The first of three Downtown Strategic Plan Public Meetings was scheduled to be held tonight (the snow canceled it, and it should be rescheduled soon) but I can’t help but think that yesterday’s Dispatch article about the North Market by Robert Vitale was timed intentionally for this event.
The article starts off by looking back 20 years to [...]
Posts under ‘Ideas’
Robert Vitale Makes the Case for Urban Incubators
Ignore the YPs, Focus on the ACEs
Over the past few years, I’ve been paying a lot of attention to many of the various outreach efforts designed at “attracting and retaining” the “young professional” population in Columbus. I think the effort is warranted, but I’ve got a few problems with the approach that I wanted to jot down real quick:
1. Young Professional [...]
Interviews - The First Three Months of 2009
When we re-launched Columbus Underground on January 1st nearly three months ago, I decided to be a bit more pro-active about reaching out into different parts of the community and looking for new voices to help make people more aware about what’s going on in our fair city. I can stand on my own soapbox [...]
Speaking Engagement at CORA Yesterday
Yesterday afternoon I took part in my second panel event with the Central Ohio Restaurant Association. The first time I participated it was alongside a group of other food bloggers, and while I do some food-blog-like activities, I felt a little bit out of place. Yesterday I was on an all-encompassing “media” panel, so again I felt [...]
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 coming [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Columbus: Warm Enough for Futbol, Cold enough for Hockey
Columbus is constantly referred to as a “college sports town” both by residents as well as outsiders who know little about Columbus outside of the fact that it is the home of the Buckeyes. While the last decade has given us the rise of two major league teams (the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets and the [...]
15 Local Holiday Gift Ideas: #6 - Owl Print from Yumi Yumi
This holiday season I’m encouraging everyone to shop smart and shop locally for their gifts. When you spend money on locally made products, that money stays within your community. You support small independent businesses and help the regional Columbus economy stay strong. If you’re having trouble coming up with gift ideas, well… this guide is [...]