On the Bus: Preparing for January

I enjoy self-indulgent games played within every-day activities. For example, collecting rain water off of my shed to use on the garden during the summer months means I have to draw less from the tap. I collect the initial water from the shower (while it’s warming) and use it around the house later in the [...]

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Columbus Makes the Top Five

Budapest, Ontario, Venice, New Orleans, Columbus. These are the five most memorable trips of 2007 for New York Post writer David Landsel. Columbus finds itself in some pretty good company. There’s a reason why travel is so great. Never was that so clear as the steamy mid-summer evening spent wandering in Columbus’ German Village. The [...]

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Re-Cycled, Locally Made

If you’re interested in spending some of your Christmas money, and prefer to keep those dollars circulating around town, rather than sending them to an overseas venture, consider Octopus Incorporated. Whether you’re a cycling enthusiast or not, Octopus Incorporated offers wool caps that are downright nifty. Just right for cool winter weather, they’re hand made [...]

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Christmas Wishes

One Christmas morning I received a “Lite Bright”. As for fond memories of Christmas, that’s about it. More often than not, Christmas meant standing in the return line on December 26th at either Sears or JCPenney. My parent’s employers were the two largest retailers at the time and consequently, our gifts came from one of [...]

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Experience Columbus Updates Their Site.

Its unlikely that one web site can fully demonstrate everything about a city. A large, three-dimensional city, with an engaging population, filled with uniqueness, history, and a wide array of just about anything one might want can be difficult to display on the two-dimensional web. Still, it’s what cities do in an attempt to attract [...]

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The True Cost of Living in Columbus.

I’ve weighed in on the transit situation on more than one occasion. There have been the discussions on it’s impact on traffic, pollution, land-use and so forth. I’ve been thinking about it again, wishing I could effectively get to and from work using public transit, especially with the weather conditions of the past couple days. [...]

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Locally Grown, at Kroger.

If it’s not every Friday, it is this Friday (14 December). “Jazz Mary” will be performing at the Brewery District Kroger, 150 West Sycamore, during lunch hour. Known throughout German Village from her gigs at G. Michael’s and Club Diversity, Jazz Mary combines electronics, piano and voice into a performance that’s entertaining and inclusive for [...]

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Columbus Sustenance

Last night’s smaller, but no less effective, group met for the second Social Media Cafe’ hosted by WOSU and COSI. There were new faces in the mix, too. Break out discussions included topics such as how WOSU can gather and produce more local content, creating training sessions for social media (blogs, podcasts),urban exploration, as well [...]

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An Hour with Gordon

Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee will be a guest on WOSU 820 AM’s Open Line on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. President Gee will appear during the 10am to 11am hour and discuss education in America and goals for The Ohio State University. This will be President Gee’s first Open Line appearance since becoming [...]

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