Devon Palmer just started up a great thread on Columbus Underground about the good, bad, and hopefully not-too-ugly of Comfest 2008. There’s been a bit of discussion here and here about some complaints and how Comfest has gone from “Community Festival” to “Excuse to get Drunk” in more recent years.
Personally, I’ve always had a good [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2008’
Comfest: What was bad? What was good?
Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2008 - Vol. 5
Get ready for yet another huge weekend in Columbus! Hopefully the predicted rain and thunderstorms won’t keep the fun from happening.
The biggest event of the weekend is Comfest, the annual weekend-long party in Goodale Park. Always plenty of music, booths, booze, and food to be had there. We’ve also got Columbus Pride Weekend with a [...]
COTA Public Hearing Roundup on XINGColumbus
From: XING Columbus
COTA Public Hearing Roundup
June 24, 2008 by Eric
I was one of about 20 interested citizens at tonight’s COTA public hearing convened by Councilwoman O’Shaughnessy (Transportation Committee Chair) and Councilwoman Tavares. I’ll summarize my “minutes” of the meeting below, but the overall message I got was:
1) COTA is a “prudent, cautious, and measured” [...]
Beer at the State Fair. Round Two.
Ohio wineries and breweries are an important and growing part of the agricultural landscape in our state, yet they have no place at our State Fair.
“Beer at the Fair” is back in the news this year as Union County has recently ok’ed the taboo beverage for sale at their 2008 county fair.
If you’ll recall from [...]
Internet Killed the DVR Star
Or at least it just did today in our household.
Anne & I had been comtemplating cancelling our cable TV for a few months now. We don’t watch a whole lot of TV as is (mostly a time issue) and with most of our favorite shows available online, it was getting harder and harder to justify. [...]
The COTA Challenge: Two Months Later
A little over two months ago I started blogging a bit about riding COTA. After two months, I was right… the “challenge” part has worn off. I’ve gotten used to how several routes run, what times of day are optimal for getting around, and what to expect out of my trips.
This weekend marked a first [...]
Need Suggestions for Urban Bike Rack Locations
Mayor Coleman is seeking suggestions from urban enthusiasts here at Columbus Underground on what neighborhoods and specific areas are in need of additional bicycle parking solutions. These suggestions will help to shape the development of the Bicentennial Bike Plan. Advice is needed specifically for areas in and around Downtown, including the Short North, the University [...]
Columbus Councilwoman Charleta Tavares is getting nailed by bloggers due to NBC4’s misleading reporting
Did you catch all that? Bit of a confusing headline, no? Allow me to try to explain.
There was an announcement that circulated recently about the upcoming City Council hearing taking place tonight (posted here on Columbus Underground). On CU, mostly positive casual conversation took place yesterday morning, with some chatter about a bit of the [...]
Restaurants in Columbus taking blogging more seriously… sorta
There’s an interesting article in today’s Dispatch about how some restaurants are taking their online marketing campaigns more seriously these days, and the new DeepWood restaurant is their prime example. The planners behind Deepwood set up a site/blog at deepwoodroad.com, but I haven’t really seen any sort of community outreach at all. A quick search [...]