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I went to bed after the first overtime and watched the remainder this morning before looking at any news or anything. Wish the game had started at 7.

Yep. Even with the Hilton Canopy, Moxy, Graduate, Hilton, AC Marriott, and whatever hotel they have planned at Market Tower they need at least 2,000 additional rooms within a 15 minute walk. So them being scared of one competing hotel is completely asinine. The GCCCA royally screwed up here. Was the Hyatt designed to be taller? Or is the roof of that building part of its strange aesthetics? Hopefully the final lot behind the cap can squeeze a 20+ story hotel. And then the lot across Third could accommodate a couple medium to large hotels as well.

Well Waggenbrenner first asked the city and the GCCCA, and then the GCCCA put out RFPs. And considering Waggenbrenner had pretty detailed plans with a hotel signed on tells me they worked on it for quite some time with the GCCCA. Columbus will never get the men's Final Four. It's played in indoor football stadiums only now. They should definitely get sweet sixteens though. They better go BIG with it though. Multiple hundreds of thousands of square feet on multiple levels solely dedicated to sports; a 2,500+ space parking garage; and a couple medium size hotels. All connected to the existing complex under 3rd St.

The article has been updated. They're claiming a mixed-use development, but that holds as much weight now as "urban". https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190426/westland-mall-to-become-weston-mixed-use-development-under-plan

Westland Sears property sells, hinting at brighter future for the closed mall "Haydocy said Plaza needed to secure the entire mall for the site to attract redevelopment. “They’ve been working diligently to buy Sears for years and years,” Haydocy said. “The fact that they bought it now is great; it’s a huge piece of the puzzle.” Haydocy suggested that a clear redevelopment plan was in place, but referred questions about details to Plaza. “There’s no way Plaza would have purchased it if they didn’t have a master plan,” he said. 'This step is a necessary step.'" https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190426/westland-sears-property-sells-hinting-at-brighter-future-for-closed-mall

Miranda Labert to Nationwide in September: https://www.10tv.com/article/miranda-lambert-announces-roadside-bars-and-pink-guitars-tour-stop-columbus-2019-apr Nationwide Arena: February 10th: Cher March 11th: Mumford & Sons March 16th: KISS March 29th: Dierks Bentley March 31st: Justin Timberlake June 13th: Josh Groban June 16th: Pentatonix June 23rd: Outlaw Music Festival June 29th & 30th: Twenty One Pilots July 12th: Tom Joyner July 26th: Khalid July 30th: ELO August 13th: Queen & Adam Lambert August 26th: Shawn Mendes September 28th: Miranda Lambert October 2nd: The Black Keys October 5th: Mercy Me Schottenstein Center: February 22nd: Luke Combs February 24th: Travis Scott March 19th: Weezer & Pixies March 31st: Tobymac May 10th: Alan Jackson May 11th: P!nk June 22nd: New Kids on the Block July 1st: Ariana Grande July 21st: Michael Buble August 3rd: John Mayer October 8th: Bon Iver October 10th: Hugh Jackman October 13th: The Chainsmokers October 20th: Celine Dion December 14th: Andrea Bocelli Ohio Stadium: June 8th: Buckeye Country Superfest Mapfre Stadium: May 17th-19th: Sonic Temple Festival August 23rd-24th: Breakaway Music Festival

22,000 in last year's released numbers for just Franklin County.

Last year Franklin County alone grew by 22,000.

Wish they'd at least put a mural on the giant elevator core blank wall on the north side of the Joseph office building.

I couldn't care less about city limits numbers. Even MSA numbers don't get me too excited. I'm most excited about urban area growth. Unfortunately the Census Bureau only releases those numbers for official censuses. So unless you want to put in a ton of time manually adding it up you're going to have to wait a couple years to see those numbers. I've thought about doing it for just Columbus, but then I wouldn't have anything to compare it to; other than itself.

So the whole metro grew by only 2,000 more than all of Franklin County last year. Seems under counted. Probably due to lack of housing starts. Actual growth has not slowed that much.

A picture from Instagram showing the view from the Castle building:

That's how it was two years ago, too. Washington was the best team in the entire NHL. Pittsburgh the second, and the Blue Jackets the third. And we had to play Pittsburgh in the first round because of the NHL's silly playoff pairings. Of course Pittsburgh went on to win it all that year (and Washington last year).

Office, townhomes join Grandview Yard development "A new office building and three townhome apartment buildings will soon be part of Grandview Yard, the 125-acre development on the edge of Grandview Heights. Work has started on the 34,000-square-foot, two-story office building at 950 Goodale Blvd. The Columbus law firm Carlile Patchen & Murphy, now at 366 E. Broad St., will occupy the second floor. In addition, work will soon begin on “The Junction,” three townhome-style buildings that will contain 20 apartments on Bobcat Avenue just north of Goodale. The two developments, both of which are expected to be finished in the spring of 2020, will anchor a key entrance to the $700-million development between Goodale Boulevard and 3rd Avenue west of Olentangy River Road." MORE: https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190409/office-townhomes-join-grandview-yard-development

It started at 930pm Eastern. So asinine. I haven't watched a college final in basketball or football since Ohio State in January 2015. I mean, more than 75% of the country lives in either the Central or Eastern time zones. Why do they continue to cater to west coast people who couldn't care less anyway?

Grandview Crossing construction will start over the summer "Work is scheduled to begin this summer on Grandview Crossing, the 56-acre development at Grandview Avenue and Dublin Road that’s been on the drawing board more than seven years. Wagenbrenner Development will start work on the first phase of the $300-million project in June or July, said Eric Wagenbrenner, vice president of the development company. When completed, Grandview Crossing is expected to include 800 apartments and condominiums (including some affordable units), a 180-unit senior living facility, a 120-room hotel, a 3-acre park, more than 250,000 square feet of offices, a fitness center, a parking garage and about 100,000 square feet of retail space, including multiple restaurants. The first phase will include the senior facility, the hotel, a 125,000-square-foot office building, a garage with more than 675 spaces, 315 apartments in four buildings and more than 25,000 square feet of retail space. That phase is expected to be completed late next spring or early summer, with the entire development completed within five years, Wagenbrenner said." https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190405/grandview-crossing-construction-will-start-over-summer

I'm still seeing all office space as available. The 40,000 is retail.

Khalid coming to Nationwide: https://www.10tv.com/article/khalid-set-stop-columbus-free-spirit-world-tour-2019-apr Andrea Bocelli coming to the 'Schott: https://www.10tv.com/article/andrea-bocelli-perform-columbus-symphony-dec-14-2019-mar

Boy I hope we can overcome Carolina and get a chance at the Caps again. We've played them really well all season, and we can get revenge for what should have been a series win last year!

CoverMyMeds demo and engineering applications are working their way through the city now. May sounds pretty ambitious for ground breaking. Definitely this summer I'd say though.

Yeah, and over 7 MILLION of them are 90 days or more behind on their payments! 4.5% of all car loan holders. I saw this a few weeks ago: http://fortune.com/2019/02/12/americans-late-on-car-payments/

Quoting for others to see that the Dispatch changed the picture to one from a different angle. Now you see more of the Short North and Downtown. Unfortunately, it's also much smaller.

Development will include Home Road extension in Orange Township " Thanks to a massive new development and a public-private partnership, plans are moving forward to extend Home Road in Orange Township. According to a Delaware County press release, county officials have approved a Schottenstein Real Estate Group multiuse development project called the Kerbler Project on nearly 300 acres of land north of Graphics Way off U.S. Route 23. The project will include 300 units of multifamily housing as well as single-family homes, a senior-care facility, and retail and office space." https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190319/development-will-include-home-road-extension-in-orange-township

Central Ohio to gain 890 jobs from 4 projects, including Quantum Health expansion in Columbus "Central Ohio stands to gain 890 jobs from four projects that received approval Monday for state tax incentives, including an expansion by health-care company Quantum Health that will bring 350 jobs to Columbus. Also receiving approval from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority are plans by automotive systems company Magna Seating of America to create 300 jobs in Lancaster from a new operation that the company plans to establish there. Software company Nexient plans to add 200 jobs in Dublin and automotive manufacturing machinery company ATS Ohio plans an expansion of its operations in Orange Township in Delaware County that will add 40 jobs." https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190325/central-ohio-to-gain-890-jobs-from-4-projects-including-quantum-health-expansion-in-columbus