If you haven’t heard anything about the Streetcar recently, then crawl out from under that rock and listen up! Ever since the Streetcar Public Meeting to reveal the financing plans on Thursday (Press Release here) every news media outlet has grabbed on and unleashed a wave of information. Some of it spun positively. Some of [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2008’
Streetcar Public Meeting - Thursday, March 27
Mayor Coleman will be unveiling the Financing Plan for the Columbus Streetcar Proposal today at the City Council Chambers from 6-8pm. You can RSVP for this public event by sending an email here.
The Mayor has been sticking to his guns about not implementing a new city tax to fund this project, so it will be [...]
CMCpm: Pro Sports: In the Shadow of Shoe - Wed March 26
CMCp.m. : Pro Sports: In the Shadow of Shoe
Wednesday, March 26
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd.
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Registration
(Enter the Arena through the “Tower” entrance at Nationwide & Marconi Blvds, across from BD’s Mongolian BBQ)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion
In the Founder’s Suite of Nationwide Arena
Dave Paitson, VP of Marketing, Blue Jackets
Ken Schnake, President/GM, Columbus Clippers
Mark [...]
Artspace Public Event - Tue March 25th
If you haven’t already heard, Artspace is a nonprofit organization based out of Minneapolis with a goal is to provide affordable live/work space for artists. They started in the 70s with a single project in Minneapolis and have grown into 30 projects either completed or under construction today. They came to Columbus last summer at [...]
Latitude 41 Recipe - Roasted Pork Belly
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SFspWTqS6w] Chef Tony Miller walks us through making a delicious Five-Spice Roasted Pork Belly with an Adzuki Bean Purée, a Soy-Mustard-Miso Aioli, and Sauteed Bok Choy. Brought to you from the kitchen at Latitude 41, a fine dining restaurant located in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
Find out more at www.Latitude41Restaurant.com
My Columbus Symphony Guilt
There’s been quite the buzz lately about how the CSO is going belly up. I’d like to say that I’m going to miss it if it goes away, but honestly… I never really went much.
In the past year, Anne & I attended Picnic with the Pops once last summer, which was a lot of fun, [...]
Columbus Start-up D’Ira Clothing Goes Live
Another month-old post that I’m just now catching back up to was something I spotted over at Jeff Johnson’s Urban In-Fill blog: D’Ira Clothing. This local clothing startup produces cotton sweaters and hand-made silk ties, with plans on expanding soon to jeans and graphic tees. I contacted them via their website to check to see [...]
What exactly is an “Up-&-Coming Tech City”?
Because according to Forbes.com Columbus is the number 1 Up-&-Coming Tech City in the US.
The article mostly just talks about Battelle, and how much they’ve grown in the past few years. Which is great and everything, but for some reason I have a hard time wrapping them around the “Up-&-Coming” title.
I sort of consider what [...]
EcoBucks has spread to Downtown Columbus
About a month ago, there was a pretty sweet article featured in the Dispatch (posted on CU here) about “Ecobucks”. I’ve been thinking about it some more as I off and on consider biking again. I used to ride pretty regularly for fun and exercise, but not so much for actual transportation.
Simply put, the Ecobucks [...]
Inta Juice at the South Campus Gateway
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From The South Campus Gateway Website:
Founded in 1996, Inta Juice is located at 1585 N. High St. in the South Campus Gateway. Our focus on general good health, positive dietary habits and exercise has made us a popular mealtime selection for our customers nationwide.
Quenching your nutrition needs? Looking for a healthy alternative to the quick [...]