Lower Scioto Park Reopened.

After a two-season closure, the Lower Scioto Park (and boat launch) has reopened. Formerly not much more than a run down parking lot, the renovated park has more green space, bike racks, an elevated pathway for pedestrians and a waters-edge platform for those wishing to do some fishing. The final grading has been completed, as [...]

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All Dressed Up and Only for Show

It started one afternoon when a friend and I swung into JCPenny to pick up some socks. For a pack of six, prices ranged from $15-$18 dollars. The more expensive ones were made in the US, but he encouraged me to “save some money, man”, suggesting I buy the lower priced set. We began reading [...]

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Your new tree

Not many folks know that the City of Columbus will plant a tree for residents along their “tree lawn” simply by requesting it. The tree lawn (or “boulevard”, “park strip”, “tree belt”, depending upon where you’re from) is considered part of the street right-of-way, and therefore is included in the city’s reforestation attempts. There’s no [...]

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Friday in Columbus

Being single in Columbus might be too easy. There are enough distractions right around any given corner to occupy the mind, create curiosity, and generally speaking, keep even those with the most eccentric tastes in a state of arousal. My day started like any other, though I did sleep until 7. I’d expected the early [...]

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Red, White and Broom

I’d waited for years. Summer after summer, following my move to Columbus, I looked for evidence that my alley had been swept. It never happened. Debris from construction projects, rocks, pebbles, decaying leaves, twigs (and sometimes branches) litter my alley. Nails can be found on most every walk through. My alley isn’t as bad as [...]

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City Bike

You’re hip, cool and trendy. You’ve got that great loft in the most happening part of town. The city is hopping, the rhythm’s pumping, it’s Friday night and you’ve got places to go and people to meet. The arena traffic is filling the street. There’s no way you’re giving up your parking space and fighting [...]

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High Street I.V.

It couldn’t have been a nicer night for a walk down High Street. Following last night’s opening reception of OSU’s Spring Exhibition for designers, I decided to walk into the Short North. A later bus could take me home. A good plenty of folks were out and about on campus. The streets weren’t buzzing, but [...]

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