I admit that when the call was first made that Issue 3 had passed and that Ohio would be getting casinos, I was ready to give up and let it happen. What’s done is done, right? Wrong. While folks in Cleveland and Cincinnati and Toledo might feel differently, the voters in Central Ohio said that [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Unfriending People on Facebook
Nearly two months ago I decided to perform a “Facebook Friend Purge” after hitting the 1000 mark with my friend list. The list had gotten too big and I had way too many people listed in there who I had never met. I got my list down until 750, and have been a lot more [...]
Parking Meters: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
In many instances, I’ve been impressed with some of the parking-related adjustments that have come out of City Hall lately. The scooter & motorcycle parking initiative that was rolled out last year was done in a swift and effective manner to provide not only additional parking revenue for the city, but also to provide a [...]
Shadowbox – I Can’t Believe it Took Us This Long
Columbus is a city filled to the brim with entertainment options. Even for someone like me who stays home to watch very little TV, it’s hard to make it out to every venue and experience everything this city has to offer. I’ve got a short list of places that I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve [...]
In The Year Two-Thousand (and Twelve)…
(I’m trying to make a reference to the “Year 2000″ Conan sketches, but it’s hard to convey that you’re supposed to read my blog post title as if you were singing like La Bamba.) Anyway, this evening I’m taking part in a CMCpm Panel Discussion on the Future of Urban Columbus, and we’re looking ahead to [...]
I-70/71 Split Fix Post-Meeting Update
As I mentioned yesterday, I attended the 70/71 Split Fix “Stakeholder Meeting Announcement” last night. I’ve posted the overview of what went down over here on Columbus Underground, which should give you a pretty good idea of what transpired. ODOT presented the plan…. everyone was unhappy with the plan… ODOT seemed to be listening. More [...]
Untangling the I-70/71 Split Fix
I’m headed to a meeting this afternoon where ODOT is supposed to be announcing some of their finalized plans for the Interstate 70/71 Split Fix project. This area is one of the most congested and crash-prone sections of highway throughout the entire state. I’m in favor of doing something about it… but there’s much more [...]
The Columbus Aquatic Center is Awesome
I posted about the Columbus Aquatic Center on Columbus Underground back in March, but I thought it might be worth mentioning again now that the weather has turned cold. I’m always surprised when I mention this place to someone and they admit to having never heard about it before. It’s located on Hunter Avenue right [...]
CMCpm – Urban Columbus 2012 – 11/10 5:30pm
More here: LINK “Urban Columbus 2012″ What does Urban Columbus look like in 2012? Will we enjoy a thriving cosmopolitan feel and where might it come from? A rich look at some of C-bus’s finest moments of the past and present with some inspired visions of the future! Panelists will include Mark Fienknopf, Walker Evans [...]
Columbus Casino Not the End of the World
I’m hearing a lot of folks bellyaching this morning about the unfortunate passage of Issue 3 last night, and rightfully so. I posted my thoughts on why this was a bad deal for Columbus, and it appears that the majority of Central Ohio agreed with me, as every single county in the middle of the [...]