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Archive for July, 2009

Annexation and Taxation

Posted in Columbus, Start, Stop on July 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Next week the City of Columbus is asking me to vote to raise my income tax by a half percent.  That’s not a huge increase in the overall amount I’d pay annually, but it does represent a 25% increase.
Over the course of nine years my property taxes have more than doubled.  They’re still at a [...]

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A Need to Pay it Forward

Posted in Chicago, Columbus, Gay Men & Women, Think on July 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »

At a weekend BBQ I bit my tongue when a guest was applauded for volunteering for an AIDS fund-raiser. It’s not that I don’t believe money should be spent to find a cure. I do. But we’ve been hosting proverbial ‘bake sales’ for decades now and we’ve seen no sizable decrease in [...]

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Retaining Mobility

Posted in I'm Taking the Bus, I'm Taking the Train, Listen, Read on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you’ve been reading Urban-inFill long enough its evident that I’m in favor of comprehensive public transportation systems. Before purchasing my first car at age 23 I used public transit in both Minneapolis and Salt Lake to get around – and it was easy because in both places, I lived in the city with easy [...]

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10th Anniversary Merion Village Garden Tour

Posted in Columbus, Experience, Visit on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Merion Village Association proudly presents the   10th Annual Merion Village Garden Tour, Sunday July 12th. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A delightful collection of 10 of the finest residential gardens will be featured, ranging from larger, more expansive gardens to smaller more intimate settings.
Whether you come to get ideas for your own [...]

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Announcing “Floor Space”

Posted in Columbus on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 30, 2009
FLOORSPACE
Contact: Sarah Hixon
Email: floorspacearts@gmail.com
FLOORSPACE
CLINTONVILLE’S INCUBATOR FOR THE ARTS
Beginning in July of 2009, Columbus will have a new space in which community artists can work and teach: FLOORSPACE. Located in the heart of Clintonville, on Indianola Avenue, FLOORSPACE offers two studios at affordable rental rates to local artists of all varieties, [...]

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