For the past few weeks I’ve found little time for blogging, and don’t see that letting up soon. So I just wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be on a bit of a hiatus through the end of the year. I’ll resume sometime in January, so please sit tight. I’ve entered into the final [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2008’
ColumbusUnderground.com’s Best of 2008 Survey
2008 is nearly over, and it’s time to take a quick look back and cast your votes for your favorite people, places, and things of the year! Instead of going the traditional route and asking a million questions on everything from your favorite sushi to your favorite laundromat, we’ve kept it simple and broken everything [...]
CU Happy Hour – Wed December 10th @ The Wexner Center
ColumbusUnderground.com MONTHLY HAPPY HOUR MEETUP Holiday Edition Wed Dec 10th 5:30pm – 8pm at the Wexner Center Beer/Wine Cash Bar – Appetizers & Snacks Provided Please bring a small toy donation for Franklin County Childrens Services
Yet Another Post about the Columbus Crew
I posted a link to this Dispatch article on CU the other day and it seemed to have rubbed a few people the wrong way (as seen here). Maybe I just don’t read enough sports news, or care enough about sports in general, but what I got out of the story was that the losses [...]
Celebrate the Holidays in the Red Brick District
A nice littler writeup in the Dispatch the other day highlighted a few of the businesses in the Red Brick District (on Main Street downtown) as places to go for holiday shopping. I think many overlook this quiet block downtown, but there’s actually quite a condensed bit of retail over there. Several clothing shops, a [...]
Celebrating the 2008 COTA Challenge
Urban In-Fill Celebrating the COTA Challenge December 2, 2008 by Jeff JohnsonIt started last January with the simple idea of using public transportation to get to and from work, but only when it was convenient. I spent $45 on a transit pass and $30 on gas and set out to determine if I could make [...]
Trash fees being considered again for Columbus
Currently, the city of Columbus does not charge residents for trash pickup services, but the idea has once again resurfaced to help combat the city’s budget shortfall. While nothing is official yet, officials are predicting that the fee could fall somewhere in the range of $5 to $17 per month, which would help to cover [...]
Dear Everyone, Please stop complaining about NRI
The biggest crux of “downtown” development is that it is generally cost prohibitive for individual or entrepreneurial real estate ventures. There are plenty of large expensive parcels of land downtown ripe for development, but the number of corporations who can both afford to build AND see the value (both monetary and socially) is fairly limited. [...]
Wild Goose Creative New Year’s Festival 2008
Wild Goose Creative New Year’s Festival 2008 December 31, 2008 – January 4, 2009 The 2008 New Year’s Festival is going to be bigger and better than ever, with workshops, concerts, performances, and meals spread out over a five-day period here in Columbus, Ohio. Any and all persons interested in art, community, and creativity are [...]
Live Locally With The North Market This Season
The North Market Blog Live Locally With The North Market This Season December 2nd, 2008 by Dave At North Market we’re all about local: going local, eating local, acting local, supporting local. It’s simply the right thing to do. With some of the uncertainty we all might be facing, it makes even more sense. First [...]