Rarely do I turn to the local tv stations for news, but when I do it really bums me out. All of the major stations (NBC4i, WSYX6, Fox28, and WBNS10TV) just want to cover murder, rape, sports, and weather. While those are valid news topics, they’re not the only news topics. The imbalance of bad [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2008’
State of the City Address 2008: Columbus is GO
On Thursday, when I first read the Columbus State of the City transcript, I wanted to immediately post up some thoughts and start wildly waving my virtual arms and cheering like a maniac. Yep, I was excited. But instead I figured it might be a better idea to let it all sink in for a [...]
North Market Saturday Morning Tradition
As I mentioned last weekend, Anne & I have decided that we’re going to start patronizing the North Market every Saturday morning to purchase some grocery items for the week. We’re starting out with a $20 bill in hand each week, which may grow over time. But we figure that’s reasonable for now, and a [...]
Ohioanna All-Star Market coming to Short North
Just in case you missed this on CU: Ohioanna All-Star Market coming to Short North Ohioanna All-Star Market will be a small New York City “bodega style” urban market catering to our currently underserved downtown-dwelling demographic. We chose the name “all-star” as a nod to our own local favorites; we plan to emphasize local produce, [...]
Columbus Foreclosure Bus Tours Launches March 30th
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Question: How do you get people to live downtown?
This is a question I’ve been hearing come out of the mouths of our civic leaders in Columbus fairly often over the past few years. The idea of “brain-drain” has been sometimes labeled as a regional crisis, and I’ll concede that it can be shocking to look at the figures of how many college students [...]
Agora 2008 Call For Entries
Agora 2008 Call for Entries is open until MARCH 30! Spread the word… artists, musicians, filmmakers, dancers, performers, volunteers… everyone can register to participate at www.AgoraColumbus.com! We have some awesome stuff planned for this year, but we need your help to make it the best Agora yet! Agora 2008 Preview: Friday, April 18 at 6pm [...]
Should Columbus have a Restaurant Week?
This was a topic that came up on Columbus Underground last August and I’ve thought about it off and on since then. One of the reasons I felt like bringing it back up is because a lot of cities hold their Restaurant Week events during this time of year. “Restaurant Week” was coined in New [...]
How the candidates stack up on urban issues
I meant to share this post from CapCitySavvy sooner, but thought it was a great way to compare these candidates, if you’re not already too sick of hearing about politics. This Blog Endorses…? by Eric on February 28, 2008 With the big primary right around the corner, I thought it might be a good time [...]
A book report. Sort of. Or at least a start.
I don’t read books as much as I should. I probably read 10 books worth of material online every day. But I think I can count on my fingers how many books I’ve casually picked up and made it all the way through in the past 10 years. I should get better about that. This [...]