Finally!

  And this just in….. From the Christian Science Monitor: “And just in time, as a national clothesline – or “Right to Dry” – movement escalates. In fact, Vermont is the latest state to introduce a bill that would override clothesline bans, which are often instituted by community associations loath to air laundry even when [...]

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Stinky

Columbus had an “air quality alert” on Wednesday. Before I left the house, I discovered it during the opening statements on WBNS 10TV news. The statement followed by a quick blurb about the weather. On to the next subject. Later in the same newscast, OSU coach Jim Tressel had a 4-5 minute spot discussing the [...]

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Take High Street, then turn left.

It hit like a ton of bricks. Consider having a red-hot metal rod shoved in your ear, down the Eustachian tube and into the throat. I feel like shit. Okay, so I’m going to try to remedy this naturally. Some hot tea, some ear drops, all in supply at my neighborhood Kroger. A good 20-25 [...]

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It’s Hot. You’re Not.

When I moved up from Florida, my neighbors asked if I was planning on having central air put in the house. “No”. “You’re not?” “I just moved up from Florida. How bad could summer be?” “You’ll see” they said. With a 90 year old house, there were more pressing concerns than central air. I bought [...]

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The Morning Muse

It’s been a morning ritual for years. Brew the coffee, iron a shirt, pour the coffee, then read the news. I used to get the newspaper, but when the A section of the Salt Lake Tribune had an article on the proper way to load a dishwasher, I decided to find my own news. Before [...]

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Utah’s Commuter Rail

This week, the Utah Transit Authority begins testing the new commuter rail line, “FrontRunner” which will, upon completion, travel 44 miles north from downtown Salt Lake City. During peak hours, FrontRunner will operate every 20 minutes and every 40 minutes during non-peak hours. It’s downtown terminus will be at a multi-modal station, where light-rail and [...]

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(rBST) Free Milk

In a press release dated 01 August 2007, Ohio based Kroger states that by early 2008 it will phase out milk from cows that have been injected with the growth hormone rBST. Kroger will require that it’s milk suppliers certify that their cows are rBST free. rBST (recombinant bovine growth hormone) is a synthetic hormone [...]

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Ervaring Columbus!

Marco Bloemendaal has been appointed as the new Director of Convention Sales at Experience Columbus. A Dutch native, his career in the hospitality industry began in Amsterdam in 1993. This could be the start of something really great for Columbus, as there has been an acute absence of marketing of Columbus outside of the U.S. [...]

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Carlyles Watch(out)

After a quick lunch at the new Tip Top Kitchen and Cocktails, I decided to pop into Carlyles Watch and have a look at the model. The model is a corner unit on the second floor, overlooking the intersection of Gay and Third. I was delighted to finally go inside, as I’ve watched the project [...]

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A Foot is Worth…

$131, 578 per foot. That’s the estimated cost of rebuilding the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed earlier this week. Minnesota is in the process of rushing $250 million in state funds to replace the 40 year-old 1,900 foot span. In the mean time, hundreds of thousands of dollars are going to redirect traffic on neighboring routes. [...]

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