The November issue of Columbus Monthly magazine features a huge front-page article about some concept ideas for the City Center project. The article summary from their website states: “Now that the city has control of downtown’s biggest headache, it’s time for bold action. We asked three design firms to share their visions.” Anyone have a [...]
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Travis Irvine for Mayor of Bexley, Ohio 2007
Is anyone really paying attention to the mayoral race in Columbus? Is Coleman going to win by nothing short of a landslide? The mayoral race in Bexley is a much more exciting battlefield in my opinion. And I officially endorse Travis Irvine. He’s the only candidate who’s reached out to me personally, and I think [...]
“Indie Art Capital of the World” on WBNS-10TV
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI4f9vK5mEs] I can’t say I’m extremely happy with how this turned out. Kyle Ezell added the “corrections” to the YouTube version of the broadcast and they pretty much echo my feelings about it. Mike Reed spent about 10-15 minutes explaining what this idea/concept is all about and they didn’t use any of that footage or [...]
Calling All Columbus Bloggers
WOSU is planning on hosting an event on Thursday, November 15 as a sort of gathering of bloggers. Below is the information that was sent to me. I’ll be sending out some emails soon to those of you who I talk to on a somewhat regular basis, but if anyone else is interested, please send [...]
Video: Meet the Bloggers
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The groundbreaking of the new Huntington Park
So, I went to the ground-breaking yesterday of Huntington Park, the new baseball stadium for the Columbus Clippers. It was a pretty standard media event. Nice big flat-screen showing off a slideshow of the renderings. A lot of suits present, but also some baseball players, fans, mascots, quite a few elderly folks, and a group [...]
The Future of Journalism in Columbus
An interesting read today on the future of journalism over at Ben Marrison’s (editor of the Dispatch) blog: I was fortunate enough to be part of a panel yesterday discussing how the Internet and other developments in our new media world have impacted journalism. The panel included Debra Jasper, head of the Kiplinger program at [...]
Columbus Speaks Out Against Consolidation
Below is an excerpt from an article that ran on StopBigMedia.com last week, which covers the recent meeting here in Columbus regarding media ownership rules. This is an ongoing discussion that’s been around for some time, and it’s interesting to hear how it pertains to us on a more local level. The media is changing [...]
Bloggers denied entrance to media paradise
The following is an except from an article that ran last week in the Toledo Free Press: Bloggers denied entrance to media paradise By Matt Sussman 3/9/2007 To a sports blogger, a media credential for an important sporting event is akin to either King Arthur finding the Holy Grail or Harold and Kumar arriving at [...]
New Resource: Columbus Underground
ColumbusUnderground.com is an online resource devoted to art, culture, music, politics, nightlife, dining, shopping, and all sorts of other topics related to Columbus, Ohio. They provide news updates, opinions, and a discussion forum where many active locals voice their opinions on a variety of interesting issues. www.ColumbusUnderground.com