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As fascinated as I am in home styles, I’m no architect. When I describe the architecture of my listings or homes I am showing, I find it helps buyers appreciate their value. While they both have “old brick homes,” Victorian Village and German Village have very different housing stock. Although I can tell a cupola from [...]

Last night we peeled our kids out of their beds to the accompaniment of tornado sirens going off around 11:30.  Living as close to downtown Columbus as we do, I really don’t ever worry about tornados.  It just seems like they’d never hit in such an urban environment.  Of course then I remembered the roof [...]

I go to Red, White & Boom most years… I have never taken my dog. I am surprised when I see dogs and babies there… I don’t really know much about babies… but I would think they would startle at loud noises. I know dogs do.       From Channel 4 tips about dogs and the [...]

The Los Lunas Decalogue Stone is a huge boulder on the side of Hidden Mountain, near Los Lunas, New Mexico, approximately 35 miles south of Albuquerque. This stone shows the Ten Commandments written in ancient paleo-Hebrew script.In 1996, Professor James D. Tabor of the University of North Carolina - Charlotte, interviewed the late Professor Frank Hibben (1910-2002), a retired University of New Me

Who is in the running in the 2008 “CITY’S BEST” (no relation to ColumbusBestBlog.com) breakfast poll on the AOL.com City Guide?   A local Bob Evan’s is leading the pack. I wonder if people see Bob Evan’s and vote, thinking of their local northwest Columbus, Dublin, Worthington, Westerville, etc. Bob Evan’s with out clicking to [...]

Vote   19 days left to vote. July 22, 2008 AOL City Guide will announce what is … Columbus BEST Mexican Restaurant. The best restauants  get plaques or something to show they were the BEST in the city… you’ve seen them in the lobbies of restaurants  The AOL City Guide lists, vote, etc. is  not related to ColumbusBestBlog.com

If my blog clock is set correct it is the Summer Solstice!  Happy Summer Columbus.   7:59 PM To me summer in Columbus is… Red White & Boom Doo Dah Parade The Columbus Arts Festival (been there done that and it was still Spring… really) The Columbus Rose Festival  (been there done that… lots of pictures of roses.  unidentified roses…) Latino Festival [...]

Columbus City council believing that all the muggings, murders, robberies and rapes have been solved in Columbus wants to pass a mandatory bicycle helmet law the police would have to enforce. A memo from Public Safety Director Mitchell Brown encouraged wearing helmets, but said, "From a police perspective, enforcing the ordinance would be a challenge. Patrol officers responding to calls for servic

Getting around Columbus and Central Ohio. I can’t embed this video for some reason, but here’s a link to a video on YouTube about Driving Directions… using Google’s Street View on their mapping. Google Street View Driving Directions Yeah I can kind of see some of the uses. Going to downtown Columbus and worried about where to park? [...]

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Thousands of people pounce on Columbus come fall during Ohio State’s football season. No longer is it just about OSU football, but now Columbus is gaining notoriety as a “happening urban center.” Part of that is due to the Short North area. Much like the north end of Boston, our north end is filled with restaurants, shops and art galleries. Initiated 20 years ago and still happening today, t

Photos. I am trying to think of photographs that says “Columbus” but not downtown Columbus. Photos that don’t say all of Columbus. I want a photo or two of the part of Columbus that I live and work in. The north outer-belt. The photo above doesn’t even represent all of [...]

“Smile and say cheese…kids” …Channel 4 News had a story about Google Street View earlier this week. Mostly privacy concerns centered on kids being in the front yard when the photo was snapped.   My office - 6902 N. High Street sits back off High Street, the “street view” is the banks in front of us. View [...]

I did a bit of a hop myself this morning, seeing condos from the Renaissance, to Rich Street Walk, to Lofts at 106 to a Dakota top floor unit, to a Buggyworks phase one resale to (finally I got to see) 8 on the Square. This picture is from an 8 on the Square 11th [...]

The Columbus Chamber of Commerce has a new website: LiveWorkPlayColumbus.com that says “it’s easy to see why Columbus really is the best of everything.” The new website has a video “The Best of Everything.”

WHEREAS, John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, of the St. Joseph's Missionary Society, also known as the Mill Hill, was a priest for 36 years; ANDWHEREAS, having attended and received a degree from Saint Louis University, Fr. Kaiser received his First Degree at Bishop John N. Wurn Council, formerly Clayton Harty University City Council, in 1973 while parochial vicar at All Souls parish in Overland, and remain

What do you get when a cow and a chicken mate? Brown chicken brown cow! (said with a little twang of bow chicka bow wow.) As well, you get the team name of our Arena District Kickball team. Yesterday marked the first game of our summer kickball season! The game was played in McFerson Commons located near North Bank Park, The North Bank Condominiums, and Burnham Square in downtown Columbus. T

and tweeting (writing on Twitter) … I believe I saw something about channel 4 Twittering and that’s why am following @NBCSquire and others at channel 4 … on Twitter. On his blog ‘Building a Better Newsroom’ Ryan Squire says: “we are the evil biased media, or something” in a post entitled “Why I can’t sell a TV news [...]

Schools out… City of Columbus ended today… tonight starts the curfew. Kids need to be inside by midnight… the TV news has been saying “It’s 11:00 parent’s do you know where your children are?” a phrase from a long time ago….

I was just wondering about the Seneca apartments when I snapped this picture the other day as we walked by them on the way to the Main Library.  I’ve always been in love with this building.  You may recall it came very close to becoming another parking lot/parking garage a few back. With the consolidation [...]

or is the glass half empty… or worse? Sorry to use such a trite, yet catchy phrase… I meant to use a photo of a glass of water but all I had here was milk… What is the reality of real estate in Central Ohio? The Columbus Board of Realtors has a program called The Grass is Greener [...]

Not just the editorials… but front page, sports, business, metro… all a soggy mess. All hung out to dry. It may not dry out until Monday.   It was in it’s bag. The bag was full of water.   What a storm. It’s a good thing the Columbus Dispatch has an online version.

Every once in a while a busy New Yorker stops to smell the roses or in my case stops looks up and notices a new building.Heading back to my office after an appointment yesterday on a particularly beautiful New York day, I leisurely strolled around Columbus Circle.As I paused in front of the Time Warner Center deciding if I should get in a cab, take the subway or walk I looked up and saw a glimmeri

I have two clients looking for their first home in Clintonville.  I like the clients very much, we’re having fun looking and they’re finding homes they like in their under $200,000 price range. The trouble is, they keep going in contract either just before our second showing or as we’re ready to write an offer.  The [...]

Happy 5th Birthday to Spice World. Spice World is at 1111 Worthington Woods Boulevard, Columbus, OH 43085   The mall at the corner of Worthington Woods and Worthington Galena Road is one of the ugliest strip malls in Central Ohio IMHO. I stopped in recently  to look at the price of rice. While I was there [...]

Columbus reveals pocket-sized V-900 GPS data loggerCompared to those bulky alternatives out there, Columbus' V-900 looks like a real gem. This diminutive GPS data logger appears to feature built-in Bluetooth, a microSD slot and bundled software that helps you map out those coordinates once you return home from that howling backpacking trip across Europe. Your guess is as good as ours when it comes

You’ve seen the sign on homes for sale all over Columbus: Why Wait, Rates are Great!  Are they great? You know what? They are.  In the last 6 days, however, they’ve creeped up about a .5%.  Last Friday we were around 5.875%, they went up to 6% earlier this week and held steady but today we [...]

Woohoo! another fixture for the Hammers in the States (sarcasm). Columbus Crew (sounds like some hoodies in Lewisham) are set to welcome West Ham on July 20th (Sunday) at 5pm, I think thats 9pm BST. Columbus Crew are rated as a very good team in the MLS eastern league and are in 2nd place so far, [...]

Prezzo: n.d. Volete un motivo per non comprare un cellulare che incorpora già un modulo GPS? Si chiama Columbus V900 e lo vedete nella foto qui sopra. Questo modulo GPS non è il classico accessorio dalla linea più o meno accettabile. A giudicare dalle foto l’estetica è al top, ma sono le sue funzioni a renderlo diverso [...]

Lake Erie, it's truly one of our Great Lakes! One of the nice amenities of living in Columbus, Ohio is the availability to travel within two hours and be accessible to so many entertaining places. This past Memorial Day weekend I had the opportunity to travel to Ruggles Beach which is located between two port towns of Huron and Vermilion. Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the sum

View Larger Map Cuco’s Taqueria - 2162 W. Henderson Ave. Columbus Ohio - Map I went, I ate, I enjoyed… hey I still have my leftovers in the refrigerator. I could enjoy some more. I had a combination plate that was a beef enchilada and a chile relleno. I have at least [...]

That’s a good question and it’s a question that many of my buyer clients consistently wonder.  What will an extra 10,20 or 30 thousand get you in a house?  The grass is always greener . . . .  First and foremost, know that it’ll cost you about $60/month for every ten thousand dollars you go up.  In South [...]

The term ‘Declining Area’ has been a big buzzword in mortgage circles in 2008.  If you are considering purchasing a home this year and you’re considering a conventional mortgage, as opposed to maybe FHA which I would suggest to you, then you need to know about declining areas. If the home you like is in a [...]

It’s Bike to Work Day in Columbus … and elsewhere.   Excuses, excuses, excuses…   I still don’t have a helmet.   It’s raining.   The route to my office includes going through the intersection of 270 and route 23.   Alternate route… High Street, to E. Wilson Bridge to Worthington Galena Rd.   All week I’ve been noticing that W

Columbus outdoor lighting experts, NiteLites Outdoor Lighting, provides effective ways to improve the curb appeal of a home for resale or simply for personal pleasure. A home and its accompanying property are probably the largest investment that an individual will make.  And in order to realize an optimum price [...]

Thanks for the opportunity to acquaint you with the local, national and international real state and relocation services of Cam Taylor Co., Realtors. It is our privilege to provide services for employees and transferees moving into or out of the metro Columbus, Oh area, or anywhere, for that matter, around the world. Cam Tayor has proven Columbus Ohio area relocation expertise. Cam Taylor Realto

Thanks for the opportunity to acquaint you with the local, national and international real state and relocation services of Cam Taylor Co., Realtors. It is our privilege to provide services for employees and transferees moving into or out of the metro Columbus, Oh area, or anywhere, for that matter, around the world. Cam Tayor has proven Columbus Ohio area relocation expertise. Cam Taylor Realto

In the State of Ohio, there are no regulations requiring the licensing of Home Inspectors.  Some are certified by the American Society of Home Inspectors or have a bunch of designations after their name.  Many others continually update their knowledge and education regarding home inspecting.  Then there is the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. [...]

Each year the Building Industry Association of Columbus, Ohio presents their Parade of Homes. This year the event will be in the Gahanna area and will be held June 14-29. Located in the Village at Hannah Farms, homes will be available for tour. What a great time to view new homes and to gather decorating ideas for your own home! Call Cam Taylor Co., Realtors ®, members of the BIA, or visit ou

This is Bike To Work Week… today is the kick off.  Right now.  Downtown Columbus.  I am waaaaay up north, yet still in the City of Columbus,  north of 270.  I am still in my PJs.  I thought this was Bike To Work Day… That is Friday. Mayor Coleman officiating State House Lawn, Downtown Columbus 7:30-9am Can Columbus  be [...]

É um jogo entre duas equipas do mesmo nivel, os Columbus(2-7) são ultimos da divisao Eastern e os Kansas (1-8) ultimos da Central Division. Os Destroyers de Columbus vem dem um jogo onde se portaram melhor e conseguiram ter uma linha defensiva premitindo ao adversario marcar 48 pontos (abaixo dos 50 já não é mau). Isto [...]

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Hello, it's Judy Gray. We've got some great commuter suburbs near Columbus Ohio and here's why they're great spots to consider when relocating to the area. Worthington, Dublin, and Powell are all easily accessible to all the good interstate highways and infrastructure in Columbus. They've got outstanding schools, they have great downtown communities with wonderful little boutique shops and restaurants, and all sorts of things to do for families, wonderful recreation centers where all your families can go and enjoy all kinds of different activities. My top-of-mind picks for 3 great places to live around Columbus are Worthington, Dublin and Powell. Posted By: Judy Gray

Who were the first people in North America? From where did they come? How did they arrive? The prehistory of the Americas has been widely studied. Over 70 years a consensus became so established that dissenters felt uneasy challenging it. Yet in 2001, genetics, anthropology and a few shards of flint combined to overturn the accepted facts and to push back one of the greatest technological changes that the Americas have ever seen by over five millennia.

Val Kilmer plays a thief named John who hides in a park after stealing some goods from an infamous conman. He derives a plan to sell the goods in a deal and move to Florida with cash he makes. While in the park he befriends a socially confident young boy who claims that he is out of school because it's a holiday. Throughout the whole movie, John is trying to rehash broken relationships with his daughter and ex-wife over the phone, hoping they will listen to him now that he will soon be rich. John also realizes that the young boy he befriended has problems with his family and that is one reason he is in the park by himself. Bobb'e J. Thompson plays the young boy in the park. For a thriller this movie is not very thrilling but it does have very good acting on the part of Val Kilmer and Bobb'

Why on earth would anyone want to relocate to Columbus, OH? Well, let me tell you why there are a myriad of reasons. There is nothing quite like good old middle America, and that’s what Columbus is. Our cost of living is one of the most affordable in the country; in fact, the average sales price for a SFM home in Columbus is only $165,000! Above and beyond our reasonable cost of living, we have a lot happening here! We’re the state capital, the home of The Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes!) and we are the headquarters for a number of corporate giants like Nationwide Insurance, Honda of America, The Limited Corporation, and Wendy’s Restaurants. We are a major hub for distribution and one of our two international airports is a multi-modal cargo airport that features freight for

Why on earth would anyone want to relocate to Columbus, OH? Well, let me tell you why there are a myriad of reasons. There is nothing quite like good old middle America, and that’s what Columbus is. Our cost of living is one of the most affordable in the country; in fact, the average sales price for a SFM home in Columbus is only $165,000! Above and beyond our reasonable cost of living, we have a lot happening here! We’re the state capital, the home of The Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes!) and we are the headquarters for a number of corporate giants like Nationwide Insurance, Honda of America, The Limited Corporation, and Wendy’s Restaurants. We are a major hub for distribution and one of our two international airports is a multi-modal cargo airport that features freight for

A great buy in Columbus! This house is Beautiful. Perfect and Ready to move in! New Roof, Rear Siding and Paint! Fabulous Huge Yard & Superb Lawn. Fam Rm Open to Kitchen and Dinette. Other Recent Improvements are New Corian Counter tops, sink, faucet, half bath, appliances and windows. Must See to believe! See the property and take a virtual tour here. Posted By: Dave Arthur

A great buy in Columbus! This house is Beautiful. Perfect and Ready to move in! New Roof, Rear Siding and Paint! Fabulous Huge Yard & Superb Lawn. Fam Rm Open to Kitchen and Dinette. Other Recent Improvements are New Corian Counter tops, sink, faucet, half bath, appliances and windows. Must See to believe! See the property and take a virtual tour here. Posted By: Dave Arthur

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The other day, when I was in Downtown Columbus, I spotted a police officer on a Segway.  Who knew?  Maybe only parking meter patrols use them because that’s a bunch of blank tickets in his back pocket.  I’ve seen our mounted police in and around downtown Columbus and other city neighborhoods but never on a Segway. There is [...]

Columbus is one of the 10 Most Affordable Markets… in the United States. It’s not just a matter of living “cheap” it is a matter of living well. Did I miss blogging on this last fall? Columbus made a list last fall on Forbes.com  It looks like I may have missed this one. Forbes.com Slideshow of the [...]

I got sucked into Utterz this AM…. I have resisted.  I have listened to a few “Utterz” before from people I know around the country. I resisted despite the catchy ”be herd” tagline.   My 2008 Social Media Plan did NOT include Utterz.  I believe I knew about Utterz at that point (early January 2008) and was actively resisting any [...]

Happy Earth day, or in the case of our fair city, Happy Earth Week.  It seems like forever ago that no one really talked about earth friendly choices and going green outside of a possible discussion about recycling or Columbus’ trash burning power plant that never got going.  These days, you can’t get away from [...]

When you hear the term Central Ohio, we’re talking about a 12 county region that, in 20 years, is expected to grow to about 2 million people—an increase of about 440,000 in the next dozen years.  Make no mistake, Franklin County and Columbus are at the heart of that 12 county Central Ohio Region, but [...]

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is in charge of disposing of Foreclosed Homes in Columbus.  Over the last 18 months or so, they have used 3 different middle man companies and are about to embark on the fourth.  Over the last 6 weeks or so, no new HUD homes have come on [...]

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Skybus Airlines a 10 month old Columbus Company went out of business a week ago siting rising fuel costs.  According to travel industry insiders… there were clues…  Not everyone saw the clues though…  Jaunted.com “The Pop Culture Travel Guide” wrote Skybus Not Planning Anything Stupid” on March 13, 2008.  I believe that was 11 days [...]

Product Description A stirring tale of adventure and tragedy "They brought balls of spun cotton and parrots and javelins and other little things that it would be tiresome to write down, and they gave everything for anything that was given to them. I was attentive and labored to find out if there was any gold." With these portentous words, Christopher Columbus described one of his first

            Four warm days in a row, the Spring Selling Season is upon us.  Since April 1, 2008, 1,768 properties in Central Ohio have gone in contract while 1,366 new ones have emerged. Despite this weekend’s forecast for snow, it’s time to get your home on the market if you’re selling and to call me if you’re [...]

Let’s say that a while back you found your perfect home. You painstakingly made it your own. I mean Really, Really made it your own.  Maybe you painted the living room ceiling to resemble a Big Top Circus Tent and you used Really Bright Circus colors all over the home because, well, you’ve got a thing [...]

Skybus is filing bankruptcy today…   “Aircrew Buzz” a travel industry site says the clues were there before Friday and of course they were, they were possibly easier to see from outside Columbus. Those in the industry seem to have some info we did not hear about from the local news…   Was it high fuel costs, as [...]

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You already know about the Bat Cave & the Fortress of Solitude, but do you know there is a program out there for Ohio’s so called heroes where, if you qualify, you can get some pretty nice rates? Ohio Heroes work hard every day in critical jobs to make a difference in our lives. The Ohio Housing Finance [...]

The Columbus Clippers home opener is Thursday… buy tickets for this year’s home opener and next years first game at the new ball park… Thursday, April 3 @  7:05 PM vs.  Charlotte Knights. Look for details about “Cooper Stadium/Huntington Park Opening Night Double Plays!” on the website: Columbus Clippers As an added bonus… there’s a “Victory Bell Giveaway (Giveaway to the first 2,000 fans)”  the [...]

The city of Columbus is located on the banks of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers in Central Ohio. It is the capital of the state, as well as its largest city with a population of over 730,000 and a metropolitan population of nearly two million. Columbus has been frequently ranked as one of the United States’ best cities due to its consistently strong economy, high quality of life, exceptional schools, and welcoming communities. A star of the Midwest in the business sector, Columbus boasts 15 Fortune 1000 companies and six Fortune 500 companies, as well as many major employers such as four outstanding healthcare systems and 20 colleges and universities. The city also applauds entrepreneurs; thousands of new businesses successfully open their doors in Columbus every year. But unlike

The city of Columbus is located on the banks of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers in Central Ohio. It is the capital of the state, as well as its largest city with a population of over 730,000 and a metropolitan population of nearly two million. Columbus has been frequently ranked as one of the United States’ best cities due to its consistently strong economy, high quality of life, exceptional schools, and welcoming communities. A star of the Midwest in the business sector, Columbus boasts 15 Fortune 1000 companies and six Fortune 500 companies, as well as many major employers such as four outstanding healthcare systems and 20 colleges and universities. The city also applauds entrepreneurs; thousands of new businesses successfully open their doors in Columbus every year. But unlike

In addition to its rewarding career opportunities, never-ending recreation, and sparkling education systems, Columbus has a robust real estate market that offers a full inventory of homes to choose from. Real estate in Columbus includes condominiums and lofts, spacious town houses, historic renovations and single family homes in every setting imaginable, from ultra-urban to suburban.

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Over the last week or so several people have emailed or called about the process for appealing your Columbus property taxes and asking for comps of similar properties in their Columbus Area Neighborhood.  At this late date, the important thing to know is that tomorrow is the deadline to appeal your Franklin County Property Taxes [...]

So, last night Keyshia Cole and Plies held their conecrt at Veteran's Memorial in Columbus, Ohio. Sources tell me that Plies missed his flight so, after the opening act, Keyshia Cole came out and performed. She ripped her set but things were supposedly cut short when Plies finally arrived. Keyshia only performed about 6 songs and then exited the stage for Plies to begin his set-up!!!!!! (I know Keyshia was PISSED!!!!!!! If she refused to open for Ne-yo in Columbus, Georgia a few months back then I know she was sick when her headlining show became an opening act for Plies).From what I've been told, Columbus WASN'T HAVING IT!!!!!! Folks started chanting "Keyshia, Keyshia, Keyshia" and, when they realized she wasn't coming back out, half the crowd began to exit the venue and even telling memb

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I’m very excited that the new Central Ohio MLS from the Columbus Board of Realtors goes live tomorrow.  We Realtors have been toying with it for weeks now, trying to get used to a new look and feel.  The test driving that I’ve been doing has been flawed by too many features that weren’t yet [...]

Is the question that has to be asked. The Columbus Dispatch has an article on the possible shut down of the Columbus Symphony due to a lack of money and interest. Of course the musicians bemoan the possibility of a musical holocaust.   Jim Akins, lead tuba player and a representative of the musicians, has downplayed talk of the symphony's demise, recently suggesting that an orchestra-less Columbus would "lose its soul."   "If you lose your symphony, you lose a great deal of what makes a city great," said Stephen Kougias, spokesman for the San Diego Symphony, which disbanded for two years in the late 1990s. "I think you do lose a little bit of the soul of your city."   Really? If the symphony withered up and blew away how would it impact the average person in Columbus

Let’s go Modeling. The local chapter of the Building Industry Association is back with the Let’s Go Modeling campaign in an effort to jumpstart the sleeping downtown Columbus Condo market.  You may know the BIA from Condo Quest, the Parade of Homes or the Showcase of Remodeled Homes. Go Modeling is a collaborative effort to make finding [...]

Christopher Columbus was a navigator, colonizer and explorer who was instrumental in bringing Spanish colonization to the Americas. While he was not the first European to reach the Americas, he was the first to make Europe fully aware of the Americas. But where was Christopher Columbus born? This article will answer exactly that question and also look at three interesting facts about Christopher Columbus.

Since about the second week of the year I have been talking about how the market is on an upswing. Over the last couple weeks, buyers seem to be coming out of the woodwork and sellers everywhere seem ready to prepare their home for the market.  In the last two weeks I have had an [...]

It became spring at 1:48 AM today? Something like that.   Google’s special logo today has flowers in honor of spring.   Searching Google for news of spring brings up a wire story about spring coming too early… the same story… of global warming picked up by lots of papers in honor of spring: “Early signs of spring cause [...]

The top recruit, 6-foot 6, 230-pound QB Terrelle Pryor is now a Buckeye. Pryor has made the decision to join up with Ohio State, teaming up with Chris Wells in what will be an explosive, dynamite backfield, reminiscent of the days when Tommie Fraizer lined up with Lawrence Phillips and Ahman Green in Nebraska, [...]

There is a parade and the Irish Family Reunion in Columbus Monday.  Both events are hosted by the Shamrock Club of Columbus.  I can’t go to either event because of a commitment.  For me most years celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is cooking a corned beef and cabbage…  and wearing something green.  Or wearing my gorgeous authentic [...]

The first couple months of the year, I have been paying much more attention to commercial real estate than I had been.  Part of this was my involvement in a potential move by a local arts organization to a downtown Columbus location but that has yet to materialize and probably won’t for some time.  I’ve [...]

On the four voyages of Columbus to the New World which he gave to Castille and to Leon he saw all the larger islands of the Caribbean and coasted along a not inconsiderable part of its shores. Could he have revisited the scene of his discoveries periodically in the three centuries following he would, it is safe to say, have been in many ways greatly disappointed. Instead of the oriental civilizations with their great riches which he had sought to reach he would have found that there were only the primitive Indian tribes such as he had himself encountered. Great riches, though not those of the Orient, he would have learned had been discovered and had been made a source of income to the Spanish crown and its representatives. This wealth had come to light, indeed, soon after he himself had pa

The Short Answer is: Not Much. Every year the President, the Governor, and the Mayor have a State of the….address.  Mayor Coleman’s State of the City speech last night, as it always has, garnered much attention locally.  From neighborhood cameras to bike trails, to a plan to actually pay for a streetcar, a “Town Square” for [...]

That way, my son by tinou bao.Alleke stood at the front door and pointed. I couldn't help but notice her resemblance to the monument of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona pointing the way to the Americas. Ironically, the statue points in the wrong direction (towards Italy, not the New World), which gave me an idea.I had planned on taking Alleke down to the playground a little later, but now I wanted to see where she would take me. She would lead, and I would follow.I grabbed my keys off the table and opened the door. Alleke raced over to the elevator and waited for me to push the button. When the doors opened on the ground floor, she dangled from my hand as we took the steps. I yanked at the heavy wooden door until it opened, and Alleke ran out into the street.She was nearly at the corner b

Wednesday, the New York Times, advertising column covered the controversy of Columbus retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch donating funds to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for an emergency facility, which will be named after the New Albany based retailer. Children’s advocacy groups and individuals have formed a coalition to lobby the Children’s Hospital in Columbus to not put [...]

Columbus tops the list of Top 10 Up-And-Coming Tech Cities which came out Monday Forbes latest cities list came out.includes  ‘In Pictures: Top 10 Up-And-Coming Tech Cities’ and says of Columbus: “No. 1: Columbus, Ohio. In 1997, the Battelle Memorial Institute, Ohio’s largest research center, based in Columbus, managed a single lab for the U.S. Department [...]

              I often tell people moving to Columbus that it rarely snows here.  And when it does, it doesn’t snow very much but Columbusites still freak out and the News still sensationalizes what snow we did get.  Well, according to official measurements at the Airport, we got 20 inches of snow Friday and Saturday — the [...]

In “How’s the economy in your hometown?” in USA Today, the Columbus Metropolitan Area gets a green dot for “Expansion.” The state of Ohio as a whole is  “At Risk” of recession according to the interactive map, so shows up on the US maps as yellow.   The legend on the map shows the green [...]

I get asked about the safety of neighborhoods all the time. “What do you think about this neighborhood—is it safe? Would you let your kids live here?” In general, I answer with a few sentences about how everyone has a different comfort level in regard to their surroundings and give a vague [...]