrison thinks bloggers suck
Ok, that was just my playful example of my blog not really being a professional news outlet. But really, I don’t think I’ve ever pretended to be one. This blog is just a spot for me to voice my two cents on things. The tagline at the top does say “Thoughts, Ideas, and Opinions about [...]
GenWex: Upstarts party Wed Nov 28
GenWex Wexner Center’s new young patrons’ group. GenWex Presents: Upstarts Reception with Pete Scantland and Jeni Britton Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | 5:30PM Wexner Center Galleries The Wexner Center’s new young patrons group invites you to an evening of art, lively chatter, and cocktails with two of Columbus’ most successful young entrepreneurs, Pete Scantland (Orange [...]
Public Meeting Announcement: Complete Streets
Meeting Announcement: Complete Streets and Routine Accommodation November 29, 2007 3:30 PM City Council Chambers Hosted by: Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Chair Public Service & Transportation Committee Columbus City Engineer Randall J. Bowman and his staff will present to council members and staff the status of the Transportation Division’s Complete Streets Policy. Complete Streets policies encourage transportation [...]
Columbus Social Media Café – Dec 10 6:30 @ COSI
The next Social Media Cafe has been announced! It will take place on Monday, December 10th at 6:30pm at COSI Downtown. I’ve not even gotten around to posting my detailed thoughts on the first one! I’ll try to get to that later tonight. Anyway, here’s some details on the upcoming second event. Hope to see [...]
Citizens for Streetcars Group on CrowdsMatter.com
There’s a group set up on CrowdsMatter.com to support and promote a public streetcar system in downtown Columbus. What exactly is CrowdsMatter.com? Here’s what the about page on the site has to say: How do you make your voice heard? Most of us feel like we can’t make a difference because we are only one [...]