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Rachel La Bozetta and Nick Tebben first met as ninth graders at Fort Hayes MEC. “We began dating during Nick’s first year of college at OSU,” says  La Bozetta. “After 10 years of dating, we decided, why the heck not?... [Read More]

In May, we reported that city leaders were considering a proposal to place a bond package in front of voters this November, and today that proposal was made official. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, the Members of City Council, and City... [Read More]

Everyone already knows that The Pearl does oysters. And it serves water from mason jars: everyone knows that too. And since The Pearl is a Cameron Mitchell restaurant, everyone knows to expect a polished dining experience, complete with confident servers... [Read More]

Sprout Soup, the store that’s made cloth diapering and babywearing for Columbus parents accessible since 2005, is changing their retail model. Owner and President Alissa DeRouchie is expecting a new addition to her family this fall and has decided to... [Read More]

The actual removal of the Fifth Avenue dam was the easy part, relatively speaking. It took workers less than a month to take out a 180-foot chunk of the dam, enough to get a pretty big section of the Olentangy... [Read More]

Franklin County and ECDI jointly launched a new retail incubation program that is targeting specific neighborhoods throughout Columbus. The “Retail Incubation Supporting Entrepreneurs” (RISE) program has a goal of giving retail a boost in places such as Cleveland Avenue, West... [Read More]

After nearly two decades of operation in the iconic red and purple building at 909 West Fifth Avenue, Reed Arts is on the move once again. This 35-year-old business will be relocating a half a mile south to 943 West... [Read More]

It’s only been a little over a year since Zauber Brewing first launched, but they’re already upgrading, expanding and relocating. This summer, Zauber founder Geoff Towne will begin working on relocating the business a short distance from 1300 Norton Avenue... [Read More]

The member organizations of BALLE, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, are on the front lines of the “buy local” movement – trying to influence shoppers, businesses, and governments to think of their local communities first when making choices... [Read More]

Less than a month after releasing their latest album, Trouble Will Find Me, The National headlined June’s Next@Wex Fest at the LC Pavilion. The Ohio natives returned to their home state to the packed festival setting at LC and performed... [Read More]

This year, Creekside is seeing the kind of resurgence that makes other communities jealous, from new residential apartment leasing, to a slew of up and coming businesses. Among these are new restaurants, offering Gahannians what they love in bright, shiny... [Read More]

Two goals from open play, a clean-sheet for Andy Greunebaum and dollar beers and brats for the season-high crowd. There really wasn’t anything missing from Saturday evenings 2-0 victory over Eastern Conference leading Montreal Impact on a perfect early summer... [Read More]

For as long as anyone can remember, if you made a list of all the spots around Central Ohio to enjoy a juicy, delicious steak, a Cameron Mitchell restaurant or two would always claim a spot. M at Miranova and... [Read More]

When Middle West Spirits opened in 2008, the philosophy was this: craft spirits with care, by hand, and with originality. That same attitude can be found at Le Chocoholique, the elegant truffle boutique located at 601 North High Street in... [Read More]

Construction fencing began going up this week around the old Secur-It storage building located Downtown at the northeast intersection of Main and Front Streets, signaling progress on the restoration of the currently vacant warehouse. The building is owned by developer... [Read More]

Festivals Grillmaster’s Festival This year, the 8th holding of the Grillmaster’s Festival takes place at the North Market on Saturday, June 15th from 8am-5pm, to happily coincide with Father’s Day. Each year, the Grillmaster’s Festival offers attendees the chance to... [Read More]

Before I delve into a review of MadLab and Shepherd Productions’ rendition of The Empire Builders, watch this first: Now that you watched that (you did, right?), kudos to Johnny Hall for creating an engaging and true teaser trailer. This... [Read More]

Local developer Crawford Hoying has begun marketing activities for The Lane, their five-story mixed-use development in Upper Arlington. The building is part of a new Lane Avenue corridor that includes a Homewood Suites hotel. Both buildings are currently under construction... [Read More]

Cameron Mitchell opened his first restaurant twenty years ago. Since then, he has opened dozens more, and still operates eighteen restaurants in-state, including Cap City Diner & Bar, Cameron’s American Bistro, and most recently, The Pearl, which opened earlier this... [Read More]

Happy Weekend! Show your Pride and support for the gay community by wearing pink on Friday to take a stand against gay violence. It’s the last day for you to enter our contest to get 10 romantic cards! The Clintonville... [Read More]